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Senate reconciliation keeps farms, forests in climate formula - Roll Call

The measure proposes more than $20 billion for agriculture provisions, including biofuels, conservation and wildfire prevention.

Roll Call

Next on the GOP’s List: Starving Queer Kids

Republican attorneys general, including Ken Paxton, have filed suit over a federal school lunch program that prohibits discrimination against LGBTQ+ children.

Texas Observer

USDA getting tougher on salmonella in chicken products

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing new regulations that would force food processors to reduce the amount of salmonella bacteria found in some raw chicken products or risk shutdowns

The Independent UK

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Republican-led states sue Department of Agriculture over nondiscrimination school meal guidance

Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery (R), joined by 21 Republican attorneys general, filed a lawsuit on July 26, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee that aimed to overturn guidance from the Biden administration and the Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service.…

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Funding for school lunches in jeopardy as GOP officials sue over anti-discrimination rule

More than 20 Republican attorneys general are suing the federal government over a Department of Agriculture programme

The Independent UK

Texas suing USDA over requirement to add LGBTQ protections to nutrition programs’ nondiscrimination policies

The USDA Food and Nutrition Service announced in May that it would expand its definition of sexual discrimination to include gender identity and sexual orientation. Paxton and other attorneys general are suing in response.

The Texas Tribune

Minnesota's meat lockers need apprentices to solve bottlenecks, report says

First, a farmer needs a pig or a cow.

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D.C. Circuit Makes It More Difficult for New Administrations to Stop "Midnight" Rules

It may now require notice and comment to rescind final rules that were never published in the Federal Register.

Reason

America's Meat Shortage Is Self-Inflicted and Fixable

How can it be that with so much cattle in America, we sometimes can't buy meat?

Reason

How much does it cost to raise a child?

For a middle-income family, housing accounts for the largest share of child-rearing costs at 29%.

USAFacts

Long lines are back at US food banks as inflation hits high

Long lines are back at outside food banks around the U.S. as working Americans overwhelmed by inflation increasingly seek handouts to feed their families

The Independent UK

What happens to the food grown in the US?

The US exported $177 billion worth of agricultural goods in 2021.

USAFacts

For these gardeners, every seed counts

At the Experimental Farm Network, seeds don’t just put food on the table, they promote social justice

Salon

The G Word Begs Americans To Fall Back in Love with Uncle Sam

Adam Conover and President Barack Obama want to unruin the federal government. But they’re not really willing to truly consider that it’s too big and too wasteful.

Reason

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Agritourism trail spotlights Black farms in Southwest Georgia

ALBANY, Ga. — Tucked behind the wrought iron gates that line the frontage at 801 Old Pretoria Road is the stuff that retreat-style getaways are made of: an 1851 mansion appointed in period furniture available for rent as a wedding venue or other private event; farm acreage dotted with grapevines,…

WEKU

Florida officials plan to eradicate giant African land snails, again

Back in 2018, the Florida agriculture commissioner described these types of snails as a "triple threat" because of the potential harm to human health, the environment and agriculture.

Chicago Sun-Times

How many calories should you eat in a day: USDA guidelines for men, women, children

The U.S. Department of Agriculture puts out rough calorie ranges as part of its dietary guidelines report, published every five years.

Tribune News Service

US farmers battle floods, heat in bid to replenish food supplies

Global grain markets are at a pivot point, with prices finally starting to ease after a dizzying surge earlier this year. Where things go from here could end up being determined by farmers like Justin Sherlock and the extreme weather that’s hitting parts of the U.S. crop belt.

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The Independent UK

LOCALIZE IT: Ideas for coverage of student meal programs

EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS:

Inverse

What makes eggs organic? A USDA expert cracks open the complicated answer

Organic eggs are distinct from non-organic eggs in how chickens are raised and fed. Organic, cage-free, and free-range are all slightly different terms.

Benzinga

Congress Urges USDA & FDA To Resolve 'Hot' Hemp Difficulties, Addresses CBD Advertising, Veterans & Cannabis Research, Psychedelics

Congressional lawmakers updated several spending bills and reports dealing with important issues in the cannabis and hemp industries. New documents published by the House Appropriations Committee address hemp manu

The Independent UK

Bird flu outbreak waning but threat of virus lingers

A bird flu outbreak in the U.S. that led to the deaths of more than 40 million chickens and turkeys and contributed to a spike in egg and meat prices appears to be waning, but experts caution the virus hasn't disappeared and worry another surge could take hold this fall

Benzinga

Congress Proposes Marijuana Protections For Immigrants, Advertisers And Banks

Fiscal Year 2023 spending bills for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) the and U.S.

The Guardian - UK

More than 20 million farm animals die on way to abattoir in US every year

Guardian analysis reveals toll of heat stress, cold and trauma amid rise in long-distance and more frequent journeys

The Conversation

Fertilizer prices are soaring – and that's an opportunity to promote more sustainable ways of growing crops

Farmers are coping with a fertilizer crisis brought on by soaring fossil fuel prices and industry consolidation. The price of synthetic fertilizer has more than doubled since 2021, causing great stress in farm country.

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