A US federal judge for the District of Columbia Sunday struck down a Trump administration rule that would have ended food stamps for 700,000 Americans. The court struck down the rule after finding it arbitrary and capricious for its failure to account for the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on food stamp recipient numbers. The [...]
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USDA creates $19 billion coronavirus aid program for farmers
The Trump Administration announced a new program on Friday to help US farmers who are struggling economically because of disruptions from the pandemic. Farmers and ranchers are having a hard time getting their goods to markets because large buyers like restaurants and college dormitories have stopped buying. Not only is the lack of markets hurting [...]
District court stays Trump administration rule that was set to kick thousands off food stamps
The US District Court for the District of Columbia issued an injunction late Friday blocking a rule change that would have cut food stamp benefits to nearly 700,000 people. The rule would have affected able-bodied adults without children who receive assistance from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), requiring them to work a minimum of [...]
New York and DC attorneys generals lead lawsuit against USDA over new SNAP benefits rule
New York Attorney General Letitia James and District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine are co-leading a lawsuit filed Thursday against the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). This lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, challenges the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Requirements for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents, a rule passed on [...]
The USDA announced an interim final rule for the establishment of a domestic hemp program on Tuesday. The program was required by the 2018 Farm Bill to create consistency and regulation around domestic hemp production in the US. The interim final rule: “includes provisions for maintaining information on the land where hemp is produced, testing [...]
Federal government argues states cannot sue over school lunch changes
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) submitted a court filing Monday arguing that states cannot sue over changes they claim make school lunches less healthy. The memorandum of law was filed in response to a complaint by several states over changes to the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs. The complaint alleges that a [...]
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem vetoed a bill to legalize industrial hemp production in the state on Monday, stating it would complicate the job of law enforcement and possibly become a first-step toward legalizing recreational marijuana. The final version of the bill overwhelmingly passed the House 58-8 on Monday. However, the bill passed the Senate 21-14, [...]
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday announced the commencement of production of lab-grown meat in the US. “The Agencies are today announcing agreement on a joint regulatory framework,” sais the release, “wherein FDA oversees cell collection, cell banks, and cell growth and differentiation. A transition from [...]
US President Barack Obama signed Senate Bill No. 764 into law on Friday, which requires labeling of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food products under a single national standard. The law requires the Department of Agriculture...
In a 63-30 vote, the US Senate approved legislation Thursday requiring food packaging to display genetically-modified organism (GMO) contents using words, pictures or scannable bar codes. If passed in the House , this law would...