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USDA invests $64M in strengthening local, regional food systems

10/26/22 6:07 AM By Jacqui Fatka

USDA is awarding $64 million to 185 grants through its Local Agriculture Market Program’s Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Programs and Regional Food System Partnerships to expand the availability of locally grown agricultural products and expand regional food systems.

USDA raises food price forecast

10/26/22 6:02 AM By Philip Brasher

USDA economists are increasing their estimate of food price inflation this year and for 2023, saying that prices will rise more slowly next year but still above the historical average.

Daybreak Oct. 25: Tyson settles Washington broiler price-fixing lawsuit for $10.5 million

10/25/22 10:00 AM By Bill Tomson, Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, and Noah Wicks

Tyson Foods has agreed to pay $10.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by Washington state alleging price-fixing in the broiler chicken industry.

Florida estimates Hurricane Ian damages as high as $1.9B

10/24/22 4:34 PM By Philip Brasher

Hurricane Ian caused $1.2 billion to $1.9 billion in damage to Florida agriculture when it tore through the state last month, with one-third of the losses in the citrus industry alone, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services reported Monday.

USTR pledges help, but no investigation into Mexican produce

10/23/22 5:00 PM By Bill Tomson

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has rejected a petition from lawmakers to conduct a Section 301 investigation into claims that U.S. fruits and vegetables are suffering from unfair imports flowing in from Mexico, but the Biden administration says it still wants to help U.S. farmers.

Vilsack: Debt assistance offers more opportunities for help

10/21/22 3:10 PM By Hannah Pagel

The Biden administration's top ag official says $800 million in debt relief announced earlier this week will not only help distressed farmers facing foreclosure but provide “opportunities for more farmers to receive help.”

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.

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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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