Executive board to assist in negotiations between freight rail carriers and unions. President Joe Biden issued an executive order appointing a Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) to aid in…
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Abbott Infant Formula Plant Resumes Production
The facility reopens again after flooding last month. Abbott, Inc. announced this week that its infant formula plant in Sturgis, Michigan, has resumed production. After a four-month shutdown…
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Ukraine War Overshadows Talks at G-20
Russia’s Lavrov walks out of the meeting. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is representing the United States at the G-20 meeting in Bali, Indonesia. On Friday, G-20 foreign ministers…
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USDA Provides $1 Billion for Local Foods in School Meals
Secretary Vilsack also supports the recent signing of Keep Kids Fed Act. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced last week that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will…
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State Department Predicts Three-Year Food Price Crisis
They say the war in Ukraine is the problem. State Department Special Envoy for Global Food Security Cary Fowler said that food prices will remain elevated for years…
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USDA Partners With Ukraine for Food Security
U.S. and Ukraine enter into Memorandum of Understanding. During a meeting with U.N ambassadors and officials last week, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department…
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President Signs Ocean Shipping Bill
Bill intended to curb inflation and ease the export backlog. Bipartisan legislation to improve oversight of ocean shipping was signed by President Biden Thursday. The president had earlier…
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USDA Commits $65 Million to Food Security of Americas
Participates in joint declaration at Summit of the Americas. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) outlined how they will be participating in the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration…
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USDA Opens Applications for Supply Chain Support
$600 million available for states, territories, and tribal nations. The USDA released an update for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA) and the Local Food…
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Administration Concerned with Ukrainian Grain
Russia has blocked Ukrainian ports from shipping. President Biden’s administration is working to get temporary storage containers for Ukrainian grain into that country, a stopgap measure as it…
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