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Less burping, more meat and milk - how livestock farmers can help tackle the climate crisis

Africa’s livestock farmers are at the forefront of climate change. Images of parched landscapes littered with the carcasses of starved cattle are becoming all too familiar as droughts increase in frequency and severity. But cattle farming globally is also one of the causes of climate change. The world’s three billion…

The Conversation

World making little progress on food waste, a big climate problem

Every Thursday, California resident Richard Redmond takes a gallon-sized container of food scraps to the farmers market in the city of South Pasadena where it is collected and composted for use in gardens – an effort to reduce the amount of household waste he sends to landfill.

Reuters

There's No Good Reason To Expand Government-Funded School Lunches

It's an expensive policy with little upside.

Reason

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US farms lobby to use ‘cruellest’ killing method as bird flu rages

Controversial killing method could become preferred option despite vets saying it should only be used as a last resort

The Guardian - UK

USDA says more than $200M will help meat processors expand

The Agriculture Department announced more than $223 million in grants and loans Wednesday to help small and mid-sized meat processing plants expand to help boost competition in the highly concentrated industry

The Independent UK

Commentary: They still die piece by piece

Two decades after an article in The Washington Post, titled “They Die Piece by Piece,” detailed the horrors animals faced in slaughterhouses and exposed federal officials’ paltry enforcement of the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (HMSA), little has changed. The meat industry and the agency entrusted with regulating it continue…

Tribune News Service

3 Costco recalls you should know about

Recalls of products sold at the popular wholesale warehouse chain were announced via notices and the USDA

Salon

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Cannabis, The Country's 6th Most Valuable Crop The USDA Totally Ignores, New Leafly Harvest Report

Leafly Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LFLY) has issued its second annual Cannabis Harvest Report, which reveals that in some states, cannabis is consistently one of the highest-value crops in the field, though the federal government - even some state and local governments - do not t

Benzinga

Waterlogged wheat, rotting oranges: five crops devastated by a year of extreme weather

Crops are struggling to grow – and produce the same yields – as they would under normal weather conditions

The Guardian - US

LOCALIZE IT: Broadband grants flow to projects in 24 states

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The Independent UK

Biden Is Pushing 'Equity' and 'Environmental Justice' Into Every Corner of the Regulatory State

Will a new commission at the U.S. Department of Agriculture solve racism? We're going to find out.

Reason

Inspection finds ‘very thin dolphins’ at Florida's Seaquarium. New management defends care

MIAMI — Nine dolphins at Miami Seaquarium were underfed as a form of punishment, causing unhealthy weight loss and dangerous aggressive behavior, according to a critical inspection by the federal agency that oversees animal attractions.

Miami Herald

Indian export curbs shake up rice market

MUMBAI: India’s recent curbs on rice exports could trigger a rally in global prices after more than a decade of stability, traders say, as Delhi’s protectionist move coincides with falling output in other major producing countries and rising global demand.

Bangkok Post

What exactly is a "best by" date?

Hey, don't toss that carton of milk just yet — it may still be good

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The Independent UK

USDA announces $1 billion debt relief for 36,000 farmers

The federal government has announced a program to provide $1.3 billion in debt relief for about 36,000 farmers who have fallen behind on loan payments or face foreclosure

Roll Call

USDA begins debt relief payments for thousands of farmers - Roll Call

The USDA has begun debt relief payments for thousands of farmers in Washington's second attempt in two years to provide aid.

WEKU

The process of giving $2.2 billion to farmers who faced discrimination begins soon

The program is a part of the funding provided by the Democratic reconciliation bill. It's also a part of an effort to address discrimination from the Agriculture Department.

Axios

A WWII training ground in Colorado becomes Biden’s first national monument

At Camp Hale, the 10th Mountain Division received extensive winter and mountain warfare training.

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Wait, you can actually freeze butter?

A butter shortage is looming. Here's a guide for how to best store your butter for later use

Salon

Climate may lose backing in Farm Bill

Republicans have already vowed to strip climate funding from the bill

The Independent UK

Drought takes toll on country’s largest cotton producer

Drought and extreme heat have severely damaged much of the cotton harvest in the U.S., which produces roughly 35% of the world’s crop

Salon

McConnell "never needed free lunch"

Why have an expanded Child Tax Credit and universal free school meals both been stymied by Republicans in Congress?

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Mehmet Oz is facing accusations of animal abuse tied to his medical research. Here’s what you need to know

PHILADELPHIA — Mehmet Oz, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, is facing accusations over his treatment of animals following a report that dozens of his experiments at Columbia University resulted in the deaths of hundreds of dogs.

The Independent UK

Dr Oz refuses to comment on report his research killed more than 300 dogs as Fetterman calls him ‘puppy killer’

The Senate hopeful was allegedly part of Columbia University experiments that killed hundreds of dogs and rabbits and dozens of pigs

Chicago Sun-Times

Pumpkin farms in Illinois and elsewhere adapt to improve soil, lower emissions

Farmers are adopting regenerative techniques designed to reduce emissions, attract natural pollinators like bees and butterflies and improve the health of the soil.

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