Yogurt for a worthy cause (Feedstuffs): A percentage of the proceeds from sales of a new limited-edition Chobani yogurt flavor will be donated to efforts by the American Farmland Trust to support dairy farmers.
Cleaner air fuels trout revival (AP): For the first time in more than three decades, a breeding population of brook trout has been found in a once-acidified lake in New York’s Adirondack Mountains.
U.S.-China talks ‘going very well’ (White House): President Trump, who expects to meet Chinese Vice Premier Liu He today, on the second day of ministerial-level negotiations over the Sino-U.S. trade war, said talks were “going very well,” sparking hopes of a “mini-deal.”
Hemp harvest grows by 50 percent (Vote Hemp): Farmers planted four times as much industrial hemp this year as in 2018 but will harvest only 50 percent more acres this fall — an estimated 115,000 to 138,000 acres — because of problems including crop failure, adverse weather, and non-compliant crops.
Climate change threatens America’s birds (National Audubon Society): Climate change could cause the extinction of two-thirds of America’s bird species, according to an Audubon study of 604 North American bird species.
Trump tariff payments slow (USDA): While producers have received more than $5.5 billion in trade war payments, that total grew just $300 million in the past week, compared to a $1 billion-a-week pace when disbursements began in late August.