Noah Wicks

Daybreak Feb. 14: Census confirms ag consolidation

02/14/24 5:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, and Noah Wicks

Fewer farms. More feedlots. Bigger operations. Older – and still mostly white -- producers.

Rendering left out of federal food waste strategy, groups say

02/14/24 1:23 AM By Noah Wicks

Agriculture groups and state-level agencies are calling on the Agriculture Department, the Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency to give rendering a greater role in their proposed strategy for reducing food loss and waste.

Specialty crop importers frustrated by changes to border crossing reports

02/14/24 1:18 AM By Noah Wicks

Specialty crop importers who rely on USDA's daily data report on foreign products arriving at U.S. ports of entry say it paints a confusing picture that makes it difficult to negotiate prices with foreign suppliers.

Daybreak Feb. 13: Ag Census comes out today

02/13/24 5:00 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, Spencer Chase, and Noah Wicks

USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will release its latest Ag Census today.

USDA teams with AmeriCorps, conservation districts on Working Lands Climate Corps

02/12/24 8:17 AM By Noah Wicks

The Agriculture Department and Americorps on Monday unveiled the Working Lands Climate Corps, a program aimed at recruiting more than 100 young people to provide outreach and technical assistance for farmers looking to implement conservation practices.

Daybreak Feb. 12:Climate Corps moves ahead with new USDA program

02/12/24 5:00 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, and Noah Wicks

The Biden administration is taking a new step today in the development of the American Climate Corps, which is aimed at training a new generation of professionals to work in conservation and climate-related sectors.

Judge pauses Snake River salmon litigation

Stay will give parties time to test $1B restoration plan

02/09/24 3:48 AM By Noah Wicks

A longstanding court case over salmon declines in the Columbia and Snake rivers will see a five-to-ten-year pause after a federal judge agreed to give the Biden Administration, four Northwestern tribes, an assortment of environmental groups and the states of Washington and Oregon additional time to test out a $1 billion agreement intended to resolve the dispute.

Daybreak Feb. 8: Dicamba: Nothing substantive yet from EPA, but existing stocks question looms large

02/08/24 5:00 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, Spencer Chase, and Noah Wicks

EPA’s top pesticide official said Wednesday she doesn’t know what the agency’s official response will be to the decision Tuesday to vacate registrations of dicamba.

Agricultural shippers facing increased costs, delays due to Red Sea disruptions

02/07/24 11:17 AM By Noah Wicks

Agricultural exporters are dealing with increased freight costs and trade disruptions amid ongoing conflicts in the Red Sea, industry leaders told the Federal Maritime Commission during a hearing Wednesday.

Daybreak Feb. 7: Lines harden on farm bill funding

02/07/24 5:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Noah Wicks, Steve Davies, Spencer Chase, and Sara Wyant

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Avian flu was first identified in dairy cattle in March. We asked Michael Dykes, president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association, how USDA’s nationwide milk testing strategy is being implemented to safeguard the food supply and what additional measures may be needed.

Then, Invariant’s Anne MacMillan and Tom Sell with Combest, Sell & Associates discuss the $10B market relief package and what issues they’re watching as the 119th Congress begins.

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