USDA taps nutrition leader: Kumar Chandran was named acting undersecretary for nutrition, overseeing programs including SNAP, WIC, and school lunch, after three years as a nutrition adviser to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. (USDA)
Greenland glaciers retreating: The Greenland ice sheet lost about 20 percent more ice mass in the past four years than previously estimated, said a NASA scientist, and the majority of its glaciers have retreated significantly. (NASA)
Warning on pesticide riders: More than 140 state and local officials signed a letter asking the House and Senate Agriculture committees to forgo any provisions in the new farm bill that would override their rights to regulate pesticides. (EWG)
Co-ops explore collaboration: CHS and Growmark, farmer-owned cooperatives that formed a venture capital fund in 2021 to support breakthrough agricultural technologies, announced plans to explore additional opportunities for collaboration. (CHS)
Vilsack to announce pilot plan: On Friday, at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will announce a pilot program to help small producers and processors directly access higher-value markets. (USDA)