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As the economic impacts of COVID-19 spread, communities around the world are facing yet another invisible and immediate challenge: hunger. The pandemic is set to push an estimated 265 million people worldwide to the brink of starvation by the end of the year. Denise Cheung and Dilip Wagle take a look at how these global challenges are affecting a local community in the United States.

Betsy Huber, president of The National Grange, explains in this opinion piece why telehealth is vital to keeping rural Americans healthy and safe, and how without access to broadband internet, efforts to increase the availability of these services will fail.

Craig Ratajczyk, most recently CEO for the Illinois Soybean Association, discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has strained many of America’s established systems— particularly the economy, healthcare, and agriculture— and how we’re opening ourselves to vulnerabilities that threaten our health, safety, and security.

Erik Fyrwald, CEO of Syngenta Group, discusses in this opinion piece how COVID-19 has brought attention to food security and the best ways to feed the world sustainably.

Michele Lowe, U.S. Navy Federal Executive Fellow, explains the connection between the U.S. and food insecurity in Africa and what is at stake for Cameroon’s neighbors and why Americans should care.

Ryan Quarles, Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner and President of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, discusses the need of animal biotechnology to create a healthy and resilient world.

In this opinion piece Kerry Tucker and Teresa Siles discuss the current environment, where distrust is rampant and pessimism is high, and how agriculture’s ability to positively shape the future for multiple generations could be the bright light many are seeking.

Dave Milligan, president of the National Association of Wheat Growers, discusses the importance glyphosate is to farmers and their operation.

Marshall Matz recaps last week’s African Green Revolution Forum and how Africa can help build a resilient and sustainable food system.

As former administrators of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), we have firsthand knowledge of how destructive animal and plant pests and diseases can be. Disease and pest introductions are a threat to food availability and can cost billions of dollars to control and eradicate.