Daily concerns, coupled with a half-decade of serious financial woes, leave Wisconsin dairy farmers in the middle of a mental health crisis, according to the farmers and dairy experts. (Portage Daily Register)

The nation’s food workers, hit hard by Covid-19 infections throughout the crisis, are finding resistance in the race to get vaccinated. (Politico)

Farmer’s Fridge, best known for selling jars of fresh salads out of vending machines, is now hawking its healthy fare through an unlikely partner: doughnut titan Dunkin’. (Chicago Tribune

The very early policy tea leaf readings tend to be hazy indicators of real policy shifts—as well as looming key battles. Possible policy changes may lead to controversies producers should watch closely as they emerge. (DTN)

In public comments earlier this week, the current Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn says he would refuse to sign the memorandum of understanding between the FDA and USDA addressing gene-edited livestock shifting oversight to USDA. (National Hog Farmer)

– Frontline workers are part of the CDC’s Phase 1b phased-in approach to vaccination, which includes grocery store, food, and agricultural workers. To make it easier for employees to receive the COVID vaccine, Dollar General, Trader Joe’s, and Instacart are offering incentives to their workers to get the shot. (International Business Times