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The market distress that the COVID-19 pandemic has created for growers and ranchers has captured near-universal awareness.

News about the produce and allied industry companies pitching in during the COVID-19 crisis continue to pour in.

Though there is a glimmer of hope now that states are beginning to reopen, the global economic body blows that the COVID-19 pandemic has delivered continue.

Thirty-eight agriculture groups want Congress to adjust the Paycheck Protection Program to make it easier to access for growers.

The Produce Marketing Association and Partnership for a Healthier America introduced the COVID-19 Fresh Food Fund to distribute fresh produce to people in need during the pandemic.

Staying connected to members is always a goal for industry associations, but the COVID-19 pandemic has made it very difficult to do so with typical events.

The fresh produce industry industry continues to find ways to help consumers industry members to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.

With schools closed, district foodservice professionals across the country are working with numerous collaborators to ensure students have access to healthy meals.

The University of Florida is asking for growers to participate in a study on the pandemic’s effects on the state’s agriculture industry.

A bill seeks to temporarily quadruple the fresh produce voucher benefit for participants in the Women, Infants and Children’s program.