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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, January 02, 2025
A Texas resident who was directly exposed to dairy cattle that were “presumed to be infected with avian influenza” is being treated for bird flu, the Texas Department of State Health Services said Monday.
New EPA greenhouse gas standards requiring steep emissions reductions for heavy-duty trucks and buses don’t have the same buy-in from the industry enjoyed by the agency’s rule on cars and medium-duty vehicles released about a week earlier.
U.S. agricultural exports must contend with a wide range of trade barriers not based in science that impede access to overseas markets, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said in its latest National Trade Estimate Report.
Responding to the Justice Department’s threat of a lawsuit, Dole and Fresh Express have agreed to abandon a deal in which Fresh Express would have acquired Dole’s Fresh Vegetables Division for about $308 million.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has settled on a running mate and it turns out to be a California lawyer with a strong interest in regenerative agriculture. RFK Jr. has virtually no chance of winning the presidency, but polls show he could draw enough votes to be a factor in a close race between President Biden and former President Donald Trump.
The United Kingdom has lifted tariffs on raw almonds, a move that should save importers in that country about $4 million a year and boost U.S. exports.
A bipartisan group of senators is announcing a proposal today to expand Agriculture Department research on feed additives for reducing methane emissions from cattle.
California citrus growers can get up to $200,000 for projects to help with climate resilience and long-term sustainability under a program made possible by a $5 million grant from the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
New regulations from EPA meant to curb greenhouse gas emissions from new passenger cars will inevitably lead to a decrease in demand for ethanol to be blended with gasoline, but the size and speed of that decline remains uncertain.
