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Farm Journal today announced the launch of a major new “COVID-conscious” farm show experience called Farm Journal Field DaysTM, set for Aug. 25-27, 2020, on farms in eastern Iowa and northwest Ohio.

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.

New data shows COVID-19 illnesses at the farm level are less than 1%. Purdue University teamed up with Microsoft to create an online Food and Ag Vulnerability map.

LMIC says that strong retail demand, and the resulting spike in processing margins, has incentivized processors and packers to ramp up production the last two weeks.

Tyson Foods, Inc, announced on Tuesday it will pay approximately $60 million in “thank you” bonuses to its 116,000 frontline employees and Tyson truckers in the U.S.

The Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have approved the materials.

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

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.

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.