Farm bill feedback: House Ag Committee launched an online portal to solicit feedback from House members on the “experiences and priorities of the farmers, ranchers, foresters, producers, and consumers they represent.” (Thompson)
Farm bill priorities: Former USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan spelled out her “dream” priorities for farm bill funding: “organic agriculture as a climate solution; infrastructure to support local and regional markets … and agricultural science and technology research aimed at reducing labor and chemical inputs.” (The Conversation)
Food-label clarity: Reps. Chellie Pingree and Dan Newhouse, and Sen. Richard Blumenthal reintroduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill “designed to end consumer confusion around food date labeling.” (Pingree)
Crab trouble: A new study finds that climate change is causing Dungeness crabs to lose their sense of smell, which could partially explain why their populations are thinning. (Global Change Biology)
Farmers arrested: Spain’s Civil Guard arrested 26 fruit farmers in raids on illegal wells in the Andalusia region, as part of a widening crackdown on unauthorized water use amid a prolonged drought. (AP)