"the covid-19 pandemic has caused a variety of unusual market conditions and temporary disruptions in parts of the food supply chain, and our farm and food businesses have worked together to minimize the impacts on consumers. now they are predicting new challenges in the late summer and fall, with harvests modified to keep workers safe, uncertainty in school food service contracting, and additional unpredictable disruptions on the horizon. the farming support to states act would allow for nimble responses to emerging issues so that our food supply remains as stable as possible in these challenging times," said senator baldwin and her colleagues in their letter to senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, democratic leader chuck schumer, house speaker nancy pelosi and minority leader kevin mccarthy. 