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Food traceability called ‘public health imperative’

10/05/23 4:35 PM By Jacqui Fatka

The ability to track and trace foods is a “public health imperative,” an author of a new report on traceability said on a webinar Thursday.

UN calls for new oversight of global ag traders

10/05/23 2:07 PM By Bill Tomson

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Volatile commodity markets are allowing international agricultural trading companies to rake in big profits in shadowy financial markets even as food insecurity increases in some of the most vulnerable regions of the globe, says a new analysis from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development that calls for regulations to rein in the excesses.

Daybreak Oct. 5: GOP leaders backed attacks on USDA budget

10/05/23 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, Jacqui Fatka, Hannah Pagel, and Bill Tomson

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Two leading Republicans have jumped into the race for House speaker, Steve Scalise of Louisiana, the current House majority leader, and Jim Jordan of Ohio, the House Judiciary Committee chairman.

Report: Global agricultural productivity still lagging

10/04/23 1:20 PM By Jacqui Fatka

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Agricultural productivity continues to fall below the needed targets to meet the global demands of feeding nearly 10 billion people by 2050 as outlined by the latest Global Agricultural Productivity report.

Daybreak Oct. 4: McCarthy won't run again after ouster

10/04/23 10:00 AM By Bill Tomson, Philip Brasher, Jacqui Fatka, Steve Davies, and Noah Wicks

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Capitol Hill is reeling from Kevin McCarthy’s ouster as House speaker.

High RCPP demand will leave some requests unfilled, despite influx of IRA funding

10/04/23 6:26 AM By Noah Wicks

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Applications for fiscal 2023 funding under USDA's Regional Conservation Partnership Program are seeking $2.2 billion, more than four times the $500 million available, according to a slide presentation obtained by Agri-Pulse.

Farm country lawmakers may be vital to airlines’ climate goals

10/04/23 6:23 AM By Philip Brasher

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Even as the airlines struggle to figure out how to pay for the high cost of reducing their carbon footprint, there is significant uncertainty about the political future of fledgling tax incentives that are supposed to reduce the high cost of producing sustainable aviation fuel.

California, with the help of Midwest soybean farmers, is on track to eliminate ‘dirty diesel’ by 2030

10/04/23 6:20 AM By Brad Hooker

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An explosion in renewable diesel has put the state on a trajectory to eliminate fossil fuel-based diesel entirely by 2030.

Menendez scandal raises new concern for US-Egypt meat trade

10/04/23 6:17 AM By Bill Tomson

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The indictments of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and Wael Hana are raising concern over an arrangement that gives control over millions of dollars in U.S. beef and poultry trade to one entity at the heart of the scandal.

Feed labeling changes dropped from ADUFA reauthorization

10/04/23 6:14 AM By Jacqui Fatka

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Although changes to the Food and Drug Administration’s ability to evaluate zootechnical animal feed substances (ZAFS) were not included in the continuing resolution passed over the weekend, supporters are seeking other potential legislative avenues for passage yet this fall including the farm bill or the next CR needed after this 45-day stopgap expires.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Donnell Rehagen - Clean Fuels Alliance America

This week's Open Mic guest is Donnell Rehagen, CEO of Clean Fuels Alliance America. Members of the groups spent last week in Washington reporting the positive impact the EPA's higher RVO numbers are already having in their industry. Later in the week, USDA finalized the Regenerative Feedstocks rule and provided an updated version of the USDA Feedstock Carbon Intensity Calculator. Rehagen says the industry is poised for growth and hopes future RVO guidance can provide room for continued expansion of the renewable fuels sector.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Senate Ag Chair John Boozman on farm bill text release, additional farm aid

Senate Ag Committee Chair John Boozman joins Newsmakers to discuss the farm bill discussion draft released by the Senate Agriculture Committee.

Plus, Tara Smith with Torrey Advisory Group and Anne MacMillan with Invariant discuss the broader farm bill politics at play during the midterm election year and the White House's supplemental spending request to address the cost of the war in Iran, which includes $11.1 billion in additional farm aid and support for year-round sales of E15.

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