California’s Prop 12 upheld: The U.S. appeals court in San Francisco agreed with a district court’s dismissal of a lawsuit by farm groups trying to overturn California’s Proposition 12 animal welfare law. Prop 12 bans shipment of pork, veal and eggs produced in other states if the animals are housed in conditions that do not meet California’s animal welfare standards. (FERN’s Ag Insider)
Swine fever in Dominican Republic: USDA scientists confirmed African swine fever in hogs in the Dominican Republic, the closest the highly contagious viral disease has come to the United States. (USDA)
Free school meals: Congress should enact free meals for all public schoolchildren to reduce hunger and improve academic performance, said the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in an op-ed. (The Hill)
Jacobs-Young for undersecretary: President Biden nominated Chavonda Jacobs-Young, head of USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, to be agriculture undersecretary for research. (White House)
Bunge earnings soar: A day after rival ADM reported a 52 percent jump in quarterly profit, grain trader Bunge said its net income leaped to $398 million, a 41 percent increase, an indication of impact of the pandemic on major grain traders. (Reuters)