Source: FARM PROGRESS, 7/28/20


The agriculture industry has changed during COVID-19 with more home deliveries and direct sales and an emphasis on local producers. Change will continue as the economy evolves, and the resiliency that the agriculture industry possesses will see it through what lies ahead, according to David Kohl, emeritus professor of agriculture and applied economics in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Science. In March, 70% of the agriculture market disappeared as COVID-19 began to spread around the world.

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