For a real Green New Deal, look to rural America (The Hill): The Green New Deal must include the policy solutions and voices of rural Americans, says a rural advocate.
Farmers ride out the deep freeze (Washington Post): Keeping water thawed long enough so cattle can drink is among the obstacles farmers faced last week as a deep freeze swept the Midwest.
Processor closes plant linked to massive recall (New Food Economy): Toronto-based McCain Foods has closed its Colton, California, plant involved in the 2018 recall of more than 100 million pounds of produce that was sold as ingredients to commercial kitchens and food makers.
Bigger farms didn’t boost land productivity (AAEA): China has encouraged a shift to larger farms, but three researchers say the larger farms did not increase land productivity, in their study of farmers in northern China.
Making beekeepers of coal miners (NPR): A nonprofit in West Virginia offers training in beekeeping to displaced coal miners and low-income residents of mining communities, with the goal of helping them find new new jobs and supplemental income.