Apple industry matriarch dead at 194: The only long-term survivor of the first apple trees planted in the U.S. Northwest in 1826, considered the matriarch of the apple industry in the region, has died in the small city park specifically designed for “The Old Apple Tree” in Vancouver, Washington. (KUOW)
Protesters temporarily allow grain traffic: Indigenous protesters, who say the Brazilian government has not protected them from the coronavirus, temporarily allowed grain trucks to pass through their roadblock on the BR-163 highway that connects the farm state of Mato Grosso with export terminals. (Reuters)
Peeling away Trump’s rural voters: Democrats are trying to reduce President Trump’s margin in rural America, which was key to his 2016 victory, by hammering on issues such as disruptions in mail service, the trade war, and his handling of the pandemic. (Politico)
Food is big in cost of school online: About one-fourth of parents say they’re going into debt to pay the costs of school online and many blame the higher cost of breakfast, lunch, and snacks at home compared to the lower price of school meals. (USA Today)
Wolf pack exterminated in national forest: Wildlife managers in Washington state killed the members of a wolf pack in a national forest near the Canadian border after investigations showed the wolves took part in 16 attacks on livestock belonging to three different ranchers. (Courthouse News)