Food banks get a hand from National Guard (Los Angeles Times): California Gov. Gavin Newsom deployed the National Guard to assist food banks throughout the state in serving residents hurt by shortages in grocery stores.
Nowhere to sell their catch (Associated Press): Fishing boats arrived in San Diego, loaded with tuna and other fish, after weeks at sea, to learn California was in lockdown and there were few commercial buyers for their catch.
The school food drive-through (New York Times): With schools closed, the meal in the cafeteria is replaced by a drive-through line to keep low-income children supplied with food while their parents fret about their jobs in the coronavirus downturn.
Ethanol industry warns of ‘potential collapse’ (OPIS): The trade group Renewable Fuels Association called for federal action “to avoid a potential collapse” of the ethanol industry as the coronavirus pandemic drives down fuel prices.
Loeffler denies improprieties (Atlanta Journal Constitution): Senate Agriculture panelist Kelly Loeffler denied taking advantage of confidential information about the coronavirus outbreak when she sold stock in February, but a watchdog group has filed an ethics complaint.