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Discrimination Financial Assistance and Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act
The National Milk Producers Federation applauded the House of Representatives for passing the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, expanding the variety of healthy milk options schools can serve.
CFB Backs Tax Initiative and New Action to Cancel Glyphosate
New legal action would require the EPA to immediately suspend and cancel glyphosate, the most widely used pesticide in the world.
Food Insecurity for Older Americans and Feeding a Growing Population
To better understand how the world agriculture system may grow in response to population increases by 2050, researchers at USDA’s Economic Research Service created a range of scenarios.
Climate Change & Insects and H-2A Usage Reaches New High
New data from the American Farm Bureau shows H-2A usage reached new highs in fiscal year 2023 despite an increase in the Adverse Effect Wage Rate.
Douglass New CFB President and Land Transfer Navigation Program
Working in partnership with land protection leaders across the country, American Farmland Trust announced a new “Land Transfer Navigators” program.
U.S. Pork Exports Remain Strong and Latest WASDE Report
The World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates from USDA show the 2023-2024 U.S. wheat outlook is for unchanged supplies and domestic use, higher exports, and reduced ending stocks.
Japanese Beetle Progress and Farm Bill Priorities
An effort is underway in Congress to get Senate and House leadership to address several important topics in the new farm bill.
Food Away From Home Spending Up and Farmer Sentiment Improves
For the second month, farmer sentiment improved as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer climbed five points.
CFB Calls for Securing Water Supplies and Cheese Production Higher
USDA’s Monthly Dairy Products Report shows total cheese output, excluding cottage cheese, was 1.19 billion pounds, in October, 0.8% above October of last year and 3.9% above September.
WFB on Cap & Trade Fees and 2023 Census of Agriculture Out Soon
The USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service will begin mailing the 2023 Census of Aquaculture forms starting December 18.