The blueberries were distributed in Michigan, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin and in Canada.
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In 2010, an undocumented farmworker from Mexico received a misdemeanor citation for leaving his two young kids alone to buy them pajamas at Walmart.
The Trump administration says this now merits deportation in a potentially wide-reaching court case.
One of Zohran Mamdani's key campaign pledges was municipal grocery stores. Atlanta has him beat--the city opened one up last summer and has another coming soon. www.bonappetit.com/story/zohran...
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Despite plenty of criticism, wellness influencer and physician Casey Means appears likely to be confirmed as surgeon general โ and sheโs planning to focus on food.
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Some background on the fallout from the executive order with MAHA. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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ICYMI: USDA Sec. Brooke Rollins told me in a brief interview that the administration's alliance with MAHA is unchanged despite the president's order boosting glyphosate production, the active ingredient in Roundup.
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Today in @politico.com's Morning Ag:
๐ Dems are making food and agricultural monopolies a centerpiece of their affordability pitch ahead of the midterms.
๐ USDA announced a new filing system for farmers via a multi-million dollar contract with Palantir.
๐ Bird flu in PA is bad right now.
@cafastfoodunion.org are pushing fast food franchises to step up and support their workers' rights amid ongoing ICE operations and raids
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Feeding America names former VA Sec. Denis McDonough as CEO.
www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
NEW: ProPublica recently reported that the U.S. Forest Service knowingly issued protective gear containing PFAS to wildland firefighters.
The agency says it has now stopped distributing those garments.
By @abestreep.bsky.social
Trump attacks Supreme Court justices after he is handed a major tariff loss
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The WH is walking a tightrope as it works to please #MAHA and court traditional GOP allies.
With the glyphosate EO, that challenge became stark.
โAre people happy about it? No, but thereโs a logic here thatโs pretty undeniable,โ a WH official said.
w/ Cheyenne Haslett for @politico.com
"Descendants of enslaved people are fighting an attempt to use eminent domain to carve a spur through one of Georgiaโs largest Blackโowned farms."
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Scooplet in @politico.com's Morning Ag newsletter:
Coca-Cola has left the top trade group the Consumer Brands Association as the packaged food and beverage industry struggles to respond to the Make America Healthy Again movement.
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PETA announces they're no longer supporting cage-free eggs.
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NEW: Yet another reason why Social Security numbers should no longer be used for verifying your identity. @lhn.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/a-mega...
18.02.2026 17:26 โ ๐ 130 ๐ 59 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 3One simple spark, and dried-out kudzu vines could easily catch fire. Thatโs especially problematic when theyโve climbed trees.
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Snow/ice on the ground doesnโt end a severe drought.
The 6โ9" that fell Jan. 25 equaled only ~2" of rain โ and we entered January already 10+ inches below normal after six dry months. February is running ~0.75" below normal.
One storm canโt erase a long-term deficit.
More info at cwg.live
I wrote about this in more detail back in December, too.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Over the weekend, 2 more states began new restrictions on junk food in #SNAP.
RFK Jr. has made these policies a keystone of his Make America Healthy Again agenda, but each state has their own plan, complicating this SNAP overhaul.
Our quiz helps illustrate that:
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A judge ruled that groups representing residents of Louisianaโs Cancer Alley can proceed with their landmark lawsuit seeking a pause on toxic industrial plants in two majorityโBlack districts
15.02.2026 19:21 โ ๐ 3175 ๐ 1088 ๐ฌ 27 ๐ 38A fifth-generation farmer stares down a future in which his land is no longer tended by someone in the family. Itโs new territory for everyone. on.wsj.com/46EmwGM
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The Trump administration is pushing states to revamp the #SNAP program by banning some junk foods.
But every state is slightly different.
We came up with a quiz to show just how confusing this can be for SNAP participants and retailers.
@politico.com
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BEEF RECALL: USDA announces CS Beef is recalling more than 20k pounds of ground beef for possible contamination with E.Coli.
www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-aler...
SCOOP from @abestreep.bsky.social: Firefighters Wore Gear Containing โForever Chemicals.โ The Forest Service Knew and Stayed Silent for Years.
11.02.2026 02:05 โ ๐ 50 ๐ 28 ๐ฌ 4 ๐ 0Capitol agenda: House set to rebuke Trumpโs tariffs
11.02.2026 13:01 โ ๐ 60 ๐ 18 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 1A group of Buddhist monks has finally reached Washington, D.C., on foot, completing a 15-week trek for peace from Texas apnews.com/article/budd...
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Even a small contribution goes a long way:
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"Ideally, by drinking a coffee while you drive to work, you are saving it so that you can have more enjoyment in your life elsewhere, but in all likelihood youโre saving time so you can clock in earlier and clock out later." gourmetmagazine.net/nation-of-su...
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