$1 billion for disasters: Beginning on Tuesday, farmers will receive more than $1 billion in disaster payments, from the Quality Loss Adjustment Program and the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus, for losses to catastrophic weather in 2018 and 2019. (USDA)
Women farm operators: Some 51 percent of farming operations reported at least one woman operator in 2019; they were the principal operator on 14 percent of farms and “secondary operator” on 37 percent. (Economic Research Service)
Bivalves bounce back: The oyster industry is headed for a summertime boom, thanks to a reopening of restaurants, robust sales for home delivery and conservation programs. (New York Times)
Elder as staff chief: Fitzhugh Elder will begin work on July 6 as director of Republican staff members working for the Senate Agriculture Committee, succeeding Martha Scott Poindexter. (Senate Ag)
Going roadless in Tongass: The Biden administration said it would repeal or replace an October 2020 rule that allows roads and other development in more than half of the Tongass National Forest in southeastern Alaska. (Washington Post)