Bridge collapse shuts port: The Port of Baltimore, a significant shipping point for U.S. sugar imports, suspended traffic Tuesday after a container ship slammed into and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge, shutting the main channel leading into the Chesapeake Bay. (Agri-Pulse)
PFAS progress: A new partnership with Michigan State University and a contaminated Michigan farm aims to study PFAS movement through soil and livestock, hoping to find viable remediation strategies. (EHN)
Pushback on deforestation law: Some 20 members of the European Union asked Brussels to scale back and possibly suspend the bloc’s anti-deforestation law on Tuesday, saying the policy would harm farmers. (Reuters)
Cox enters greenhouse game: Cox Enterprises launched Cox Farms on Tuesday, an indoor-farming business that initially includes Mucci Farms and BrightFarms, making it one of the largest greenhouse operators in North America. (Cox)
Climate tradeoffs: California farmers could save massive amounts of water if they planted less thirsty — but also less lucrative — crops such as grains and hay instead of almonds and alfalfa, according to new research by scientists who used remote sensing and artificial intelligence. (CalMatters)