In December, the USDA released details regarding changes to the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program, including hay price adjustments used to calculate monthly feed costs and margins, creation of a Supplemental DMC provision for small- and mid-sized dairy producers to update milk production history and establishment of a 2022 sign-up period.

In early November, AgSTAR announced updates to its comprehensive U.S. livestock anaerobic digester database.

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted food supply chains and affected where and how food was consumed.