INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 25 -- Barnes and Thornburg, a law firm, issued the following news release: Barnes & Thornburg represented entertainment management company Milk & Honey Music + Sports + Ventures in its acquisition of VMG Sports. The acquisition more than doubles Milk & Honey's National Football League (NFL) client roster, which includes Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs and Paris Johnson Jr. of the Arizona Cardinals, bringing its total representation across football and baseba  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 25 -- The Dairy Business Association issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: The Dairy Business Association, Wisconsin's leading dairy advocacy organization, announced its 2023-24 legislative awards today. More than two dozen lawmakers earned the association's recognition for their commitment to the state's nearly $50 billion dairy industry. Representative Travis Tranel, R-Cuba City, received DBA's 2023-24 Legislative Champion Award, the association's hig  more

RICHMOND, Kentucky, April 25 -- Eastern Kentucky University issued the following story: Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) and Aramark, the school's food service provider, recently announced that EKU will be the first school in the Aramark Collegiate Hospitality Midwest Region with a convenience store (POD) accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. SNAP is a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program that provides food benefits to low-income families to supplement t  more

NEW YORK, April 25 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Demonstrating growing momentum to tackle potent methane emissions from the food and agriculture sector, two additional companies are joining the Dairy Methane Action Alliance, the major global initiative convened by Environmental Defense Fund to drive down methane emissions from dairy. The two newest members of the Alliance include Clover Sonoma, a regional dairy brand in California, and g  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 26 -- The European Parliament issued the following news release: * * * * Measures cover full life cycle of packaging * Less packaging, less waste, restrictions on certain packaging formats * Certain single use plastic packaging types will be banned from 1 January 2030 * Each European generates almost 190kg of packaging waste every year * * * On Wednesday, Parliament adopted new measures to make packaging more sustainable and reduce packaging waste in the EU. The   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service has issued a rule, published in the Federal Register on April 25, 2024, entitled "Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans." The rule was issued by Cynthia Long, Administrator. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: This rulemaking finalizes long-term school nutrition requirements based on the goals of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025,  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture published a Final Rule updating nutrition standards for child nutrition programs, including school lunch and breakfast. Friends of the Earth - along with dozens of other organizations and thousands of students, parents, school foodservice professionals, and other stakeholders - advocated for changes to the child nutrition meal patterns that would better fa  more

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 26 -- The Global Resilience Partnership issued the following news: The Resilient Agriculture Innovations for Nature (RAIN) Challenge aims to convert seed-level innovative agricultural ideas that are meeting resilience needs in East Africa and scale them to sustainable business ideas of interest to private investors and funders. RAIN is supported by the Shockwave Foundation and the Munich Re Foundation. 23 seed level initiatives have been chosen to participate in RAIN C  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 26 -- The National Milk Producers Federation issued the following statement on April 24, 2024, by President and CEO Gregg Doud: * * * Since this virus was first discovered in cows, H5N1 in dairy cattle has been primarily an animal health concern. Today's announcements and actions underscore that continued concern and focus on the well-being of animals and those who care for them. USDA, FDA and scientific research has established what accumulated science indicated al  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 25 -- The National Milk Producers Federation issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: The National Milk Producers Federation thanked USDA for solidifying the ability of schools to offer 1% and fat-free flavored milk in school meals for children of all ages in its final school nutrition standards rule, a victory for schoolchildren that's been 12 years in the making and will encourage consumption of the essential nutrients provided by dairy. "This final rul  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a member of the House Agriculture Committee and House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, applauded new action by the Biden-Harris Administration to promote the health of America's children through school meals. Notably, the new standards allow schools to require fresh foods to be locally grown, raised, or caught when making purchases for school meals  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 25 (TNSres) -- The School Nutrition Association issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Citing research ( https://now.tufts.edu/2021/04/12/study-finds-americans-eat-food-mostly-poor-nutritional-quality-except-school) showing today's school meals are the healthiest meals Americans eat, the non-profit School Nutrition Association (SNA) expressed appreciation to USDA for reflecting feedback from school nutrition professionals in its final rule (https://www.f  more