Farmers and coronavirus

3 grocery store shelves are bare, so how is novel coronavirus impacting america's farmers and your food supply?

I chatted with a kentucky farmer who says he's not too concerned.

Here's why.

Pkg script "for the most part, we have been impacted mainly by our markets, the stock market took a major hit and it's just kind of eroded the commodities."

Neil denton farms corn, soybeans, wheat, and rye in western kentucky.

Due to coronavirus and social distancing i caught up with him via skype.

"the coronavirus has not impacted spring planting."

Denton says he's getting ready to plant.

"right now, here in the midwest, we're preparing our equipment, and there can be some field work happening, if you are in a dry enough pocket, but things will continue as normal and production will continue even though coronavirus is affecting some of the other sectors of the economy."

The problem, the age of the average american farmer, which is fifty-eight.

The cdc says, older adults are at a higher risk for severe illness from covid-19.

"i think there is a fear there that our demographic is aging and we are kind of at risk anyway because of the environments we work in, but hopefully we have strength in numbers."

As far as social distancing, on the farm, denton tells me, it's not a problem.

"we maintain social distancing just because that's kind of our have strength in numbers."

As far as social distancing, on the farm, denton tells me, it's not a problem.

"we maintain social distancing just because that's kind of our business, anymore on the modern farm, we are not really close together a lot anyway."

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