JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - USDA called on to end connections to net zero program P2DNZ
P2DNZ describes itself online as dedicated to “reducing dairy’s greenhouse gas…emissions over the next 30 years.”
AXIOS (Josephine Walker) - The grocery aisle's new double whammy: price and safety
Plenty of Americans feel like they're forking over a fortune for groceries —only to get hit with a recall notice that forces them to throw that expensive food out. Why it matters: While grocery prices are driven by complex trade and energy costs, the safety net meant to keep them safe to eat is fraying, creating a dual crisis of affordability and safety. - The average American household pays more than $10,000 on groceries every year, and two-thirds of Americans think they're spending too much. - Prices have increased by more than 18% since 2022, although some foods have seen sharper or smaller increases. What they're saying: "It can be really, really scary out there," Lauren Borsheim, a food policy analyst at Food & Water Watch,…
NEWSNATIONNOW (Alicia Sitz) - Couple's electric bill sparks fight over Oklahoma power rates
Ground beef prices are nearing $7 per pound, up 63 cents since July 2025, according to the USDA.
JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - Horse smuggling raises new concerns over U.S. screwworm threat
The New World screwworm was eradicated from the United States decades ago, but it has recently returned to the region, reports say
AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Trump signs executive orders letting ranchers process and sell their own meat across state lines
President Trump signed two executive orders empowering cattle ranchers to bypass the handful of corporations that dominate American meat processing, a move aimed at lowering beef prices and giving producers direct access to consumers nationwide. Standing alongside ranchers and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, Trump announced the orders on Friday, calling them "historic action" to break […] The post Trump signs executive orders letting ranchers process and sell their own meat across state lines appeared first on American Almanac .
President Trump signed two executive orders empowering cattle ranchers to bypass the handful of corporations that dominate American meat processing, a move aimed at lowering beef prices and giving producers direct access to consumers nationwide. Standing alongside ranchers and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, Trump announced the orders on Friday, calling them "historic action" to break the grip of four major meatpacking companies that together control roughly 85% of U.S. processing capacity . The president framed the signing as a direct answer to record retail beef prices and years of razor-thin margins that have squeezed family ranching operations toward extinction. The first order directs the USDA to let ranchers slaughter and…Open
NYTIMES (James Wagner and Luis Antonio Rojas) - Inside the Fight Against a Flesh-Eating Fly in Mexico
For the first time in a year, the U.S.-Mexico border partly reopened to cattle imports following a screwworm infestation across the region. The battle against the flesh-eating fly has only just begun deep in Mexico.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Josie Fischels) - Farmer 'alarmed' with Trump's plan to roll back meat processing regulations
National Black Farmers Association founder John Boyd Jr. says farmers want more independence but lack the facilities for safe meat processing.
WASHINGTONPOST (Natalie Allison) - Trump suggests cattle ranchers could bypass USDA-inspected meat plants
A deregulation plan for meat-packing goes from Glenn Beck’s mouth to Trump’s social media.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - MAHA: SNAP Restrictions Have Reduced Soda Consumption.
Soda purchases among SNAP recipients have declined following the Trump administration's new measures, according to a new study.
New research has revealed that new Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) restrictions have reduced sugary drink purchases among food stamp recipients. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Soda purchases among SNAP recipients have declined following the Trump administration’s new restrictions on unhealthy food and drinks, according to a new study. DETAIL: The new restrictions are part of the Trump administration’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) drive, led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The new restrictions allow states to redefine SNAP-eligible items. According to a new study by researchers from the University of Chicago, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Stanford University,…Open
NEWSNATIONNOW (Josie Fischels) - Is the Trump administration secretly selling horse meat labeled as beef?
Horse meat cannot be sold for human consumption without USDA inspections, which a congressional budget provision denies funding for.