Adams County Farm Bureau President Brent Clair said this year’s harvest will be one of the best he’s seen in years because of the good amounts of rain and heat. (WGEM)

The official decision to open the Arctic wildlife refuge comes at a time when few in the industry are expected to take a risk on unexplored properties. (Politico)  

Residents of the agriculture-rich Central Valley are falling victim to Covid-19 at the highest rates in California, endangering a largely immigrant workforce during harvest season and helping drive the state’s persistently high infection rate. (Wall Street Journal)

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has extended the hours of service waiver originally set to expire August 14. Those waivers can now be used until September 14, 2020. Learn more on our COVID-19 page.

Damage to farms in Kendall and Grundy counties from Monday’s storm could be worse. That’s according to Kendall-Grundy Farm Bureau Manager Victoria Wax. (WSPY)

The Philippines imposed a temporary ban on poultry meat imports from Brazil on Friday after two cities in China found traces of the new coronavirus in cargoes of imported frozen food, including chicken wings from the South American country. (Reuters)