Still a vegetable: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack personally called Maine Sen. Susan Collins to say that the upcoming version of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans would list potatoes as a vegetable, not a grain, as some proposed. (Sen. Collins)
Ban on lab-grown meat: With a blast at the “global elite,” Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a ban on the sale of lab-grown meat in Florida; the state agriculture director said cultured meat, the industry’s preferred term, “is in direct opposition to authentic agriculture.” (Gov. DeSantis)
Canadian rail strike looms: Unionized workers at the Canadian National and the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railroads voted overwhelmingly to strike as early as May 22, potentially halting grain shipments in the nation. (Reuters)