From grocery stores and online delivery to farms and restaurants, how and where we get our food may never look the same. The focus of our conversation is the behavioral and systemic changes that hint at what comes next. (Bloomberg)

Tonight at 10 p.m. EDT on PBS’s Frontline “COVID’s Hidden Toll” numerous farm workers speak out about their experiences of having to choose between their health and their jobs – and what they say is a lack of protection from their companies. (Food Safety News)  

Only a tiny fraction of American farmers have been able to access coronavirus relief through the Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) loan. The American Farm Bureau Federation is asking Congress to change the language in the next coronavirus relief package to include all farmers and extend access to PPP loans through harvest. (KTXL)

Illinois agriculture may be “flattening the curve” on dicamba complaints in 2020. As of last week, the Illinois Department of Agriculture has fielded just 79 dicamba misuse complaints for the 2020 season. (Prairie Farmer)

The Agriculture Department has approved $6.2 billion in stimulus checks to farmers and ranchers stung by supply chain disruptions. More than 10 percent of the funds have gone to producers in Iowa. (Politico)  

Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois Specialty Growers Association, and University of Illinois Extension have produced an Agritourism Guides for U-Pick and agritourism businesses during COVID-19. These are recommendations and are subject to change as regulations evolve. Learn more on our COVID-19 Resources page under State Announcements.