• Though this year’s apple harvest will be smaller than usual, consumers are unlikely to notice. [Globe]
• Mansfield’s ADM Cocoa will stay open for one more year, due to its parent company’s production needs. [Globe]
• Some Democrats are worried that spending more money on school lunches will take money away from food stamps. [NYT]
• Northwestern farmers’ market fans are upset that local supermarkets have recently begun operating copycat markets in front of their stores. [WSJ]