USDA, Stakeholders Prepare for Farm Bill Implementation
02/15/2019 - Stakeholders representing sectors including agriculture and nutrition met last week at a Farm Foundation Forum to share knowledge and insights.
02/15/2019 - Stakeholders representing sectors including agriculture and nutrition met last week at a Farm Foundation Forum to share knowledge and insights.
02/07/2019 - Registration for the Obesity Care Advocacy Network's winter advocacy day is February 15.
02/07/2019 - U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree and Rosa DeLauro have asked the inspector general's office at the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate a recent Milbank Quarterly report.
02/06/2019 - A San Francisco law requiring a health warning on advertisements for sweetened beverages likely violates the First Amendment, according to a ruling released last week by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
01/30/2019 - The resolution allows the Farm Bill to begin implementation and contains a provision that will allow SNAP recipients to receive benefits through April.
01/23/2019 - Language in appropriations bills in the Senate and House suggests moving forward with the proposed relocation of the NIFA is premature and without adequate justification and cost analysis.
01/16/2019 - The Academy has communicated with Senate leaders requesting they pass appropriations bills in order to reopen the government and ensure continued access to important nutrition programs and services.
12/19/2018 - The Preventing Maternal Deaths Act passed the House and Senate last week and is expected to be signed into law before Congress adjourns.
12/12/2018 - Congress passed the bipartisan Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 on December 12. It is expected to be signed by President Trump.
12/06/2018 - The FDA has suggested that all romaine lettuce reflect the harvest date and location and is encouraging consumers to avoid purchasing any of the variety from the Central Coast of California or that does not reflect the information.