Articles by Jacqui Fatka

SNAP dairy incentives program gets boost

10/26/22 6:10 AM By Jacqui Fatka

USDA-FNS authorized $3 million to Auburn University’s Hunger Solutions Institute to work with six retailers in Alabama, California, Georgia and South Dakota to implement at 116 locations its Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Projects to encourage increased consumption of healthy dairy products.

USDA invests $64M in strengthening local, regional food systems

10/26/22 6:07 AM By Jacqui Fatka

USDA is awarding $64 million to 185 grants through its Local Agriculture Market Program’s Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Programs and Regional Food System Partnerships to expand the availability of locally grown agricultural products and expand regional food systems.

Daybreak Oct. 24: Analyst: Senate up in the air as Dems face political headwinds

10/24/22 10:00 AM By Bill Tomson, Jacqui Fatka, Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, and Noah Wicks

Republicans appear to be getting some momentum in the final weeks of the congressional campaigns.

Inflation impacting plans for holiday grocery shopping

10/20/22 2:30 PM By Jacqui Fatka

This year, typical holiday stress is exacerbated by inflationary concerns, with 62% of shoppers reporting their grocery costs have increased year-over-year, according to the Food Industry Association’s U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends 2022 series focusing on holiday shopping. When it comes to holiday plans, 45% of shoppers are more concerned about the price of holiday meals than the price of travel or gifts.

Daybreak Oct. 20: Departing CVM chief praised by industry

10/20/22 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Jacqui Fatka, Bill Tomson, Steve Davies, and Noah Wicks

The Food and Drug Administration is facing a change in leadership with major implications for animal agriculture: Steven Solomon is retiring at the end of the year as director of the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine.

FDA’s CVM Director Solomon to retire

10/19/22 3:15 PM By Jacqui Fatka

Steven Solomon, director of the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine, plans to retire at the end of this year, according to an agency email obtained by Agri-Pulse.

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