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House proposals to include cuts to lowered price school meals in upcoming reconciliation talks could impact over 24,000 high-needs schools serving over 12 million students, according to an anti-hunger group.

The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is recommending a reorganization of dietary patterns into a single, flexible diet that emphasizes plant-based proteins. 

USDA is relying heavily on outside groups and federal retirees to help farmers use the billions of dollars in new conservation funding for climate-smart practices. Based on data provided to Agri-Pulse under the Freedom of Information Act, the Natural Resources Conservation Service now employs about 5,000 people a year who work for partner organizations. 

Some groups and state agriculture leaders are beginning to rethink food as medicine programs to better connect local agricultural systems with nutrition. 

On to Plan B. House Republican leaders were unable to win passage Wednesday night of a stopgap spending bill that would have kept the government funded at current levels into March.