Fully fund WIC: Now that congressional leaders have agreed on a top-line limit on federal spending, lawmakers’ priority “should be to maintain Congress’ 25-year commitment to full funding” of WIC, said the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. (CBPP)
Price fixing appeal rejected: Without comment, the Supreme Court refused to hear a case challenging an agreement among poultry processors to proportionally share damages if they lose a lawsuit that alleges they engaged in price-fixing. (Reuters)
More nanoplastic bits: Scientists using a breakthrough technique found that a liter of water in a plastic bottle contains an average of 240,000 tiny particles of plastic — 10 to 100 times more than previously expected and so small they can pass into the blood stream, cells, and placenta. (Columbia Climate School)
USDA awards export funds: Nearly 70 agricultural groups will receive $174.3 million through the Market Access Program and 20 trade groups will receive $27 million through the Foreign Market Development program for export promotion work overseas. (Foreign Agricultural Service)
Walmart as dairy processor: Walmart’s plans to build a $350 million dairy processing plant in Georgia “could signify a transformative shift in the dairy industry, especially in the Southeast,” with the largest U.S. food retailer buying milk directly from farmers rather than relying on suppliers. (Tank Transport)