Today is the last day to reserve a hotel room at the Sheraton Westport Chalet at the conference rate.
Dr. Nancy Cox to Deliver 2025 William Henry Hatch Memorial Lecture
USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
Director Dr. Jaye Hamby has announced
that Dr. Nancy Cox, retired vice president for Land-grant engagement at
the University of Kentucky, will deliver the 2025 William Henry
Hatch Memorial Lecture Sunday, Nov. 9 in Philadelphia at the Association
of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) annual meeting.
Make Our Children Healthy Again Document Leaked to Politico
While not a final version, a document
titled “Make Our Children Healthy Again” has been leaked to Politico. That
publication reports that the document does not go as far as some MAHA
supporters would like to decrease processed foods. It does mention the Expanded
Food and Nutrition Education Program by name. Further, the report calls for
long pursued Cooperative Extension deliverables, including:
- Foster a better “health informed” public, armed with unbiased information
- Reduce ultra-processed food consumption, favoring minimally processed foods and a balanced diet
- Use diet to reduce medical interventions
- Increase physical activity, particularly in youth, and reduce screen time
- Improve drinking water quality
- Increase precision in agriculture, particularly weed control
- Create opportunities for local, value-added and direct marketing, particularly for smaller operation
