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A settlement has been announced in the civil case filed by the family of Wisconsin ranching brothers Nicholas and Justin Diemel who were murdered in Missouri last summer.

Retail sales data show U.S. meat department sales were up substantially in dollar value and volume during the seven weeks from March 8 through April 26.

There have been COVID related problems in Europe, notably in western Germany and Ireland, but the numbers of workers ill were much smaller.

USDA has announced a $19 billion program to provide direct payments to farmers and bulk food purchases for food banks.

On today’s Farm Journal Live, a look at new plans to keep Kansas packing plants open and a conversation with Feeding America about the challenge of keeping America’s food banks stocked.

All sectors of agriculture, including produce, specialty crops and horticulture, will be included in a $16 billion direct payment plan to be submitted to the White House this week by USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue.

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a $484 billion coronavirus relief bill on Thursday,

In an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus in meat packing plants, Kansas authorities are considering making housing at junior colleges and other facilities available to packing plant employees.

Live analysis of recent livestock processing facilities due to COVID-19 from NPPC and Drovers.

Retail meat sales spiked 77% higher for the week ending March 15, but food shortages are not expected during the “social distancing” period underway to slow the spread of COVID-19.