Farmworker vaccine woes: California is putting an insurance company in charge of coronavirus vaccinations, leaving community organizers and health officials worried that farmworkers will be neglected just weeks before the harvest season crowds them into fields and packing sheds in the Central Valley. (Los Angeles Times)
Farmers shun Biden: Three-fourths of respondents in a straw poll of the ag sector said they strongly disapproved of President Biden’s job performance, nearly the opposite of poll a year ago in which 83 percent approved of then-President Trump’s performance. (Farm Journal)
Prop. 12 appeal: The meat industry asked the Supreme Court to rule on California’s voter-approved Proposition 12, that outlaws so-called sow crates, on grounds it unconstitutionally sets standards for pork production in other states. (North American Meat Institute)
High on hemp: Taking advantage of the 2018 farm bill’s legalization of industrial hemp, entrepreneurs across the country are extracting the chemical compound Delta-8-THC and selling it as a legal alternative to marijuana. (New York Times)