Brown runs local in Ohio: Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, says the question in his race for a fourth term is “who stands up for the people of the state,” not Trump vs. Harris in a state Trump is expected to win. (CNN)
Food prices hold steady: The FAO Food Price Index, based on a market basket of grains, meat, dairy, sugar, and vegetable oil prices, was broadly unchanged for the second month in a row with a reading of 120.8 points, 3.1 percent lower than one year ago. (FAO)
Marginally fewer bee colonies: There were 2.71 million honey bee colonies in the United States among beekeepers with at least five hives on Jan. 1, down 1 percent from a year earlier. (USDA)
Bird flu in 178 herds: With new outbreaks in Colorado, South Dakota, Michigan, and Texas, the H5N1 avian flu virus has infected 178 dairy herds in 13 states since late March. (USDA)