Specialty Crop COVID-19 Response Project

By Emily Spencer | Extension Associate
Published on Sep. 28, 2020

USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), along with the cooperating research team led by the University of Kentucky’s Dr. Tim Woods, Dr. Lilian Brislen, and Dr. Jairus Rossi, seeks to enrich existing efforts within local and regional food systems (LRFS) communities of practice who provide essential support to our nation’s producers.

Produce Auctions Have Seen Higher Prices Amid COVID-19 Challenges

By Brett Wolff | Extension Specialist and Tim Woods | Extension Professor
Published on Jul. 28, 2020

Like all agricultural businesses operating in the midst of the challenges posed by the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, produce auctions have had to make some adaptations to comply with social distancing and other recommendations and mandates.

Forestry Update Amidst COVID and Trade Disruptions

Published on Jul. 28, 2020

It is difficult to determine how much of the hardwood log and lumber pricing decline is related to the COVID situation or even the trade war with China.

Kentucky Specialty Crop Impacts of COVID-19

Published on May. 27, 2020

It has been comforting and exciting to see the resiliency shown by Kentucky specialty crop producers this spring during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, unlike other states, all specialty crop operations were considered essential businesses and therefore able to continue to provide valuable products and services to consumers.