A South Carolina lawmaker is introducing a bill to restore Black-owned farms and invest in African Americans interested in farming. (WCSC)

An agricultural company in Washington state where two workers died from COVID-19 was fined more than $2 million for repeatedly violating coronavirus virus safety procedures. (USA Today)

Democrats have struggled to win voters in rural America, and critics say the return of Tom Vilsack, a former agriculture secretary, won’t help. (New York Times)  

In a move celebrated by the hog industry, the Trump administration proposed on Monday to put the USDA in charge of regulating genetically engineered livestock and poultry, a duty now performed by the FDA. (Successful Farming)

It took months of on-again, off-again negotiations, but Congress finally reached an agreement on a second round of coronavirus relief programs for struggling businesses, farmers, hungry families, unemployed workers and others. (Politico)

Twin-Cities residents were able to browse fresh produce brought to them by local suppliers Saturday, at the Downtown Bloomington Farmers Market. (WMBD