Category Archives: Agriculture News
Proposed WIC Change Would Decrease Access to Dairy Products
The National Milk Producers Federation and the International Dairy Foods Association say the USDA's proposed changes to the Women, Infants, and Children's Nutrition Program will limit dairy access. "U...
Cumulus Media Nov 22, 2022
California Part Of Growing Cotton Production Movement
The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol released a report showing increasing improvement in the sustainability of American cotton production. The report shows significant improvements in important sustainabili...
Cumulus Media Nov 14, 2022
House/Senate Ag Leadership Stays The Same For Now
Leadership of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees will likely be the same in the next Congress. Who controls the majority in the House, along with the Senate, will have a significant say in th...
Cumulus Media Nov 10, 2022
Higher Priced Turkeys on the Holiday Menu
A new analysis from CoBank suggests consumers will see smaller and higher-priced turkeys this Thanksgiving season. After grappling with staff shortages, plant closures, and supply issues, the turkey i...
Cumulus Media Nov 03, 2022
Ag Economy Barometer Falls Again
Farmer sentiment weakened again in October as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer fell to a reading of 102, down ten points compared to a month earlier. The barometer's Index of Curre...
Cumulus Media Nov 02, 2022
USDA Opens 2023 Dairy Margin Coverage Program Enrollment
Dairy producers can now enroll for 2023 coverage through the Dairy Margin Coverage Program. The program helps dairy farmers manage changes in milk and feed prices. Enrollment for the program runs thro...
Cumulus Media Oct 18, 2022
USDA Takes Aim At Salmonella
The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service released a proposed regulatory framework for a new strategy to control Salmonella contamination and reduce illnesses from poultry products. The agency wil...
Cumulus Media Oct 17, 2022
EPA Asked To Put WOTUS on Pause
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association called on the Environmental Protection Agency to pause their Waters of the United States rulemaking. The action follows Monday's Supreme Court oral arguments ...
Cumulus Media Oct 04, 2022
National Dairy Organization Concerned About Foreign Infant Formula
The National Milk Producers Federation says the temporary, short-term lifting of restrictions on infant formula imports to address the rare infant formula shortage is a positive move to fill the suppl...
Cumulus Media Oct 03, 2022
Court Reinstates Modernized Endangered Species Rules
Modernized Endangered Species Act regulations will be reinstated after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a district court improperly vacated 2019 revisions. The appeals court found that th...
Cumulus Media Sep 23, 2022
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