Bayer seeks review of Roundup judgement: Germany-based Bayer asked the California Supreme Court to review the award of $20.5 million to a terminally ill groundskeeper who blamed the weedkiller Roundup for giving him cancer. (Reuters)
Rural Covid-19 cases on the rise: After a three-week reprieve, the number of coronavirus infections is on the rise in rural counties, climbing by 9 percent last week while new cases in urban areas fell by 8 percent. (Daily Yonder)
Americans keep eating mushrooms: Despite the loss of restaurant sales during stay-at-home orders last spring, mushroom companies saw only a 2 percent drop in volume in the year ending on June 30 while the value of sales grew by 3 percent, according to a USDA report. (The Packer)
Global cotton stockpile grows bigger: The world will have nearly as much cotton in storage at the end of the 2020-21 trade year as it uses in a year, and coupled with the effect of the uncertain global recovery from the pandemic, cotton prices will remain under pressure for months to come. (ICAC)
No habitat for endangered bee species: Federal regulators said the rusty patched bumblebee, the first bee species in the continental United States to be listed as endangered, could survive without specific areas being managed for its protection. (Associated Press)