The need for food assistance has spiked during the pandemic. (Photo by Jim Obradovich for Iowa Capital Dispatch) WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Wednesday laid out USDA’s goals to expand food insecurity and nutrition programs in the president’s budget request, as well as the agency’s focus on programs to address longtime racial discrimination. “Normally I … [Read more...] about Vilsack keys in on food insecurity and nutrition in USDA budget request
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Biden’s budget aims to fight climate change, promote conservation, aid Native Americans
President Biden's budget request highlights commitments to conservation and addressing climate change. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service) President Joe Biden’s first budget request laid out this week reflects the administration’s commitments to advancing conservation and combating climate change, proposing new money across federal agencies to … [Read more...] about Biden’s budget aims to fight climate change, promote conservation, aid Native Americans
Judge rejects rule that let pork plants speed up production
April 1, 2021 2:01 pm FILE - In this May 7, 2020, file photo, workers enter and leave the Tyson Foods pork processing plant in Logansport, Ind. Tyson Foods is planning to open medical clinics at several of its U.S. plants to improve the health of workers at the same time it is under pressure to better protect them from the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)OMAHA, … [Read more...] about Judge rejects rule that let pork plants speed up production
Lawmakers work to soften governor’s controversial biofuels bill
Green Plains has an ethanol plant in Superior, Iowa. (Photo by Perry Beeman/Iowa Capital Dispatch) An Iowa House committee approved a retooled version of Gov. Kim Reynolds’ controversial biofuels mandate proposal on Wednesday. Fuel retailers rallied against Reynolds’ initial proposal, arguing that making the changes required under the bill could cost gas stations up to $1 … [Read more...] about Lawmakers work to soften governor’s controversial biofuels bill