(AG Insider) President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Tuesday aimed at fast-tracking economic recovery by rescinding or waving regulations he says are inhibiting rapid job growth.   Senior Trump administration officials stated that the Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery Executive Order “is the first time in… Continue reading

Red meat production plunges 23 percent during April amid pandemic   U.S. meatpackers ran at roughly three-fourths capacity during April as outbreaks of the coronavirus forced some of the country’s largest meat plants to close temporarily, said the USDA on Thursday. Production is rebounding in May, but the risk of… Continue reading

When it comes to RFS petitions, Wheeler makes no promises   Senators with opposite views of the ethanol mandate verbally leaned on EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler on Wednesday, with one asking for relief from the requirement to mix the biofuel into gasoline and the other calling for him to unflinchingly… Continue reading

  (AG Insider) Senators with opposite views of the ethanol mandate verbally leaned on EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler on Wednesday, with one asking for relief from the requirement to mix the biofuel into gasoline and the other calling for him to unflinchingly enforce it. Wheeler said he has not reached… Continue reading

Trump launches coronavirus aid to agriculture, with a $750,000 top payment   The Trump administration modified its $16-billion coronavirus aid program for agriculture so it will be easier for farmers, particularly livestock producers and specialty crop growers, to collect larger payments, to a maximum of $250,000 per person or $750,000… Continue reading

  Schools are feeding millions of children. Now they face huge losses.   Public schools served tens of millions of emergency meals in April to low-income children after coronavirus closures ended cafeteria service, said a survey released on Monday. But with roughly half of the school districts reporting a drop-off… Continue reading

  House votes to double coronavirus payments to agriculture   Senate Republicans will ignore the “unserious” $3-trillion coronavirus relief bill passed along party lines by the House in favor of steps such as liability shields for employers, said Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The House bill included $16.5 billion for cash… Continue reading

Food insecurity doubles due to coronavirus, may exceed Great Recession   One-fifth of Americans say they have had trouble getting enough food to eat during the economic turmoil of the cornavirus pandemic, a nearly overnight doubling of food insecurity in the United States, according to a national poll released on… Continue reading

  Overcoming shame, Americans ask food banks for help   Two of every five people visiting food banks “never had to ask for help for food” before — a gauge of the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, said the chief operating officer of Feeding America. Katie Fitzgerald said food… Continue reading