Food and Ag Influencers Come Together to ‘BEEF Up Back-To-School’ with the California Beef Council

To help with returning to the back-to-school swing of things, the CBC is also providing a money-saving offer. Shoppers can save $2 on a $10 or more purchase of fresh beef by using the Checkout 51 mobile app or at Checkout51.com online. The offer is available in California only and ends at 11:59 p.m. on September 11.

IDFA Applauds SNAP Dairy Nutrition Incentives Program Included in Senate Republicans’ Farm Bill Framework and Other IDFA Priorities

The Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Act currently has 8 bipartisan co-sponsors in the Senate and 15 bipartisan cosponsors in the House. The program would expand the HFMI projects—a 2018 Farm Bill program currently testing best practices for incentivizing milk purchases among SNAP beneficiaries in 19 states—to include a wide variety of nutritious milk and dairy products. 

National Fisheries Institute Statement on Emerging Farm Bill Framework

Available drafts and outlines include an interest in technical assistance to help improve cold chain capacity and infrastructure, an increased awareness of the need for seafood in nutrition programs, a focus on aquaculture, and an effort to give seafood-related businesses access to much needed credit in the form of the Food Supply Chain Grant and Guaranteed Loan Program. 

FMI Supports Bipartisan Efforts to Ensure Farm Bill Passage this Congress

In advance of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture markup of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, FMI – The Food Industry Association expressed strong support for a bipartisan process to ensure the passage of a Farm Bill this year. FMI Chief Public Policy Officer Jennifer Hatcher offered the following statement.

International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) Urges Congress to Add Cheese and Yogurt to the SNAP Dairy Incentive As Farm Bill Develops

The U.S. House Agriculture Committee approved its version of a 2024 Farm Bill. Michael Dykes, D.V.M., president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), released the following statement on the bill.