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Severe drought adds new concerns about USDA’s market assistance program

08/01/18 6:35 AM By Sara Wyant

When USDA officials announced last week that they were planning to help farmers hard hit by trade disputes with up to $12 billion in assistance, the news was largely welcomed in farm country as a way to provide short-term relief. But new concerns are emerging.

NCC offers a virtual reality look at how chickens are raised

08/01/18 6:13 AM By Sandra Cowherd

As part of its Chicken Check In program, the National Chicken Council has developed a series of 360-degree virtual reality videos showing stages of the chicken’s life during modern, commercial production.

Chlorpyrifos restrictions could be in store in California

07/30/18 6:37 PM By Steve Davies

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation should list chlorpyrifos as a toxic air contaminant, a state scientific panel has recommended following review of a comprehensive risk assessment of the widely used insecticide.

Washington Week Ahead: Senate actions on farm bill, ag spending on tap

07/29/18 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher

The Senate looks to finally name its team of farm bill negotiators this week while also finishing work on a $154 billion spending bill for a bevy of departments and agencies important to agriculture, including USDA and FDA.

FDA wants to know how to describe what's in your food

07/26/18 7:52 PM By Steve Davies

Information that consumers get on food packaging needs to be clear, brief and supported by science, attendees at a public meeting told Food and Drug Administration officials Thursday.

Iowa State chosen to lead antibiotic resistance research center

07/26/18 3:47 PM By Corryn La Rue

Iowa State University has been chosen to establish and host a new national Institute for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Research and Education center.

Barnyard groups ask Trump to put cultured meat under USDA jurisdiction

07/26/18 1:05 PM By Spencer Chase

Seven groups representing livestock producers and the meat industry have gone straight to President Donald Trump with their jurisdictional requests for cell-cultured protein products.

Land O’Lakes names Beth Ford as new CEO

07/26/18 10:40 AM By Daniel Enoch

Beth Ford has been chosen to succeed Chris Policinski as president and CEO of Land O’Lakes Inc.

Cheesecake Factory repeat winner of Xtreme Eating awards

CSPI says rich restaurant meals hurting Americans' health

07/26/18 6:00 AM By Corryn La Rue

For the past 11 years, The Cheesecake Factory has been featured in the Center for Science in the Public Interest’s annual Xtreme Eating Awards. And this year is no different.

EU court rules gene-editing technique falls under GMO laws

07/25/18 11:54 AM By Corryn La Rue

In a victory for environmental activists, Europe’s highest court said today that crops created by gene editing should fall under laws restricting the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

Open Mic: Claire Babineaux Fontenot

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America. Farmers continue to help feed the hungry, but the number of Americans who are hungry and food insecure is greater today than during the Covid pandemic. Babineaux-Fontenot says the food lines may have moved back inside the buildings, but the need for food continues to grow as contributions are down and federal commodity donations have decreased. Babineaux-Fontenot says federal nutrition programs should be amended to avoid food “cliffs” and help individuals transition away from assistance programs.

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