The government will send a record $32.8 billion in direct payments to farmers this year, but the economic slowdown triggered by the coronavirus still will pull down farm income by 3 percent.
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The no-cost session will cover assessing your finances, managing cash flow, working with lenders, and building financial strength amid uncertainty.
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For the first time in its 53-year history, World Dairy Expo has been cancelled.
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Consider implementing these protocols to protect your workforce and communities.
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As coronavirus outbreaks shut down or reduced production at major meat processing plants, farmers scrambled to find alternatives. As is the case with much around the coronavirus, this shift created winners and losers.
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Leaders asking themselves how resilient their business is should also ask a more foundationally important question: How resilient are your people?
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As we emerge from the depth of disruption, consider these steps in ramping up operations.
Read moreThe plant suspended operations April 7 amid a quick case escalation in its community. It reopened with a series of new safety measures.
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Member Company Muir Omni Graphics has window clings, floor markers, and other products that remind employees to mitigate risk.
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The infection rate in rural communities increased by 170 percent in a month-long span. Know how to respond at your plant.
Read moreDeere agreed to provide paid sick leave to employees who thought they might have been exposed to the virus but did not get tested and offered other safety measures that kept the plant operating.
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Operations at member companies throughout North America have changed dramatically to reflect our new normal.
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Direct payments should be on their way soon to farmers. Meanwhile, lawmakers discuss support to small businesses as part of a new round of stimulus funding.
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Proposals include extending the timeline on PPP and allowing businesses to use more of the funds for overhead. Some lawmakers want to create new funding vehicles.
Read moreAs member companies continue to face a new reality, the Association wants to remind you of a service always available to regular members and a new, virus-specific service.
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Workplace rules are changes as more states transition to reopening the economy. Avoid the media filters and find what you need as you navigate employee safety and consider getting your sales team back on the road.
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Analysts anticipate that the new fund could be depleted by early next week. Association members who have not yet pursued the forgivable loans are urged to act quickly. A new member benefit that offers no-cost consultations with experts on the loan process can help.
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In partnership with KCoe Isom, the Association is offering members no-cost, 60-minute consultations with experts on business and financial questions related to COVID-19.
Read moreKcoe Isom has compiled answers to frequently asked questions related to Payroll Protection Program.
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The White House announced a $19 billion economic rescue package for farmers and ranchers. The plan calls for making cash payments to producers as well as mass purchases of commodities to be distributed to food banks.
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The new standards would require companies to develop protocols for each element of an entire program. The so-called emergency temporary standard would give regulators the power to issue citations or fines.
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Lawmakers agree that small business businesses need more in a COVID-19 rescue package, but negotiations stalled over details. Resolution is expected this week.
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Small businesses have a number of resources to consider as part of a massive response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Forbes has developed a list of state, federal and community services and updates it frequently. Find it here.
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Essential workers who have been exposed to the coronavirus can continue to come to work but must observe this practices.
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Smithfield Foods, which processes about 5 percent of U.S. pork, has closed indefinitely in response to a significant number of COVID-19 cases at the plant.
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Read moreThe COVID-19 outbreak made the fall show difficult to plan. SIMA returns to its new fall schedule in 2022.
Read moreBecause of COVID-19, the Case New Holland manufacturing facility in Grand Island, Neb. will temporarily suspend operations after Thursday. General
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Lawmakers and business groups have ramped up pressure on the administration to grant tariff relief to companies reeling from the coronavirus pandemic. The virus also has forced a delay in the start date for USMCA.
Read moreSee what’s happening in your state as governments issue orders in response to covid-19.
Read moreClarifications issued Friday help employers make sense of the intermittent leave policy and how FFCRA works for businesses affected by closures or stay-at-home orders.
Read moreDeere, AGCO, CNHI, and Alamo have reacted to the pandemic by temporarily shuttering overseas operations. Domestically, there is news of layoffs and plant closures resulting from employees testing positive.
Read moreEssential Critical Infrastructure Worker Designation – Draft Text
Read moreWebinar invitation: Ask an attorney your HR legal questions around covid-19.
Read moreDeere & Co. is halting production in agricultural behemoth Brazil as the coronavirus outbreak erodes sales for the world’s biggest
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Member company K-Coe Isom has compiled a toolkit with valuable information related to payroll and related employment questions.
Read moreAssociation partner Nilan Johnson Lewis have drafted a series of responses to questions facing employers related to the coronavirus.
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The bill requires employers of small companies to pay up to $511 a day for sick leave and up to $200 a day for family leave.
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