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Daybreak Oct. 21: Vilsack: We’ll keep county committees

10/21/22 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Bill Tomson, and Steve Davies

It looks like USDA is going to keep USDA’s county committee structure that insures farmers have a say in the administration of farm programs.

Historic drop in Mississippi River water levels snarling barge traffic

10/20/22 5:47 PM By Noah Wicks

Water levels in parts of the shrunken Mississippi River and its tributaries are reaching depths not seen in more than 30 years, grounding barges and forcing producers to store more of their grain.

Inflation impacting plans for holiday grocery shopping

10/20/22 2:30 PM By Jacqui Fatka

This year, typical holiday stress is exacerbated by inflationary concerns, with 62% of shoppers reporting their grocery costs have increased year-over-year, according to the Food Industry Association’s U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends 2022 series focusing on holiday shopping. When it comes to holiday plans, 45% of shoppers are more concerned about the price of holiday meals than the price of travel or gifts.

Daybreak Oct. 20: Departing CVM chief praised by industry

10/20/22 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Jacqui Fatka, Bill Tomson, Steve Davies, and Noah Wicks

The Food and Drug Administration is facing a change in leadership with major implications for animal agriculture: Steven Solomon is retiring at the end of the year as director of the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine.

NAS report calls for more research on GHG impacts of biofuels

10/19/22 4:04 PM By Steve Davies

Regulators need to take a closer look at the impacts of biofuel production on land use and the carbon intensity of anaerobic digesters as they develop lifecycle assessments for transportation fuels, a National Academy of Sciences report says.

FDA’s CVM Director Solomon to retire

10/19/22 3:15 PM By Jacqui Fatka

Steven Solomon, director of the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine, plans to retire at the end of this year, according to an agency email obtained by Agri-Pulse.

Daybreak Oct. 19: Grocery merger to get congressional scrutiny

10/19/22 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Noah Wicks, and Bill Tomson

Key U.S. senators are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to probe the announced merger between supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons.

Resnicks pledge $50 million for new UC Davis center and research

10/19/22 8:05 AM By Sara Wyant

The University of California, Davis announced the largest gift ever by individual donors to support a new ag innovation center and research.

New approach aims to get USDA out ahead of farm debt issues

10/19/22 6:30 AM By Spencer Chase

A USDA announcement detailed a new way for Farm Service Agency employees to take a more proactive approach to service accruing debt as producers face challenges in meeting payment requirements.

Base acre update cropping up as potential farm bill issue

10/19/22 6:28 AM By Philip Brasher

Some farm groups are calling on Congress to allow farmers to reallocate the base acreage they have enrolled in farm programs, a move that could allow growers to increase their potential government payments.

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04.26.2024

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: April 26, 2024: USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Lester Moffitt on bird flu, competition

USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Lester Moffitt oversees the Agricultural Marketing Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. She joins us to discuss the latest on the bird flu outbreak and how USDA is responding.

Then, Michael Dykes with the International Dairy Foods Association and Fred Gingrich with the American Association of Bovine Practitioners join to chat more about the impact the bird flu has had on the dairy industry.

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