New at-home learning resources are now available to parents and teachers clamoring for content. (Farm Bureau)

Harvest season is officially underway in the Tri-States. Farmers are getting in their combines and heading to the fields to start shelling corn after what they’re calling a decent growing season. (WGEM

The U.S. government is falling behind global rivals when it comes to protecting meatpacking workers from Covid-19 infections, even though the nation’s plants were among the first to confront rampant cases across factories. (Bloomberg)  

Illinois drivers and workers in the agriculture industry can take safety precautions during the busy fall harvest season, state officials said this week. (U.S. News & World Report

Prices for breeding (weaner) piglets in Germany have fallen sharply in past weeks following the discovery of African swine fever (ASF) in wild boar in the country, traders said on Monday. (Reuters)

Soybean prices have surged to their highest levels in more than two years, driven by heavy buying from Chinese importers. (Wall Street Journal)