Effects Reported in the Media. The effects of COVID-19 on farming enterprises and the farming population have been a topic for multiple media sources. Several are included here.
In a 4-minute, May 2020 podcast from Iowa Public Radio News, reporter Natalie Krebs explains COVID-19 stress on farms. The podcast, “As Farmers Face Increasing COVID-19 Pressure, Some Fear for their Mental Health,” includes a number of farmers speaking candidly. It also includes two mental health specialists talking about working with farmers under stress. https://www.iowapublicradio.org/health/2020-05-18/as-farmers-face- increasing-COVID-19-pressure-some-fear-for-their-mental- health#stream/0
PODCAST
On April 3, 2020, “CBS This Morning” did a 3 - minute segment on farmers struggling with COVID 19. Correspondent Mark Strassmann reports on how some farmers lost markets for their products and others struggled to harvest crops due to labor shortages. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA vXEOrZSkY
VIDEO
In a 1- minute video segment of “The Latest with Lee,” the host explores where food comes from and how COVID-19 is affecting farmers. The host asks and answers three questions: 1) Why are there shortages in grocery stores while farmers are destroying their crops? 2) Why are pigs being euthanized? and 3) Why are millions of pounds of potatoes going to waste?
WEBSITE
Site Video: https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/COVID-19s- devastating-effect-on-american-farmers/5ed0115f99732863607f56e1
The American Farm Bureau, in a 90-second, May 2020 video, “America’s Farmers and Ranchers are #StillFarming,” reminds viewers that farmers and ranchers are working to provide food throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. In promoting the video and work of farmers, the current president, Zippy Duvall said: “With the coronavirus pandemic, we’re facing a crisis the likes of which none of us has experienced before. Times like these remind us all of the importance of ensuring our nation’s food security, and we want to assure Americans that agriculture remains on call 24/7.”
VIDEO
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