More heat waves at sea: Marine heat waves are 20 times more frequent due to climate change and harmful algal blooms are expected to become more common on the West Coast, so researchers are looking for ways to help fisheries adapt. (Inside Climate News)
Greater food insecurity: The pandemic will inflict persistent and long-lasting in food security in 76 low- and middle-income countries where the number of food-insecure people rose by 21 percent, to 921 million, in 2020 due to steep declines in GDP. (USDA)
Covid in Wisconsin mink: Mink farming is a mostly invisible business in Wisconsin, the largest U.S. producer of mink pelts, making it difficult for the state to respond when the coronavirus began killing the animals. (Wisconsin Watch)
U.S. ethanol in Peru: In a step that could re-open the market, a Peruvian trade tribunal has overruled a government duty of 15 cents a gallon on imported U.S. ethanol. (DTN/Progressive Farmer)
Rate the appointees: Members of the Rural Assembly give generally good marks to Biden appointees at USDA, particularly to signs the new administration will revive the post of undersecretary for rural development. (Daily Yonder)