House passes farm bill extension: On a bipartisan vote of 336-95, the House passed a short-term government funding bill that included a one-year extension of the 2018 farm law, allowing more time for Congress to write its successor. (House Clerk)
Ag’s GHG emissions rise: Greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. agriculture “over the past three decades have been steadily rising,” although production became more efficient; climate change will push growing zones northward. (National Climate Assessment)
Change venue, asks Agri Stats: Analytics company Agri Stats, accused of antitrust viiolations in a Justice Department lawsuit filed in Minneapolis, filed a motion to move the trial to Chicago or northern Indiana, saying they were more convenient locations. (Meat and Poultry)
Biodiesel survives challenge:The boom in renewable diesel was expected to wipe out biodiesel producers but they were more profitable than thought and biodiesel production has remained robust. (farmdoc daily)
Self-checkout woes: Big retailers such as Walmart and Wegmans have revised their policies on self-checkout because of complaints that the registers were impersonal and because of high loss rates from incorrect product codes, malfunctioning scanners and outright theft. (CNN)