Rebuttals to the food-box letter: Food banks, schools and nonprofit organizations “are expending considerable resources in the final days of the election to remove or explain letters from President Donald Trump that are now required” as part of the administration’s food-box giveaway program. (Politico)
Risky livestock ships: Ocean vessels that transport livestock are at least twice as likely to suffer a total loss from running aground or sinking as standard cargo ships. (Guardian)
Hard times for seed saver: Will Bonsall is a longtime member of a network of “seed savers” that aims to preserve plant varieties, but funding has run thin “and his collection has struggled since,” dropping to a few hundred varieties from a peak of 5,000. (Modern Farmer)
Quarles asks money for meat processing: Kentucky agriculture commissioner Ryan Quarles asked Gov. Andy Beshear to dedicate $2 million in pandemic-relief money for use in a program that provides funding and incentives to meat processors who are or plan to become USDA-certified for expansion. (Louisville Courier-Journal)