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Rail Canada Supply Chain Letter

NASDA

Letter Dear Prime Minister: Our members represent a broad array of the agricultural supply chain that relies on freight rail transportation from the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) and CPKC, and we write to express concerns regarding a potential significant disruption to the North American supply chains.

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Letter to the President on shipping disruptions due to the East and Gulf Coast port strike

NASDA

Letter Dear Mr. President: Our members represent a broad collection of the agricultural and food supply chains that faced severe shipping disruptions due to the East and Gulf Coast port strike that lasted from October 1 through October 3, 2024. We thank you for your responsiveness to this imminent threat to our countrys supply chains.

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Walmart’s ‘Regenerative Foodscape’

Civil Eats

Consider Lukas Walton, Tom’s cousin, who is using a $2 billion venture capital fund to invest in organic chicken, grass-fed dairy, plant-based supply chains, and ag-tech, while supporting food access and fisheries innovations with his philanthropy. If Walmart does that, it goes against every grain of their corporate culture.”

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Tennessee Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program

ATTRA

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is accepting proposals through the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) program to build resilience in the middle of the food supply chain, to provide more and better markets to small farms and food businesses and to support the development of value-added products for consumers.

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Michigan Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program

ATTRA

Funds will support expanded capacity for the aggregation, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, and distribution of locally and regionally produced food products, including specialty crops, dairy, grains for human consumption, aquaculture, and other food products, excluding meat and poultry.

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Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program in New Mexico

ATTRA

USDA’s RFSI grant program seeks to build resilience in the middle of the food supply chain, provide more and better markets to small farms and food businesses, and support the development of value-added products for consumers, fair prices, fair wages, and new and safe job opportunities.

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On The Ground: Your Dog’s Food Probably Comes From a Factory Farm. Meet Some Folks Who Want to Change That

Modern Farmer

. “Dog food” is regulated loosely compared to human fare, allowing even meat deemed unfit for human consumption due to things such as disease and contamination and moldy grains , a recipe for endless pet food recalls. But dog owners distrust this mysterious supply chain.

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