Crop subsidy, conservation payments: Landowners will receive $1.7 billion in annual rental payments for idling cropland in the Conservation Reserve and farmers will get $447 million in crop subsidies in the coming weeks, said the USDA. (Farm Service Agency)
Who hears RFS cases?: The Supreme Court said it would decide whether the U.S. appellate court in Washington is the only venue to hear challenges to EPA decisions on the Renewable Fuel Standard. (law.com)
Salmonella study in Indiana: A partnership of the FDA, Purdue University, and members of the produce industry will conduct a multi-year study into the sources of salmonella outbreaks in cantaloupes grown in southwestern Indiana. (FDA)
More organic ag reports: The USDA said it expanded its Market News reports to provide more information about market prices and production costs for organic milk, cattle, and fertilizer, with additional reports on organic food and feed grains to appear in 2025. (Agricultural Marketing Service)
CBA names new leader: Melissa Hockstad, the head of the American Cleaning Institute since 2017, will begin work on Jan. 6 as chief executive of the Consumer Brands Association, a trade group for food makers. (CBA)