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Restaurants across the country are working hard to get back to normal, farmers have lost valuable food service markets and a growing number of unemployed workers struggle to purchase food because of COVID-19.

Countless deteriorating dams on rivers and old farm ponds out in the pastures are in escalating need of rebuilding before disaster strikes again. Some federal help is available for reservoir owners ready for the task.

As businesses closed their doors and stay-at-home orders were put in place, consumers purchased more dairy products, the National Milk Producers Federation says.

VND eradicated in CA * LGMA targets grazing * House’s ag relief price tag

LGMA has launched a new subcommittee to investigate the role of adjacent lands in outbreaks of foodborne illnesses.

With no new detections, CDFA has announced it is ending a quarantine for VND in Southern California.

Bills face a milestone this week * Tasting rooms could open soon * OSHA in court over COVID-19 oversight

The Wine Institute said it is working with the administration on reopening and has been informed “an announcement is likely to come soon.”

Appropriations Committees will hold auction-style hearings to consider hundreds of bills tagged with potential fiscal costs to the state.

The Senate returns to action this month under pressure to pass another major coronavirus relief package, but a more immediate priority for GOP leaders will be to agree on fixes to the Paycheck Protection Program, a lifeline to many small businesses and farms.