I-NPPGA ikhuphula i-digital ukugcina umyalezo uhlanzekile, ngesikhathi esifanele.
Ukuxhumana ngaphakathi kwayo yonke inkampani nobudlelwano kubalulekile, ikakhulukazi ngalezi zikhathi zesikhathi esingaphansi komuntu nokuningi ubuso nobuso ngemihlangano yohlelo lokusebenza nokuxhuma ngokushesha kwi-intanethi.
Futhi imikhankaso eminingi yezentengiso yandisa ingxenye yedijithali ukugcina amalungu enhlangano ethintana ngesikhathi esifanayo evula izindlela ezintsha zokuhlangabezana nezidingo zamakhasimende.
UTed Kreis, umqondisi wokumaketha / wezokuxhumana weNyakatho Plains Potato Growers Association, usebenza nabakhiqizi kanye nabasiki bengqephu ukuvuselela iwebhusayithi yeNPPGA, nppga.org, kanye nokwandisa ukubonakala ezinkundleni zokuxhumana.
Ekhuluma ngezinselelo ze-COVID-19 kanye nokushintsha kwesimo semihlangano yangaphakathi nokuxhumana, uKreis uthe izimali ebezihlelelwe imisebenzi yomuntu uqobo seziphinde zanikezwa izidingo zamalungu ngamanye amapulatifomu.
"Sishintshe inani elikhulu lemali kusuka emibonisweni yezohwebo ekhanseliwe ukuphrinta nokukhangisa kwedijithali, kanye nokwenza ngcono amawebhusayithi nokwenziwa kwamavidiyo wokuphromotha," echaza maphakathi noNovemba, enezela, "Imihlangano yamaLungu konke kuye kwaba leli phuzu. ”
I-COVID nayo ibe nomthelela emizameni ye-digital ngezinga elithile, esho. "Kubambezele ukudutshulwa kwamavidiyo kwiwebhusayithi," esho. Isikhathi esiqondile sokuhamba bukhoma asikatholakali, kodwa uKreis uthe wonke amasondo ayahamba.
Imihlangano ebonakalayo ayiwona umsebenzi omncane we-NPPGA, enamalungu angaphezu kwama-200 abatshali bamazambane nabathumeli ngaphesheya kwesifunda iRed River Valley eNyakatho Dakota, eNyakatho-ntshonalanga Minnesota naseMpumalanga yeMontana eyedlulele futhi imele elinye lamazambane aphezulu ayishumi-jikelele esizwe- izindawo ezikhiqiza kanye nomkhiqizi omkhulu wamazambane abomvu e-United States.
Ekomkhulu le-East Grand Forks, i-MN, i-NPPGA ibhekene nokusingatha ukumaketha, umthetho, ucwaningo nokuxhumana kwamalungu ayo. Inabasebenzi nguMongameli Donavon Johnson, uMqondisi Wezezimali / Ukusebenza kukaDiane Peycke, iMenenja Jikelele Yezotshali Yamazambane uTodd Phelps, uMqondisi Wezokumaketha / Wezokuxhumana uKreis kanye no-ND / MN Extension Potato Agronomist u-Andy Robinson.
Imboni yamazambane esifundeni ihlukile ngezindlela eziningi, kufaka phakathi iqiniso lokuthi cishe wonke ama-spuds eRed River Valley akhuliselwe ama-fresh awaniselwa. Amazambane atshalwa ngaphandle nje kwe-RRV eCentral naseNtshonalanga yeNyakatho Dakota ayaniselwa, futhi asetshenziselwa amafries aseFrance.
"INorth Dakota kanye nezifunda ezingomakhelwane eMinnesota batshale cishe amahektare angama-82,000 kumazambane ngo-2020, bakhiqiza cishe u-25 million cwt wamazambane," kusho uKreis.
“Balinganiselwa ku-65% abantu abaya emakhazeni, amaphesenti ayi-16 emakethe entsha, amaphesenti ayi-10 ama-chips nama-9% enzalo eqinisekisiwe. Izinhlobo ezinkulu zemakethe entsha yiRed and Dark Red Norland; Izinhlobo ezinkulu zemakethe yokuqandisa efriziwe yiRusset Burbank ne-Umatilla. ICascade neDakota Pearl yizinhlobo ezidumile zokunqunywa, kanti umkhakha wembewu uhlukahlukene kakhulu. ”
Ubuye wabona ukuthi inkathi yokukhula “ibiyinhle kakhulu,” kepha wathi, “Okunye ukulahleka kwenzeke ngenxa yemvula enkulu ngasekupheleni kukaJuni nezimo zokuvuna ezome kakhulu ngoSepthemba nango-Okthoba.
Futhi, uKreis uthe, umthelela walolu bhubhane uthinte namanye ama-acreage. “I-COVID ibangele ukuba kusikwe amanye amahektare okucwengisa iqhwa, cishe amaphesenti ayishumi. Abalimi abasha babone ibhizinisi lokuphakela ukudla licishe linyamalale, kodwa ukuthengisa bekukuhle kakhulu njengoba abantu abaningi bedla emakhaya phakathi nalolu bhubhane. ”
Emkhakheni omusha, ukuqala koHlelo lweFarmers to Families Food Box Programme kube nenzuzo encane kumalungu e-NPPGA, kusho uKreis.
“Iningi lebhizinisi leFood Box lalingenxa yehlobo lapho singekho emakethe,” echaza. "Kube khona amabhizinisi kulokhu kwehla nokwabiwa kwezimali kwakamuva kodwa akukho okuphawulekayo eRed River Valley."
Izingqinamba ezivamile ezabiwe ngamalungu eNhlangano zifaka phakathi umthetho olandelwayo we-COVID, ezokuthutha kanye nezabasebenzi. UKreis uthe wonke amadokodo alandela inqubo efanele yokuphepha; ezokuthutha “ziqine kakhulu”; nomsebenzi, nawo, ubizwa ngokuthi “uqine kakhulu.”
Kepha amasonto aholela ku-Thanksgiving abona ibhizinisi uKreis alichaze "njengelisheshayo," futhi nawo wonke umhlaba womkhiqizo, amaThafa aseNyakatho azongena ku-2021 enethemba lokuthi izinsuku eziqhakazile ziza nonyaka omusha.