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U.S. Senate Ag Committee Passes Legislation To Expand Healthy Milk Options

The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act last week, which would expand healthy milk options for children by reversing the law that removed whole milk from school cafeterias.

The legislation first was introduced by  Sen. Roger Marshall in June 2023 and reintroduced in April 2025 with numerous bipartisan sponsors and co-sponsors.

“Whole and reduced-fat milk should have never been excluded from the National School Lunch Program,” said Sen. Marshall.

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Season 5, Episode 11: New Split Suckling Research Reveals Surprises

Video: Season 5, Episode 11: New Split Suckling Research Reveals Surprises

A recent research collaboration between a university and a commercial farm studied 1,500 sows and 22,000 piglets and discovered unexpected findings about the common practice of split suckling. Their research found that this long-standing practice might not be benefiting piglets on day one as much as producers previously thought.

Discussing the research are Mikayla Spinler, a graduate research assistant at Kansas State University, and Ashley Hartman, a research coordinator at Pillen Family Farms and DNA Genetics. The two discuss how the research was chosen, conducted and next steps on today’s episode.