Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Hamp: Expiration Of the Farm Bill Hurts Us All
After the Farm Bill extension expired at the end of September, there was hope across farm country that a new piece of legislation would be crafted and approved before the end of the year. A...
Glenn Vaagen Dec 6, 2024

Cargill, Tyson Announce Layoffs
A company letter released this week said Cargill will permanently terminate almost 500 employees in Minnesota, home to the company’s corporate headquarters. The terminations will...
Pacific Northwest Ag Network Dec 6, 2024

Legislation Expanding Broadband Access Passes Senate
Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin as well as Iowa's Joni Ernst recently announced their “Access to Capital Creates Economic Strength and Supports Rural America Act” unan...
Pacific Northwest Ag Network Dec 6, 2024

USDA, FDA Looking at Clarification of Food Labeling
The Food and Drug Administration and the USDA announced a joint request for information about food date labeling, which includes the use of terms like "Sell By," "Use By," and "Best By." The informati...
Pacific Northwest Ag Network Dec 6, 2024

EPA Rule Would Revoke Most Uses of Insecticide
The Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed rule to revoke tolerances for chlorpyrifos, which establishes the amount of a pesticide that’s allowed on food. This rule...
Pacific Northwest Ag Network Dec 6, 2024

Administration Won’t Finalize 45Z Guidance
Biden administration officials won’t finalize guidelines on new clean fuel production tax credits intended for the airline and biofuel industries before the officials leave office in J...
Pacific Northwest Ag Network Dec 6, 2024

Brushfire at Baltimore wood recycling yard closes expressway, light rail, schools
Firefighters are battling a massive, wind-driven brushfire at a Baltimore wood recycling yard that closed a section of the expressway into the city’s downtown, the neighboring light rail line an...
ABC News: Top Stories Dec 6, 2024

UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting latest: Suspect's backpack believed to be found
The unidentified man suspected of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel remains at large after Wednesday's attack.
ABC News: Top Stories Dec 6, 2024

Trump speaks out on Pete Hegseth as embattled Pentagon pick fights for confirmation
Donald Trump on Friday made his first public comments supporting Pete Hegseth since he began making rounds on Capitol Hill to shore up support amid various allegations.
ABC News: Top Stories Dec 6, 2024

A Chinese vessel has been hijacked off the Somali coast, officials say
Local authorities in Somalia have confirmed that a Chinese-owned fishing vessel with 18 crew members aboard was hijacked last week off the northeastern coast of Xaafuun district in Somalia’s Bar...
ABC News: Top Stories Dec 6, 2024


