Young adults face higher rates of food insecurity
Gen Z adults were nearly twice as likely to have experienced food insecurity in the first half of 2022 than other adults, according to a report by Purdue University’s Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability. Among these adults — born after 1996, or 18 to about 26 years old — 30 percent experienced food insecurity.
Carbon pipelines face continued resistance in Iowa
A group of farmers and climate change activists attended the Iowa Utilities Board meeting in Des Moines last week and demanded the board vote against using eminent domain to acquire land for several proposed carbon pipeline projects. The group, which calls itself the Iowa Carbon Pipeline Resistance Coalition, also requested a meeting with Gov. Kim Reynolds.
TODAY’S QUICK HITS
Supply chains less strained: Supply chains are working better than they were six months ago, especially in the U.S., reducing inflationary pressures. (Bloomberg)
Texas and Plains states bake: This week, parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas could see their highest summer temperatures to date, with predicted highs reaching 102 to 110 degrees, and the potential for heat indexes to be higher. (New York Times)
N.D. Sens. call for China probe: North Dakota’s senators asked federal agencies to review a Chinese food manufacturer’s purchase of 370 acres near Grand Forks, North Dakota, where it plans to build a $700 million corn mill. (DTN)
Food workers faced the brunt of pandemic: At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, food-production facilities in California got cited for violations of Covid protocols more than all other industries combined. (Mother Jones)
Cost of a healthy diet shoots up: As healthy food gets more expensive, people in poor countries’ ability to afford a nutritious diet is in jeopardy, according to new World Bank data. (Devex)
Electrifying tractors: EV makers are courting farmers, arguing that electric tractors could cut emissions and save on fuel costs. (InsideClimate News)
ON THE CALENDAR
Monday
USAID administrator Samantha Power speaks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on the U.S. response to the rise in world hunger and efforts to improve global agricultural productivity, 10:30 a.m. ET. USAID says Power will deliver a “major address” on “bold steps the U.S. government is taking to combat the worsening hunger and malnutrition crisis for the world’s most vulnerable.” The administrator will be joined by senior representatives from private philanthropy pursuing public-private investment in the fight against hunger and malnutrition.” .
House Rules Committee votes on terms of debate for HR 8294, a “minibus” appropropriations bill that includes fiscal 2023 funding for USDA and FDA, 1 p.m. ET, H-313, The Capitol.
Livestock Publications Council, American Agricultural Editors Association and Connectiv Agri-Media Committee hold Agricultural Media Summit, through Wednesday, Raleigh, North Carolina.
USDA releases annual Mink report and monthly Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook report, 3 p.m. ET.
USDA releases weekly Crop Progress report, 4 p.m. ET.
Tuesday
The House will begin debate as early as today on “minibus” legislation that combines six appropriations bills for federal departments, including $195.6 billion for USDA and FDA, said House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer. Members of the Appropriations Committee included language in the USDA-FDA bill to bar China, Russia, North Korea and Iran from purchasing U.S. agricultural land.
House Oversight subcommittee hearing, “Regenerative agriculture: How farmers and ranchers are essential to solving climate change and increasing food production,” 2 p.m. ET, 2154 Rayburn.
Farm Foundation holds online forum, “Customer demand for environmental reporting: A look at environmental impact measurement,” 10 am. ET. Speakers include Dorn Cox of Wolf’s Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment, Michele Demers of Boundless Impact, Keith Pitts of Marrone Bio Innovations and USDA senior program analyst Kate Zook.
International Dairy Foods Association holds Regulatory RoundUP online, through Wednesday, noon ET.
Wednesday
USAID chief Samantha Power and executive director David Beasley of the World Food Program are lead witnesses at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, “Global food security crisis and the U.S. response,” 419 Dirksen. The hearing will begin immediately after a business meeting at 10 a.m. ET.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee holds a “public briefing with UN World Food Program executive director David Beasley,” 12:30 p.m. ET, 2172 Rayburn.
FDA Commissioner Robert Califf is lead witness at Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing, “Food safety and the Food and Drug Administration,” 10:10 a.m. ET, 124 Dirksen. FDA deputy commissioner Frank Yiannis and Susan Mayne, director of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, are also to appear.
House Agriculture subcommittee hearing, “A 2022 review of the farm bill: Stakeholder perspectives on Title XI crop insurance,” 10 a.m. ET, 1300 Longworth.
House Budget Committee hearing, “Examining the powerful impact of investments in early childhood for children, families and our nation’s economy,” 10:30 a.m. ET, 210 Cannon. A Budget Committee report with the same name as the title of the hearing says SNAP and WIC “are lifelines and pay off over the lifetime of the child.” The report also examines child tax credits and high-quality pre-K and child care programs.
USDA releases semi-annual Catfish report, 3 p.m. ET.
Thursday
International Grains Council releases monthly Grain Market Report, London.
Friday
House Agriculture Committee holds a farm bill listening session, 1 p.m. ET, Carnation, Washington.
USDA releases semi-annual Cattle and monthly Cattle on Feed and Cold Storage reports, 3 p.m. ET.
