Not all distance learning in rural areas is functioning smoothly, thanks to America’s notoriously unequal internet access. In the COVID-19 era, life has moved to the internet, but not everyone has it. (The Atlantic)

Heavy rainfall in Illinois in 2019 resulted in low crop yields for Illinois farmers last year, but good weather in Illinois this spring has turned that around, but the pandemic could pose additional challenges. (The Center Square)

Representatives of four influential agricultural interests Tuesday implored President Donald Trump to order his administration to make good on a promise to fully implement the federal Renewable Fuel Standard — warning his re-election prospects in Iowa “may hang in the balance.” (Sioux City Journal)

The Illinois Secretary of State has announced that driver’s license and license plate expirations have been extended as a result of the COVID-19 situation. Driver’s licenses or license plates that have expired or are set to expire between March 1st and Sept. 30th of this year, have until Nov. 1st to be renewed. Visit our Transportation Resources page for more details.

The first male Asian giant hornet in Washington state and the first in the U.S. has been captured, according to the Washington State Department of Agriculture. (Q13 FOX)  

The coronavirus has forced farmland brokers to get creative. Typically they’re busy setting their fall auction line-up this time of year, but now they’re also having to take local rules on the size of permissible gatherings into account. (DTN)