Chicken Breeds, Shutdown – January 15, 2019

Trump asks farmer support on shutdown, hints at farmworker reform

In a speech to the largest U.S. farm group, President Trump asked American farmers on Monday to take his side on the partial government shutdown over a border wall and said that with a secure border, “I’m going to make it easier” for farmworkers to enter the country.

Untangling the cancer risks of glyphosate

A paper appearing in a scientific journal on Monday said the IARC and EPA looked at different materials in reaching contradictory decisions on whether glyphosate posed a cancer risk.

A slow-growth chicken favored by industry

Industry looks to slow-growth chicken

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To cut antibiotics use in poultry production, large-scale producers are turning to slower-growing heritage chicken breeds, reports Maryn McKenna published with EatingWell magazine. It marks a reversal of the recent production model, which emphasized fast-growing birds.

TODAY’S QUICK HITS

Trump sucker-punches farmers (New York Times): In an op-ed piece, a radio news director in Iowa argues that had President Trump “set out to ruin America’s small farmers, he could hardly have come up with a more effective, potentially ruinous one-two combination punch than tariffs and the shutdown.”

SCOTUS to take on SNAP data case (Argus Leader): The Supreme Court will hear a case about whether retailers must disclose their sales from SNAP dollars. The case was originally brought by the Argus Leader, a newspaper based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in 2011.

Trump sucker-punches farmers (New York Times): In an op-ed piece, a radio news director in Iowa argues that had President Trump “set out to ruin America’s small farmers, he could hardly have come up with a more effective, potentially ruinous one-two combination punch than tariffs and the shutdown.”

The year ahead in school food (SNA): The School Nutrition Association issued its 2019 policy paper, which calls on USDA to simplify child nutrition regulations and work with the Department of Education to develop guidance on the length of lunch periods.

How many calories are in that beer? (The Takeout): Beginning in February, Bud Light will become the first American beer to contain a nutrition facts label and ingredients list.

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