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Wine Smoke Damage Legislation and Local Food for Schools Cuts
The Agribusiness Update
Legislation out of both houses of Congress has been introduced to protect winegrape growers against wildfire smoke damage, and USDA is ending two pandemic-era programs that provided more than $1 billion for schools and food banks to purchase food from local farmers and producers.
GFB in D.C. to Air Concerns and Local Food for Schools Cuts
The Agribusiness Update
Georgia Farm Bureau members visited Washington, D.C. recently, meeting with the Georgia congressional delegation and sharing concerns, and USDA is ending two pandemic-era programs that provided more than $1 billion for schools and food banks to purchase food from local farmers and producers.
Specialty Crop Waiver Bill
Fruit Grower Report
A House bill has been introduced that would reinstate the waiver authority for the Specialty Crop Research Initiative's matching requirement.
USTR-USDA Evaluate Mexican Amendments and Chlorpyrifos in Court
The Agribusiness Update
U.S. Trade Representative and Ag Secretary evaluate Mexico's amendments to decree to ban import and purchase of biotech commodities, and Eighth Circuit Court hears arguments for reinstatement of chlorpyrifos tolerances.
Modernized ESA Regulations Reinstated and September Wheat Production Unchanged
The Agribusiness Update
Modernized Endangered Species Act regulations will be reinstated after a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled a district court improperly vacated 2019 revisions, and USDA's September wheat production forecast is unchanged from August.
Beef Eating Increases and Canned Fruits & Veggies Sales Higher
The Agribusiness Update
The number of people eating beef regularly increases, and the sale of canned fruits and vegetables goes higher amid pandemic.
WOTUS Reinstated and Trade Time Out with China
The Agribusiness Update
Obama's WOTUS reinstated by federal judge, and Trump and Xi call 90 day 'time out' in trade tiff.
Trade with Japan and Reinstatement of Rural Development Undersecretary
The Agribusiness Update
U.S. Ag pressures Trump to improve trade with Japan, and Senate seeks reinstatement of eliminated Undersecretary post at USDA.