coronavirus
SURVEY: We asked farmers how they’re dealing with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s what they said.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened some farmers' stress. A few shared how they're managing it.
Agribusiness
Graphic: Among agribusinesses, dairies received the most loans from federal Paycheck Protection Program
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About 1 percent of all PPP loans went to agribusinesses.
Beef prices
USDA report: Beef prices spike after pandemic declared
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After a state of emergency was declared in the U.S. on March 13, beef production, prices and spread were likely impacted by consumer stockpiling of meat and declining demand from restaurants as take-out and delivery became the only options, according to the report.
#agalerts
#AgAlerts: Covid-19 affects meat supply, worker wages and drinking water; robot and weeds
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At least two million animals have already reportedly been culled on farm, and that number is expected to rise. Approved methods for slaughtering poultry include slow suffocation by covering them with foam, or by shutting off the ventilation into the barns.