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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, February 16, 2025
In an effort to increase egg supplies ahead of the Easter holiday, the National Chicken Council has filed a petition with the Food and Drug Administration seeking regulatory changes to allow “surplus” hatchery eggs be permitted in the food supply.
Food company executives will have to take steps to address environmental, social and governance issues, even though the political discourse around the ESG issue may feel like it’s a fad, said Bernie Baskin, director for ESG strategy and engagement for Walmart, the nation’s largest grocer.
In the past 11 fiscal years, USDA’s Rural Development agency has financed $341.3 billion through more than 1.7 million different investments, according to a new Rural Data Gateway dashboard unveiled by the agency that shows where the dollars are going.
President Biden will use his State of the Union message tonight to try to convince a skeptical public that the economy is on the mend, and that his policies have a lot to do with it.
The Agriculture Department is proposing to restrict the sugar content of school meals, while tightening sodium limits, increasing whole grains requirements and possibly letting schools continue serving low-fat flavored milk.
Stakeholders offered a tepid response to Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf’s unveiling Tuesday of a new Humans Foods Program, which Califf said he believes will fundamentally transform the way FDA oversees the U.S. food supply.
