Dairy demands port action: The White House “needs to step in and stop the strike” by longshoremen at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports to prevent the loss of U.S. dairy exports, said two industry groups. (National Milk Producers Federation)
Call for hurricane aid: Three dozen representatives and senators said in a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer that “federal agricultural disaster assistance is essential” after Hurricane Helene. (Sen. Ossoff)
MacArthur winners announced: This year’s winners of the MacArthur Foundation’s “genius grants” include Martha Muñoz and Joseph Parker, both evolutionary biologists, and Benjamin Van Mooy, an oceanographer. (MacArthur Foundation)
California limits neonicotinoids: A new state law, set to take effect on Jan. 1, will end the sale to consumers of neonicotinoid pesticides for non-agricultural outdoor use. Agricultural use of the chemicals is regulated separately. (California Department of Pesticide Regulation)