Expert advice on your livestock marketing and processing options

<p>Welcome to Episode 43 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast. </p> <p>In this episode, Dr. Kathryn Polking (Bureau Chief for Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship's Meat and Poultry Inspection Bureau) and Terry Kerns (co-owner of eastern Iowa's popular Edgewood Locker) help farmers navigate their best options for marketing and processing livestock during the COVID-19 pandemic. </p> <p>Below are some of the resources referred to in this episode:</p> <ul> <li>Iowa Resource Coordination Center: (515)725-1005, <a href= "https://data.iowaagriculture.gov/rcc/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">IowaFarmerHelp.com</a></li> <li>IDALS Meat and Poultry Inspection Bureau: (515)281-3338</li> <li><a href= "https://www.iowafarmbureau.com/Article/File/get?path=Files%2Farticle-186740%2FAmanda%20VanSteenwyks%20Direct%20Marketing%20Graphic.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Basic flowchart on direct marketing rules for livestock</a></li> <li>USDA's Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP): <a href= "https://www.farmers.gov/cfap" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Farmers.gov/CFAP</a></li> </ul>