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Farmers Got A Government Bailout In 2020, Even Those Who Didn't Need It Back in the spring, farmers who raise pigs were in a panic. Many major customers, such as food service companies that supply restaurants, weren't buying pork. Prices had fallen sharply. Some hog farmers had no place to ship their animals, because so many workers in pork processing plants got sick from COVID-19. "Our folks need a lifeline," said Nick Giordano, top lobbyist for the National Pork Producers Council, on a call with journalists in May. "Unless there is a large cash infusion from the federal government, we're g...

Ron Rosmann, shown here in 2011, raises hogs and grows crops organically near Harlan, Iowa. Back in the spring, farmers who raise pigs were in a panic. Many major customers, such as food service companies that supply restaurants, weren't buying pork. Prices had fallen sharply. Some hog farmers had no place to ship their animals, because so many workers in pork processing plants got sick from COVID-19. "Our folks need a lifeline," said Nick Giordano, top lobbyist for the National Pork Producers Council, on a call with journalists in May. "Unless there is a large cash infusion from the federal ...

Wednesday, December 30, 2020 by Dan Charles (NPR) Play Audio Ron Rosmann, shown here in 2011, raises hogs and grows crops organically near Harlan, Iowa. Stay tuned in to our local news coverage: Listen to 90.7 WMFE on your FM or HD radio, the WMFE mobile app or your smart speaker — say “Alexa, play NPR” and you’ll be connected. Back in the spring, farmers who raise pigs were in a panic. Many major customers, such as food service companies that supply restaurants, weren’t buying pork. Prices had fallen sharply. Some hog farmers had no place to ship their animals, because so many...

Back in the spring, farmers who raise pigs were in a panic. Many major customers, such as food service companies that supply restaurants, weren't buying pork. Prices had fallen sharply. Some hog farmers had no place to ship their animals, because so many workers in pork processing plants got sick from COVID-19. "Our folks need a lifeline," said Nick Giordano, top lobbyist for the National Pork Producers Council, on a call with journalists in May. "Unless there is a large cash infusion from the federal government, we're going to lose a lot of producers." Other farmers also demanded government ...