Farmers urge Congress to pass Small Business Expense Protection Act
Farmers, ranchers and other small business owners are calling on Congress to approve the Small Business Expense Protection Act (S [...]
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07, 2020
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07, 2020
Additional commodities eligible for CFAP funds
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced an initial list of additional commodities that have been added to the Coronavirus Food [...]
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07, 2020
COVID-19 disrupts agricultural, meat exports
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor U.S. beef and pork exports were down in May, according to reports released by the [...]
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07, 2020
CFAP payments continue, more aid is needed
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor In April, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the creation of the Coronavirus Food [...]
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07, 2020
Milk prices make rebound between April and July
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Milk prices have recovered from the sharp decreases seen at the early stages of the [...]
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07, 2020
FAPRI predicts larger farm income drop
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor In February, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) forecast a $3.1 billion increase in net [...]
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06, 2020
Beef sales remain strong despite pandemic issues
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter An increase in purchases of red meat at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and [...]
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06, 2020
Borden Dairy sold to two private equity firms
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Dallas-based Borden Dairy, which filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this year, recently announced it has [...]
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06, 2020
Legislation to help more farmers tap into PPP loans
The Paycheck Protection for Producers Act (H.R. 7175, S. 3918), which was recently introduced in the U.S. House and Senate, [...]
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06, 2020
Texas, U.S. ranchers receive lower prices for cattle
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Beef prices may be going up but cattle ranchers’ profits are not. That’s the take-home [...]