You wouldn’t know it from the bare grocery store shelves across the country, but America has plenty of food. The challenge is getting it from the farm to your table. Restaurant closures and shoppers’ rush to stock their pantries are forcing the agriculture industry to boost production, hire new employees and set up “war rooms” to keep grocery stores stocked. (Wall Street Journal)

Pop-up food systems, grab-and-go meal pickups, school bus routes. These are just a few ways localities are supplying food to low-income students — more than 22 million of whom rely on school meals as their main source of nutrition — who are now staying home due to the coronavirus outbreak. (Politico)

Environmental experts say the planet is getting a breather from the constant output of pollution by humans as the coronavirus puts many activities by individuals and businesses on hold. Smog levels in China were reduced after factories shuttered during the outbreak there, and satellite images show a significant drop in air pollution in Italy while the country remains in a nationwide lockdown. (The Hill)

– Demand for U.S. meat at grocery stores will likely exceed supplies for at least another week, the chief executive of Tyson Foods Inc told Reuters on Thursday, as the coronavirus pandemic fuels panic buying among shoppers. (Reuters)

Still reeling from last year’s historic floods, river cities in the Great Plains and central U.S. are preparing for another active flood season in the middle of the unfolding new coronavirus pandemic. While this year’s flooding isn’t expected to be as dire as last year’s, cities are in uncharted territory as they make plans to deal with flooding along with a pandemic that has created a national state of emergency. (Wall Street Journal)

Two of the chief architects of the Trump administration’s new auto rules in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement are leaving the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in the coming weeks. The move could complicate implementation of those signature provisions. (Politico)