As pandemic restrictions tighten across the U.S., many families are changing the way they’re setting the table for Thanksgiving. That means everything from the size of the gathering to the size of the turkey might look different this year. (NPR Illinois)

A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a 2018 jury verdict that led to awarding monetary damages to neighbors of a North Carolina industrial hog operation for smells and noise they said made living nearby unbearable. (Voice of America)

Two turkeys from a Walcott farm’s “presidential flock” are headed to Washington, D.C., to be pardoned by President Donald Trump. (The Courier)

Danish minister in charge of farming resigned Wednesday as he took the blame for the government ordering the culling of all farmed mink without having the necessary legislation in place first. (ABC News

The coronavirus pandemic has had a profound impact on almost every segment of the meat and poultry industry and, more generally, the US food supply chain. The fallout from COVID-19 has also had animal welfare implications that were part of the domino effect. (Meat + Poultry)  

Leading U.S. farm groups on Wednesday urged U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to resolve a 16-year-old transatlantic aircraft subsidy dispute before new European Union retaliatory tariffs take a further toll on American farm exports. (Politico)