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COVID-19 gardens are the biggest thing to hit the seed industry since Y2K.

With more than 20 million acres, the USDA's Conservation Reserve Program is the biggest conservation program for private land in the country, but many farmers are dropping out. https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org//payments-dwindle-farme

Agricultural workers are still struggling to access the most basic tool to fight the spread of COVID-19: testing. https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org//building-trust-key-ens

It's not a scary movie that keeps corn awake at night but something that is becoming more likely with climate change -- high nighttime temperatures.

Some ranchers and lawmakers hope COVID-19 is a tipping point for long-standing complaints about price transparency and consolidation within the beef industry. https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org//after-another-chaotic-

As the new school year gets underway, some students are in classrooms and others are at home but one thing is now clear: all kids can get free school meals. https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org//autumn-uncertainties-m

The food pantry in Lexington, Nebraska, had to come up with a new game plan when shelves went empty as the pandemic began. https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org//rural-nebraska-combati

As the pandemic hit and unemployment rose, more families struggled to afford food.

Whether they sell peanut brittle or honey, some small businesses rely on state fairs. But as most fairs have been canceled this year, states have turned to e-commerce to help these businesses out.

Residents of rural and small towns are less likely to have filled out the census, and that has local officials worried about funding over the next decade.

The USDA program to bolster the food supply chain involves sending a total of $16 billion in direct payments to farmers and ranchers. But some farmers, like the ones you might meet at the farmers market, aren't getting much help.

With most events canceled and schools closed, Missouri and other states saw a huge increase in hunting activity this turkey season.

The southern Great Plains have been facing dry soil and lack of rain, but the conditions are getting worse due to a flash drought.

Pork processing fell nearly 40 percent following temporary closures at meatpacking plants across the Midwest, creating a backlog of market-ready hogs.

Even hospitals that aren't seeing widespread infections are suffering financial losses because of COVID-19.

As labs struggle to process coronavirus tests, animal disease labs have offered their help.

Officials in Iowa ask for a Tyson plant to close, and two more workers report COVID-19 symptoms at a poultry plant in Nebraska.

U.S. CattleTrace fills a void when it comes to tracing deadly diseases in live cattle and possibly opening up new global markets for beef.