Farmers will like RFS plan ‘once they fully understand’ it (White House): Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said at a White House cabinet meeting that once farmers “fully understand what you’ve done here, they’ll be fine” with the EPA’s decision to exempt 31 refineries from the RFS while vowing to make up for “lost” ethanol consumption.
Stop ERS, NIFA relocation, say foes (NSAC): The USDA decision to move two research agencies to Kansas City is “deeply troubling but not irreversible,” said an amalgam of science, labor and farm groups in urging Congress to keep the agencies in Washington.
A perspective on ERS relocation (Washington Post): A former ERS economist who chose not to relocate to Kansas City this summer reflects on what he perceives as resistance to the agency’s work from the Trump administration.
FoodCorps co-founder joins Swette Center (The Hagstrom Report): Debra Eschmeyer, co-founder of FoodCorps and head of the ‘Let’s Move!’ initiative on childhood nutrition in the Obama administration, joined the Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems as a global business development director.
Fighting for ‘Macdo’ (NPR): In the south of France, a community is fighting to save its McDonald’s outpost, which residents say has become a vital gathering place that connects the majority Muslim neighborhood to the rest of the country.
Vegan Mexican cuisine spreads in Southwest (AP): From Texas to southern California, a vegan Mexican food industry is taking root in communities with large Latino populations with trucks and restaurants that serve plant-based versions of recipes their owners grew up with.