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.
