Canada faces possible countermeasures if it fails to comply with the findings of a dispute panel that faulted it for reserving most of the in-quota quantity in its dairy tariff-rate quotas for the exclusive use of Canadian processors, a senior U.S. trade official said on Tuesday. (Nasdaq)  

Monday donned a new era for restaurants, bars, and other service sectors as Chicago and Cook County now require COVID-19 vaccination proof for indoor venues. (WGN)

Touting it as the next revolution in agriculture, John Deere this week unveiled an autonomous tractor, slated to go into production later this year in Iowa. (Des Moines Register)  

In the past two years, six states have opted in to a little-used federal program that allows older adults to use their food benefits on select, low-cost restaurant meals. The Restaurant Meals Program is most widely available in California and Arizona, and newer entrants such as Maryland and Illinois are still ramping up their operations. (USA Today)

The purpose of cover crops is to restore soil, reduce erosion and to pull climate-warming carbon from the atmosphere through photosynthesis. More and more U.S. farmers are planting cover crops, from grasses like rye and oats to legumes and radishes. (Reuters)

University of Illinois Extension’s 2022 Small Farms Winter 10-part webinar series starts on Jan. 20 with weekly workshops on emerging topics, such as agroforestry and regenerative agriculture, sessions on growing grapes and vermicomposting. (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)