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USDA says farmers intend to plant 97 million acres of corn in 2020. As COVID-19 acts as an anchor on the markets, and the ethanol crisis continues to unfold, some analysts say 97 million acres could be a stretch.

New data highlights how farmers and ranchers are responding to coronavirus.

The USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) is providing remote assistance and additional flexibilities for farmers and ranchers. The agency says this is in response to the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the nation.

No evidence suggests livestock can transmit COVID-19 to humans. Foods from farm animals also are considered safe from the virus.

Ethanol prices are in a free fall due to fewer people driving and a recent price war. As some ethanol plants shutter production, facilities may start producing for DDGs to meet the possible upcoming Chinese demand.

Two diseases that affect pigs only offer insight on the COVID-19 pandemic, says Cassandra Jones, associate professor at Kansas State University.

Veterinarians play a invaluable role in addressing COVID-19.

“I do think that one of the lasting effects in the US machinery market will be the move towards more straight online auctions,” Peterson said.

U.S. chicken company Sanderson Farms Inc said on Monday that a slaughterhouse worker was infected with the new coronavirus, the first publicly confirmed positive test of a worker in a U.S. meat plant.

Gas prices are falling, but few can take advantage of the low prices as “social distancing” and increasingly stringent COVID-19 prevention restrictions keep people off of the roads and ethanol demand could fall.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday introduced a massive new legislative package to combat the effects of the coronavirus outbreak.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has exempted livestock haulers from compliance with federal Hours of Service rules that limit drive time until at least April 12 due to COVID-19 emergency relief efforts.

Farmers and ranchers are worried about the impact of coronavirus on their operations according to the latest Farm Journal Pulse Poll with 79% expressing concern.

The freefall in the markets could spur some relief in input prices. Input insiders look into which inputs could see a price cut and which inputs could be in short supply.

Economic data has yet to catch up with what’s happening, but the crash in the equity market is a clear indicator that markets think we are heading for a major contraction in output, Len Steiner says.

Concerns about COVID-19 have people worried about the health and safety of their families, businesses and livestock. Here’s a recap of the methods in which disease is spread.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) closed a wing of it’s Washington headquarters over the weekend because an employee tested positive for COVID-19.

NPPC is warning of serious disruption to the U.S. pork industry. That’s especially with severe labor shortages at hog farms and in processing plants if already severe labor shortages are made worse by the coronavirus.

As novel coronavirus (COVID-19) makes its way into the U.S., are you prepared for some of the more likely scenarios that could impact your operation? 

“What happens in China will have profound effects in the short term," says Samuel Taylor, vice president of farm input analysis at Robobank.