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RFK tells Senate panel he could support avian flu vaccine

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., told senators Thursday he would support the development and distribution of avian flu vaccines for people if confirmed as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. But he later qualified that commitment by saying he would not back a specific vaccine before examining the science. 



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Ten issues to watch this year: Farm and agriculture policy faces broad uncertainty

Tax and spending cuts are at the top of the to-do list for congressional Republicans and President-elect Donald Trump. But there are a broad array of other issues in play that are critical to food and agriculture, from farm bill and the next dietary guidelines to regulations for pesticides and gene-edited crops, and the future of the Biden administration's climate policies.


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Year in review: Farm bill stalemate, elections, disasters and H5N1 dominate ag news

In 2024, rural America played a large role in carrying Donald Trump to the White House for a second time. Across the country, hurricanes damaged ag infrastructure in Florida, the Carolinas and the Southeastern U.S., and H5N1 spread to dairy cattle. 

After months of development, the farm bill passed out of the House Ag Committee with four Democratic votes and guarded optimism, but it never even made it to the House floor, ultimately leading to another one-year extension of the 2018 farm bill.


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