Soda taxes’ limited impact: The one-cent-an-ounce sales tax levied by three California cities had little impact on sales of sugary beverages, perhaps because of limited pass-through to consumers in the initial years, said a study by UC-Davis economists. (University of California)
Panel votes to nix WOTUS: The House Transportation Committee approved and sent to the floor a resolution of disapproval to overturn the “waters of the United States” regulation issued by the Biden administration. (House Transportation)
Bird flu is ‘new reality’: The outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza that began a year ago have killed 58.5 million birds in domestic flocks, and disease experts are beginning to think of continued losses as “a new reality.” (DTN/Progressive Farmer)
Satellite steering is popular: Automated guidance is used on more than 50 percent of U.S. land planted to corn, cotton, rice, sorghum, soybeans and winter wheat. But adoption of yield maps, soil maps and variable-rate technology is much slower. (USDA)
Reform checkoff programs: Five senators filed a new version of the Opportunities for Fairness in Farming bill to increase transparency in the operation of agricultural checkoff programs and prohibit conflicts of interest and anti-competitive practices in them. (Booker)