Ag News: Wine Leftovers Health Benefits and U.S. Beef Gains EU Access
**Leftovers from winemaking could eventually be repurposed as a food supplement.
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, studied the grape skins, seeds and other residue left after grapes have been crushed for wine.
Analysis shows it contains health-enhancing compounds and particular sugar molecules that researchers say could be developed into products to benefit human health.
**The federal government is facing another lawsuit over The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and the provision that aids farmers of color.
A group of farmers from Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Illinois and Ohio filed the suit, alleging they’re ineligible for COVID-19 stimulus loan forgiveness because they’re white.
They argue, according to www.agweb.com, the Biden administration’s stimulus plan only provides loan forgiveness to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, defined as Black, American Indian, Hispanic or Pacific Islander, violating white farmers’ constitutional rights.
**U.S. beef gained greater access to the European Union in 2020 through a country-specific quota aimed at allowing more U.S. products in at zero duty.
But with most U.S. beef cuts traditionally consumed in Europe‘s foodservice and hospitality sectors, the U.S. struggled to fully capitalize due to widespread restrictions.
U.S. Meat Export Federation’s Yuri Barutkin says the silver lining is that European distributors made more U.S. beef available to the retail sector where it captured the attention of European consumers.