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U.S. Beef Production to Drop and Lab-Grown Beef’s Carbon Footprint
A new report suggests lab-grown meat may have a larger carbon footprint than retail beef.
SCOTUS Upholds Prop 12 and Ford to Keep AM Radio
Ford CEO Jim Farley has announced that Ford will keep AM radio in their newly manufactured vehicles in 2024.
Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance and Gas Prices Unchanged
With Memorial Day Weekend, and Americans kicking off the summer driving season, the nation's average gas price is unchanged from a week ago at $3.51 per gallon.
California Wildfire Insurance and Data Shows Few Bright Spots for Export Sales
Wildfires that raged across California over the past several years have devastated farms. There are few bright spots in latest USDA weekly export sales numbers, for the week ending May 11th.
Animal Product Exports Improve Slightly and Black Sea Grain Deal Extended
A USDA comparison between first-quarter 2023 exports of seven animal products with the exports from the same time last year shows some improvement.
Cherries Running Late and GOP House Ag Appropriations Cuts
The House Ag Appropriations bill released last week provides $26.3 billion for total funding, $532 million below the 2023 funding level.
Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Lawmakers Message to Automakers
Data from USDA’s Economic Research Service shows socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers tend to be more concentrated in southern and western regions of the country.
West Coast Port Negotiations and Growers Automation Spending Up
West Coast Longshoremen and terminal operators started negotiations on a new labor contract over a year ago, on May 10, 2022.
California Almond Acres Down and More AM Radio Concerns
California’s total almond acreage decreased for the first time in more than 25 years. More elected officials are voicing concerns about lack of AM Radio in new cars.
Non-Dairy Labeling Fight and Canada Sides with U.S. Over Mexican Corn Ban
Senators Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin and Jim Risch of Idaho led a bipartisan group in calling out the administration’s draft guidance on labeling non-dairy product imitators.