Earlier this year, a Hendricks County couple, with the help of a local environmental group, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on their case that claimed Indiana’s Right to Farm Act violated the U.S. Constitution. On Monday, the nation’s highest court rejected that appeal. (Indy Star)

AgArts, an organization dedicated to telling stories from Iowa’s farmland, gives fellowships to artists of all kinds, from around the world, to live on an Iowa farm and produce art connected to their stay. (The Gazette)

Venezuela’s oil reserves, the world’s largest, transformed the country and the global energy market. Now its oil sector is grinding to a halt. Will it ever recover? (New York Times)

A University of Illinois research team, led by Agricultural and Consumer Economics Professor David Bullock, received a $4 million award from the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to implement on-farm conservation practices. (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)  

It’s harvest time in the Northern Hemisphere for two of the largest producers of corn and soybeans on earth, the United States and China. Prices generally reflect the seasonal burst of supply and make their annual lows in October, but this year, for the third consecutive time, things could be different. (Forbes)

In recent weeks, farmers across the Midwest have begun harvesting millions of acres of corn, soybeans, and other fall crops. As tractors and combines crisscross the fields, the farm sector faces tough times because of low prices, a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic’s hit to restaurants, hotels, and other big food buyers. (Fortune)