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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
The Agriculture Department is making a wide range of resources available to dairy farmers whose herds are affected by avian flu, including reimbursing them for the cost of personal protective equipment and development of biosecurity plans, in part to gather more information about farmworker health.
The avian flu outbreak has been “all-consuming” for the Food and Drug Administration, which is concerned about the possibility that the virus could mutate and spread to humans, says Jim Jones, the agency's deputy commissioner for human foods.
California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom will join Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and California Ag Secretary Karen Ross in Los Angeles today to discuss the state’s policy on free school meals.
Consumer and produce advocacy groups are celebrating the finalization of a highly anticipated rule updating how farms assess pre-harvest water quality, but remain skeptical about implementation measures.
The Defense Department and some members of Congress are looking at ways to reduce the skyrocketing rates of food insecurity among active-duty military members.
A cleaning company that has employed underage children to clean meat processing facilities around the country has agreed to pay $649,304 in fines, according to an agreement approved by a federal court in Iowa May 6.
Members of a network of California poultry processors and distributors have agreed to pay $4.8 million in back wages and damages and give up $1 million in profits after a Labor Department investigation found child labor and wage violations.
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced a long-awaited final rule imposing requirements on farmers for ensuring that agricultural water doesn't contaminate produce with dangerous pathogens.
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