Senate to vote on USDA funding: The Senate could begin voting on amendments as soon as Wednesday under a bipartisan agreement to debate three appropriations bills for fiscal 2024, including the USDA-FDA funding bill. (The Hill)
Bird flu in Antarctica: The first cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Antarctic region were detected in brown skuas on the island of South Georgia; the birds were probably infected by migratory birds returning from South America. (British Antarctic Survey)
Stabenow nixes MSU chatter: Senate Agriculture chairwoman Debbie Stabenow responded, “Not going to happen!” to speculation that she would leave the Senate to chair the Michigan State University board. (Stabenow)
FDA pesticide residue report: Human food and animal feed samples were “generally in compliance” with FDA tolerance limits for pesticide residues, similar to the results of monitoring tests in recent years. (FDA)