The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has started making payments through the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program – Plus (WHIP+) to agricultural producers who suffered eligible losses because of drought or excess moisture in 2018 and 2019.
To help protect the food supply chain during the COVID-19 national emergency, President Donald Trump signed an executive order April 28 to keep meat and poultry processing facilities open.
An unstable commodity market, combined with low market prices, may make this growing season more difficult than usual for Alabama crop producers.
Alabama Farmers Federation is encouraging farm businesses to apply quickly for an additional $310 billion in forgivable loans approved today by Congress. Experts predict the funds could run out within 72 hours.
While farmers are hard at work in fields, pastures and barns, trickle-down from the coronavirus pandemic is having varied effects on their end products.
The Alabama Farmers Federation is putting boots on the ground through Alabama FarmCorps, a program connecting farmers who need labor with military personnel looking for their next mission amid the coronavirus pandemic.