The organization founded by chef José Andrés has quietly helped millions of people through earthquakes and wildfires. The pandemic brought a new challenge—and restaurants were the answer. (Bloomberg)  

The $900 billion coronavirus relief package passed by the U.S. Congress on Monday contains a high-profile tax loophole for business meals, but not the one thing most requested by independent U.S. restaurants which have been devastated by the pandemic: cash. (Reuters)

Despite the lack of an official ceremony, the Wreaths Across America program at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery marched on this year. The role that the Will County Farm Bureau played in this year’s event saw some changes from previous years. (Agri-News

Introducing his climate team, President-elect Biden said his administration would respond to the existential threat of climate change “by building a modern, climate-resilient infrastructure and a clean energy future” that would put millions of Americans to work. (Successful Farming

As a mariachi played melodies for the crowd, hundreds of families lined up Tuesday to get groceries for their Christmas dinner in Little Village, one of the neighborhoods hardest hit by COVID-19. (Chicago Tribune)

USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) helped farmers, livestock producers and foresters weather a tough 2020, marked with a pandemic and natural disasters. (Canton Daily Ledger