Europe backtracks on pesticides: The head of the European Commission, in an apparent concession to protesting farmers, announced plans to abandon a proposal to halve pesticide use in the EU, part of the EU’s so-called Green Deal. (BBC)
Disaster payments of $306 million: The Farm Service Agency said it would begin payment this week of a final $306 million in disaster relief through the Emergency Relief Program for losses incurred in 2020 and 2021. (USDA)
Kobach seeks land ban: Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach urged legislators to ban foreign citizens and companies from buying more than three acres of land in the state as a safeguard against covert surveillance or drug cartel activity. (Kansas Reflector)
Free school lunch is popular: Seven in 10 Minnesota voters approve of the Legislature’s decision to provide free meals to all school students, according to a poll released on the heels of reports that the initiative is costing more than expected. (Minnesota Reformer)