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by Sara VanderPoel
10 hours ago2 min read
FDA Bans the Use of Red Dye 3 in Beverages, Candy and Other Foods
Food manufacturers will have until January 15, 2027 to reformulate their products, while drug companies will have until or January 18...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Jan 82 min read
USDA Increases Funding for New Specialty Crop Program (MASC) by $650 Million
FSA is providing an additional $650M in funding for the new Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) program and extending the dea...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Jan 62 min read
US Wins Trade Dispute Against Mexico Over GMO Corn Ban
The USMCA panel agreed with the United States on all seven legal claims, finding that Mexico’s measures to ban genetically modified corn...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Dec 23, 20241 min read
H-2A Wage Rates Rising More Than 4% Nationally in 2025 With California Reaching $19.97/hr
Last week, the Federal Register announced that the H-2A minimum wage is set to increase by an average of 4.47% nationally in 2025, with...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Dec 18, 20242 min read
New USDA Program Provides Financial Assistance for Marketing Specialty Crops (MASC)
The program can provide up to $125,000 in assistance to qualified specialty crop producers. Depending on program demand, benefits may...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Dec 16, 20241 min read
South Africa Approved Permits to Import U.S. Genetically-engineered Corn After Drop in Domestic Production
South Africa could import 800,000 tonnes of corn in 2023-24 after producing its smallest corn crop in five years at 13.3 million tonnes...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Nov 20, 20242 min read
BLM Announces Partnerships to Boost Wild Horse Adoptions And Save Taxpayers Millions
Together, these agreements could help save taxpayers roughly $160 million by reducing the costs to care for unadopted wild horses and...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Nov 18, 20242 min read
USDA Announces Change to Federal Milk Marketing Pricing Formulas
Once the rule is published in the Federal Register, the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will conduct producer referendums in...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Nov 13, 20242 min read
2023 California Irrigation and Water Management Data
The total amount of water used in 2023 was 22.6 million acre-feet, down 7.7% from 2018. The average acre-feet applied per acre was...
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