- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, along with Bill Gates, and U.S. Chief Technology Officer Todd Park, kicked off a two-day international open data conference.
- The U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance recently received national recognition from the Public Relations Society of America and the National Agri-Marketing Association for its 2012 consumer communications aimed at restoring trust in the food production system.
- National 4-H Council debuted a new video at the 2013 4-H Legacy Awards celebrating the success of 4-H programming in Africa.
- The Humane Farming Association (HFA) and a broad coalition of animal protection organizations expressed outrage over Senator Feinstein’s introduction of “The Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2013.”