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Sunday, December 10, 2023
Dairy producers across the country found themselves caught between a slump in milk prices this year at the same time the cost of corn and hay continued to be high. For small to mid-size producers like Eric Fonda in upstate New York, USDA’s Dairy Margin Coverage program proved to be a godsend.
A slate of actions aimed at preparing the Pacific Northwest for a scenario in which four dams on the Lower Snake River are breached appears to be under consideration as the Biden Administration looks to resolve a 22-year-long legal dispute over declining salmon populations, according to a draft settlement document circulated by four House lawmakers.
Despite overwhelming evidence that poor diets contribute to preventable illness and many leading causes of death;– including heart disease, cancer and Type 2 diabetes – doctors and other health professionals get little training in nutrition in medical school and other education.
Farmers who intend to use H-2A workers in 2024 will have to offer pay raises of up to 7%, according to an American Farm Bureau Federation analysis of the USDA farm labor report on which the wage rates are based.
Kansas State State University has received more than $16.3 million for a study to address fragmented research on the interplay between agricultural management and local environmental conditions.
More than 60 Republican lawmakers have complained to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack about the timing of assistance from – and the methodology for – the 2022 Emergency Relief Program.
USDA has joined the Environmental Protection Agency and Food and Drug Administration in proposing a draft strategy to reduce food loss and waste, with the intention of carrying out the plan in 2024.
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