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Indigenous-Owned Company Canndigenous Awarded USDA Grant To Develop Climate-Friendly Hemp

Wisconsin-based hemp company Canndigenous, in partnership with Iconoclast Industries and several universities and business partners, received $15 million from the “Industrial Hemp for Fiber and Grain” project by the USDA’s Climate-Smart Commodities program.

Benzinga

Key takeaways from Biden's conference on hunger and nutrition in America

The White House is touting many of its pandemic programs and benefits as a way to reduce hunger. But a partisan Congress is among the biggest hurdles.

WEKU

Food banks turn to DoorDash and Amazon to reach people in need

In 2021, 10% of U.S. households experienced food insecurity, according to a USDA report.

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Over 60 ready-to-eat meat products from Illinois company are recalled due to listeria threat

Listeriosis kills around 200 people every year, according to the CDC

The Independent UK

‘The kids are just happier’: could California’s universal school meal program start a trend?

Parents, teachers and anti-hunger advocates hail new free-meal system, saying it improves academic performance and wellbeing

The Guardian - US

Minnesota governor pushes back against food fraud criticism

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is pushing back against critics who say his administration should have done more to thwart what federal prosecutors have called a scheme to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to defraud the U.S. government of at least $250 million

The Independent UK

More consumers buying organic, but US farmers still wary

It used to be that organic crops were an oddity, destined for health food stores or maybe a few farmers markets

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Feds: Minnesota food scheme stole $250M; 47 people charged

Federal authorities have charged 47 people in what they say was a massive scheme to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic and defraud the government of $250 million

The Independent UK

American Hunters Cry Fowl Over Canada Border Ban

Birds don't recognize borders.

Reason

One in 10 US households struggles to afford enough food, study finds

More than 5m families missing meals and cutting portions because of poverty, according to government research

The Guardian - US

Don't touch that vulture

New Jersey officials are choosing to let rotting vultures lie. Experts are horrified at the risk of a new bird flu

Salon

There aren't enough young farmers. Congress is looking to change that

Attracting a younger generation is key to building a sustainable food system, but getting access to land is a huge barrier to entering farming, according to a new survey.

WEKU

Getting SNAP shoppers online is a win for food security and superstores. For corner stores and bodegas, not so much

The push for recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, to shop online has been hailed by anti-hunger activists as a win-win solution to food insecurity. Locally, one out of every 10 households lacks access to affordable, healthy food on a consistent basis.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

US asks farmers: Can you plant 2 crops instead of 1?

There is a limited amount of farmland, so when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last spring prompted worries that people would go hungry as wheat remained stuck in blockaded ports, there was little U.S. farmers could do to meet the new demand

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The Independent UK

USDA scattering rabies vaccines for wildlife in 13 states

The U.S. government has begun scattering millions of packets of oral rabies vaccine from helicopters and planes in 13 states from Maine to Alabama

Tribune News Service

'That's still the dream': Buying up Minnesota farmland

The first step to buying farmland in Minnesota is probably, well, already owning farmland.

The Independent UK

Public health alert issued over Perdue frozen chicken tenders that may contain plastic

The USDA advised buyers to dispose of the gluten-free tenders sold at BJs because they may contain small pieces of clear plastic and blue dye

Ballotpedia

Checks and Balances- August 2022

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

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Salon

A harsh new climate reality for farmers

Growers across the country are reckoning with a harsh new climate reality

Daily Mirror

Mum felt 'sick' after 'hair and nit' found in daughter's, 4, McDonald's drink

Chantelle Gledhill said she felt "sick" and was left unable to eat after a hair and a nit were allegedly found in her four-year-old daughter's McDonald's soft drink

Zenger

Massive Alien Moth Found In US For First Time

"Washington State entomologists are asking the public to report sightings of the atlas moth after one was recently discovered."

Reason

Religious Schools Needn't Follow New Title IX Gender Guidance To Stay in School Lunch Program

Plus: The Espionage Act is still bad, six more states could legalize recreational marijuana, and more...

Tribune News Service

Spaghetti sauce is under threat as water crisis slams tomatoes

Tomatoes are getting squeezed.

Tribune News Service

Don't mess with federal crop insurance, farmers say. Others aren't so sure

From field hearings in Morton buildings to sweet corn feeds at county fairs, farmers have been practicing a refrain this summer: Hands off the federal crop insurance program.

The Independent UK

Video of Orcas fighting at SeaWorld prompts call for boycott

‘We would see bite marks and fresh wounds all over the side of the whale,’ witness says

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