WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced the Wildlife-Agriculture Disease Prevention Act of 2024, new legislation to increase inter-agency coordination to prevent and mitigate the spread of wildlife diseases, protecting farmers, consumers, and the economy. "We know that the outbreak and spread of wildlife diseases have severe consequences on our food supply chain, farmers, livestock, and rural economies,"  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research on Aug. 8, 2024: * * * House Committee Farm Bill's $30 Billion SNAP Cut, Other Harmful Proposals Outweigh Improvements By Katie Bergh, Joseph Llobrera and Dottie Rosenbaum In May, the House Agriculture Committee approved a farm bill proposal authored by Chair Glenn "GT" Thompson that would reauthorize and modify the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and several other nutriti more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12733) on Aug. 7, 2024, by environmental policy analyst Jonathan D. Hasket. Here are excerpts: * * * Extreme Heat and Climate Change Scientific consensus supports a causal relationship between increasing global temperatures and the incidence of extreme heat. Extreme heat can have a range of serious consequences, with record-breaking temperatures and heatwaves occurring in recent years. F more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 9 -- The Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, a peer-reviewed journal from the Society of Chemical Industry that says it features the interface between agriculture and food, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 104, Issue 12). Here are excepts: Review: * Markers for meat provenance and authenticity with an account of its defining factors and quality characteristics - a review * Research progress on natural pr more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 9 -- The Institute of Food Technologists issued the following news release: The Institute of Food Technologists Student Association (IFTSA), a student-governed community of members of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), is pleased to announce that McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, has won the IFTSA Smart Snacks for Kids Product Development Competition. The team was recently honored at IFT FIRST: Annual Event and Expo, IFT's popular food science, techn more PR

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT McCOY, Wis. From July 13-27, thousands of Army Reserve Soldiers from multiple units descended on Fort McCoy for the 87th Training Division's Warrior Exercise (WAREX) 87-24-02, training in scenarios "validating Soldier warfighting capabilities in both individual and collective common Warrior tasks," and more. To make sure those thousands of Soldiers have the working training are more PR