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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, March 29, 2024
Agriculture groups and state-level agencies are calling on the Agriculture Department, the Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency to give rendering a greater role in their proposed strategy for reducing food loss and waste.
One of the biggest days of the year for chicken wing consumption is coming up, and the National Chicken Council expects another massive quantity to be consumed as Americans watch Sunday’s Super Bowl.
A new proposal to reduce wastewater discharges from meat and poultry slaughterhouses and processing plants has the Environmental Protection Agency facing criticism from both environmentalists and the meat industry.
Legislation introduced Tuesday would require the use of “imitation” or some other similar terminology on labels of plant-based meat alternatives sold in American grocery stores.
Poultry integrators will have to provide more financial information to prospective or current growers before entering into contracts with them, under a USDA final rule designed to increase transparency and prevent discrimination in the industry.
Laura Daniel-Davis has a new role within the Interior Department and a lawmaker with a longtime focus on trade and agricultural issues announces his retirement.
There has been a steep drop-off in detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) across the country compared to last year's peaks, but USDA officials and poultry industry groups have no plans to relax precautions.
The prospect of vaccinating against the spread of highly-pathogenic avian influenza has divided the nation's poultry industry groups as the Biden administration moves forward with plans to conduct vaccination trials this month.
As is the case in the months leading up to the debate over a new farm bill, members of the House and Senate Ag Committees are dropping legislation to signal their policy priorities.