The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has started its Swine and Dairy Assistance Program. The application period for phase one
Dairy was a tight market to begin with, Martin said. Having to turn around and make everything for the consumer side was difficult. We ve never seen such rapid and devastating change as at the beginning of COVID, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture spokesperson Shannon Powers said.
Powers added that the industry is witnessing several farmers added in-demand products such as yogurt. The ability to pivot and change directions has been vital for survival. When the pandemic hit, it was a bombshell, Luke Brubaker of Brubaker Farms in Mount Joy said. Schools were a big thing. It took heart out of the industry.”