President Biden to Nominate Chief Ag Trade Negotiator Well-known to USApple

The U.S. Apple Association applauded President Biden’s announcement that he intends to nominate Doug McKalip to be chief agricultural trade negotiator in the White House Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. McKalip is well-known to USApple and its leaders, including speaking at a USApple Leadership Luncheon during the organization’s annual Capitol Hill meetings.

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative Applauds Extension of Flavored Low-Fat Milk in Schools

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative applauded an announcement today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that schools will continue to be allowed to offer flavored low-fat milk for at least the next two years.

IDFA Supportive of Biden Administration School Meal Flexibilities, Calls on USDA to Put Policies in Place that Expand Dairy Offerings, Increase Meal Participation

Michael Dykes, D.V.M., President and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association, released the following statement today in support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) final rule maintaining low-fat, flavored milk and other needed flexibilities in USDA child nutrition program meal requirements through the 2023-2024 school year:

NSAC Applauds Biden-Harris Administration Release of Action Plan for Fairer Meat and Poultry Supply Chain

“The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) applauds the Administration’s Action Plan. Now is the time for serious reform to restore fairness, transparency, and competition in agriculture and address concentration and consolidation, the structural root of many challenges that farmers, ranchers, and food processors face,” said Eric Deeble, NSAC Policy Director.  

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White House to Invest $1B to Boost Competition in Meat-Processing Industry and Lower Consumer Prices

January 3, 2022 Kate Sullivan, CNN

The White House on Monday announced it would allocate $1 billion in funding from the American Rescue Plan to independent meat and poultry producers as part of an effort to boost competition in the meat-processing industry and lower prices for consumers.