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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, October 09, 2024
The Department of Agriculture has extended certain school lunch flexibilities through the 2021-2022 school year, including a waiver to allow schools to provide free meals to all children.
A landmark bill aimed at smoothing the development of ag carbon markets has been thoroughly rewritten to protect farmers and to give them more say over the certification of credit verifiers and technical advisers.
President Joe Biden is expected this week to issue a pledge to slash America’s greenhouse gas emissions over the next decade, and he'll host a global climate summit where world leaders will be watching to see how far he’ll go to ensure the commitment is met.
The Environmental Protection Agency is asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to allow continued use of sulfoxaflor while it examines effects on endangered species and develops a more “robust” rationale to support uses of the insecticide.
The Friant Water Authority has inked a deal with the Bureau of Reclamation to restore capacity that has been lost to subsidence for the Friant-Kern Canal.