From Hotchkiss To Hayden — A Road Trip Down The Western Slope
How are farmers, ranchers and restaurateurs navigating climate change and the pandemic? CPR reporter Stina Sieg and Harrison Topp, fruit grower and membership director for Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, took…
Read More...USDA Announces Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing up to $200 million to provide relief to timber harvesting and timber hauling businesses that have experienced losses due to COVID-19 as…
Read More...USDA announces Coronavirus relief, CLEAR30 expansion
USDA announced plans Tuesday to provide additional coronavirus relief to farmers, biofuel producers and food companies and to expand the Clean Lakes, Estuaries and Rivers conservation initiative, known as CLEAR30,…
Read More...USDA to Invest More Than $4 Billion to Strengthen Food System
Citing lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and recent supply chain disruptions, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to invest more than $4 billion to strengthen critical supply chains through…
Read More...Howdy, New Neighbors!
If you thought the droves of people moving to Montana in the 1990s and early 2000s were overwhelming, brace yourself. Over the past year, it appears that out-of-staters have been…
Read More...Survey: Pandemic has changed consumers’ food habits
Nearly a year of social distancing and economic disruptions has triggered both subtle and seismic shifts in how Americans are buying or getting food, and Colorado State University researchers from…
Read More...After Identifying Gaps in Previous Aid, USDA Announces ‘Pandemic Assistance for Producers’ to Distribute Resources More Equitably
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that USDA is establishing new programs and efforts to bring financial assistance to farmers, ranchers and producers who felt the impact of COVID-19 market…
Read More...This California startup has a meat test it says can help prevent the next pandemic
Food ID, a San Mateo, California-based startup, has raised $12 million in a Series B round that it says will help improve the safety and transparency of the U.S. meat…
Read More...COVID-19 expanded the direct-sales market
The COVID-19 pandemic disruption of the food system resulted in more consumers purchasing their food directly from farmers and ranchers. The new customers create opportunities for producers to begin direct…
Read More...USDA temporarily suspends debt collections, foreclosures and other activities on farm loans due to Coronavirus
Due to the national public health emergency caused by COVID-19, the USDA announced the temporary suspension of past-due debt collections and foreclosures for distressed borrowers under the Farm Storage Facility…
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