Drug user fees reauthorized: As part of legislation to fund the government for 45 days, Congress reauthorized for five years the laws creating user fees that support FDA review of animal drug applications. (FDA)
Dreyfus income down 14 percent: Grain trader and processor Louis Dreyfus reported net income of $568 million for the first half of its accounting year, down 14 percent from the same period in 2022. (Dreyfus)
SNAP fee prohibition lapses: Retailers and SNAP recipients lost long-standing protection against having to pay processing fees on electronic transactions when the 2018 farm bill expired over the weekend. (The Hagstrom Report)
Overworked wildfire dispatchers: A U.S. Forest Service survey of wildfire dispatchers in the Pacific Northwest found they experience “problems that compromise their own health and safety” because of understaffing and the longer fire season. (High Country News)
Insurance for indoor crops: A new crop insurance policy, available in 25 states, protects indoor growers from losses that are the result of state or federal orders to destroy plant materials due to disease. (Risk Management Agency)