California water cuts: The state has agreed to make long-term cuts to the amount of Colorado River water it uses, according to a proposed plan for managing the river released earlier this month by California, Nevada, and Arizona. (Maven’s Notebook)
Mystery PFAS: A new study of food packaging found 61 “forever chemicals” that are not authorized for use in such products. “It’s very hard to explain where they come from,” said the study’s senior author. (Scientific American)
Pennsylvania woos new farmers: The state’s investment in agriculture, including a tax credit for beginning farmers and a program to save farmland from development, has a new generation trading in keyboards for tractors at higher rates than in other states. (Politico)
GMOs dominate crops: Virtually all corn, cotton, and soybeans are genetically modified, and they occupy more than half of all cropland in the United States. (Food Politics)
Polish farmers protest: Polish farmers blocked roads with tractors and flares on Wednesday in escalating protests against EU environmental regulations and cheap food imports from neighboring Ukraine. (Reuters)