USDA Offers Farmworkers, Grocery Store Employees, and Meatpacking Workers 600 in COVID Relief

USDA Offers Farmworkers, Grocery Store Employees, and Meatpacking Workers 600 in COVID Relief. ,USDA, COVIDRelief, DepartmentofAgriculture, pandemic Over the last year and a half, frontline food workers have faced significant COVID exposure to keep Americans fed and have received little in return. But help may be on the horizon. The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it was investing 700 million in a new program that will offer 600 relief payments to individuals who worked on farms and in meatpacking plants throughout the pandemic.