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Farm Bill and war in Ukraine are hot topics at the Midwest Agriculture Summit

The Midwest Agriculture Summit was held in Fargo where attendees listened to policy makers speak on current agriculture issues and challenges.

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Randy Krotz
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Topics: GMO's, FDA, USDA, Ag South America, Food Security/Shortage,

Argentina's Bioceres says its GMO wheat gets key OK from U.S. FDA

BUENOS AIRES, June 27 (Reuters) - Argentina's Bioceres said on Monday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had positively concluded a review of its genetically modified (GMO) drought resistant HB4 wheat, which it called a "key step" to commercializing it in the country.The HB4 wheat still needs approval from the U.S.

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TOPIC(S): Wheat, GMO's, USDA, Ag South America,

06/27/2022 SOURCE: www.agriculture.com

Argentina's Bioceres says its GMO wheat gets key OK from U.S. FDA

BUENOS AIRES, June 27 (Reuters) - Argentina's Bioceres said on Monday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had positively concluded a review of its genetically modified (GMO) drought resistant HB4 wheat, which it called a "key step" to commercializing it in the country.The HB4 wheat still needs approval from the U.S.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Public Perception of USDA Spending: Gardner Survey Results, Part 4

The US Department of Agriculture funds a wide range of programs in the food and agricultural system – from food assistance to crop insurance. Most of USDA’s programmatic budget (80%) is mandatory, required in statutory provisions reauthorized roughly every five…

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TOPIC(S): Food/Nutrition, USDA,

06/23/2022 SOURCE: www.usda.gov

Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Congressional Deal for Child Nutrition

WASHINGTON, June 22, 2022 – "USDA’s child nutrition programs provide nutritious meals to America’s children. The school and other nutrition professionals who make these meals possible need additional resources and continued flexibilities as they grapple with the ongoing challenges presented by the pandemic. The deal announced yesterday by Chairwoman Stabenow and Ranking Member Boozman and Chairman Scott and Ranking Member Foxx would ease uncertainty and bring a measure of relief to our schools, summer sites and child care feeding programs.

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TOPIC(S): USDA, Government / Policies, Trending News,

06/16/2022 SOURCE: www.agri-pulse.com

USDA supports minorities through 1890s universities

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday it signed an agreement to enhance its support of minority communities through its partnership with 1890s Land-Grant institutions.

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TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Beef Cattle, USDA, Ranching,

06/16/2022 SOURCE: www.foxnews.com

Fewer meat packers threatens our national security

Beef industry changes mean ranchers have gone out of business and big companies have had huge profits. A new bill looks at antitrust as a way to fix things.

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TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Agriculture US, USDA, Government / Policies,

06/16/2022 SOURCE: www.agriculture.com

House Republicans oppose USDA meat investigator as poison pill

The House will vote on legislation to create a USDA special investigator to enforce fair-play laws in the meat industry despite last-ditch Republican efforts to quash the proposal.