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The article discusses sources of stress by risk category for row crop producers. It discusses weather and climate as the biggest stress in agricultural production where weather plays important role in the entire process; it also discusses government policies and other economic influences such as rapid change in price and inflation; and where it mentions that price uncertainty can lead to stress over whether operations will be profitable for a certain year or not.

The article argue that the COVID-19 pandemic caused many U.S. workers to reassess their work status and the nature of their work, especially as regards working in an office or factory versus telecommuting. It mentions shift to home-based work in May 2020 and found that COVID-based telecommuters were likely to be well-educated, white, and higher income. It also mentions COVID's impact on the U.S. labor market and reported less work and less looking for work by women due to in-person schooling.

The article focuses on relationship between demand for broadband to enable smart agriculture and the availability of broadband for nearby rural communities. It mentions onset of the COVID-19 pandemic forced the planning committee to rethink the strategy for surfacing and addressing key research and Extension questions. It also mentions visibility of the digital divide during the pandemic drove unprecedented investments in rural broadband.

The article presents infographic which provides statistics a national survey conducted by the American Farm Bureau Federation and Morning Consult, which discusses farm stress issues and lists resources available nationwide to assist farmers with their mental health and wellbeing.

The article focuses on fall 2020 survey of 5,000 representative households.

The article offers information on COVID-19 influenced the OJ market so far.