Fight over food aid: U.S. farm groups want to roll back provisions that allow the government to use some of the funding for the Food for Peace program to buy food overseas or to distribute aid in the form of cash and vouchers. (NPR)
Reinstate ‘ag gag’ laws: The U.S. appeals court in St. Louis ruled two Iowa “ag gag” laws were constitutional and not a violation of free speech; the laws prohibit using a camera while trespassing and lying on a job application to work at a feedlot and other agribusinesses. (Des Moines Register)
Co-CEOs at OTA: Matthew Dillon, formerly an executive at an organic poultry producer, was named co-CEO of the Organic Trade Association, joining Tom Chapman, who has led the trade group since April 2022. (OTA)
Seek SRE re-hearing: Biofuel and farm groups petitioned for a re-hearing before the U.S. appeals court in New Orleans, hoping to reverse a 2023 ruling in favor of small refiners claiming a hardship exemption from complying with the Renewable Fuel Standard. (Growth Energy)
Week of farm protests: German farmers are midway through a week of protests against a government decision to phase out some fuel subsidies to farmers and truckers in 2026; farmers say they are hard-pressed financially and face the threat of consolidation. (Deutsche Welle)