The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHKA) expires 30 September 2015. While another extension is a distinct possibility, more controversy is a given.
During 2009-10, the Child Nutrition Reauthorization became front page news across the country as First Lady Michelle Obama championed stricter nutrition standards for the national school lunch program, the second largest federal feeding program after the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Indeed, the controversy over the administration's proposed standards delayed the reauthorization in 2009, and Congress was forced to pass an extension until 2010. It then eventually passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHKA) in December, more than two months after the extension expired 30...
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans continued to accelerate, with USDA reporting another 558 KMT sold to China and 236 KMT to unknown destinations. Combined with sales announced Wednesday and Thursday, the latest purchases bring the three-day total to approximately...
Key Takeaways: With the fall calf run now upon us, producers are finally getting a glimpse of what their realized profits will be for 2026. Some producers may have already obtained a strong estimate of 2026 revenues, especially if calves were forward sold in, for example, the mid-summer...
As fall begins, wild migratory birds are starting their seasonal migration. That has the industry and government officials worried about the potential spread, again, of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Some members of Congress have called for the United States to be prepared for a pote...
