Ag News: NPPC Applauds Regan for EPA Admin The nomination by President-Elect Biden Thursday of Michael Regan as the next EPA Administrator is being hailed by the National Pork Producers Council.
NPPC President Howard “AV” Roth says as Department of Environmental Quality secretary in North Carolina, he always had an open door, valued diverse points of view, and worked to find solutions that ensured science and data were guiding decisions.
Regan’s nomination will be considered by the Senate in January. The vitamin C content of citrus fruit has helped boost its popularity during the pandemic, and farmers who grow mandarins say they’ve seen more demand.
Food Systems Remain Flexible Through the Pandemic
Monday Dec 21st, 2020
News Reporter With California Ag Today, I’m Tim Hammerich.
Throughout the pandemic we have occasionally been bringing you updates on how our agricultural and food systems are impacted. Here is another update courtesy of the California Farm Bureau Federation.
As the food system continues adjusting to changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, marketers say the system has proven resilient so far. Supply chains have had to adapt as restaurants and other food-service facilities have been restricted or closed. The changes have tested food supplies and forced farmers and marketers to reconfigure some operations. But people involved in the food system say they’ve remained flexible to try to match demand and supplies.
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