The remnants of Hurricane Ida have left a large portion of the New York and New Jersey metropolitan areas severely flooded and dozens have died from this storm both directly and indirectly in Louisiana and the Northeast United States. Flooding continues to be the number one weather-related killer in the United States. The geography and urbanization of the region play a significant role in how it responds to flooding and how severe it is. It begs the question, how would Central Illinois respond to hurricane remnants like that from Ida? (WEEK

Illinois pork producers who sell meat to California are frustrated and confused by Proposition 12, a California ballot measure that will affect the way they raise their hogs. Prop 12 regulations require farmers to adjust their barns to create larger pens for sows. Farmers will also need to comply with certification programs and implement new auditing procedures (The Center Square)

There may be more federal support for mid-sized meat processors and resources for small-scale meat lockers and facilities if Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig gets his way. (The Center Square)  

Farmers’ financial earnings are expected to increase this year, but fewer government payments and increased production costs will likely offset higher cash receipts, USDA’s Economic Research Service said in its Farm Sector Income forecast. (Agri-Pulse)

Argentina extended beef export restrictions until the end of October on Tuesday, stoking tensions with the powerful farm sector as the government seeks to bolster domestic meat supply to help contain rising food prices. (Reuters)

Soon farmers markets won’t be the only place to find home-based food products in Illinois. Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Home-to-Market Act (SB2007) into law late Friday, effectively opening the door for small farms and home bakers to sell their products directly to customers through fairs and festivals, home sales, pickup, delivery and shipping. (State Journal-Register)