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Debates Arise over RFS in Washington
- July 29, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 29, 2014 On July 24, White House counselor John Podesta told a group of senators that reduced volumetric...
FCIC Finalizes Insurance Rule
- July 29, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 29, 2014 The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) has finalized the Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Pear Crop Insurance...
Concerns Over Conservation Regulations Rise With Vegetable Producers
- July 29, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 29, 2014 Last week, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) informed producers of their obligation to comply with conservation...
Wild Horse Lawsuit Gains Additional Plaintiffs
- July 28, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 28, 2014 Two additional parties joined a federal lawsuit concerning wild horse policy, which demands the government gather...
FDA Not Required to Ban Antibiotics
- July 28, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 28, 2014 In a 2-to-1 decision, a federal appeals court has rule that the Food and Drug Administration...
USDA Seeks to Renew Discretionary Committee
- July 28, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 28, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking renewal of the 2-year charter for its discretionary...
ATF Accepting Applications from Veterans for Training
- July 28, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 28, 2014 Armed to Farm (ATF) provides veterans and their spouses an opportunity to experience “sustainable, profitable small-scale...
BASF Corp. Proposing Sodium Formate Amendment
- July 28, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 28, 2014 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that BASF Corp. has filed a petition proposing that...
GIPSA Proposed Revisions Under USGSA
- July 28, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 28, 2014 The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is proposing to revise the U.S. Standards for...
FCA Proposing to Amend Regulations
- July 28, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 28, 2014 The Farm Credit Administration (FCA) is proposing to amend the regulations governing the eligibility of investments...
Spearmint Oil Assessment Rate Decreased
- July 28, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 28, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim...
Agricultural Law Center Updates Bibliography
- July 25, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 25, 2014 All updates to the Agricultural Law Bibliography for the second quarter of 2014 have been posted...
Organic Food Labels, Are They Trustworthy
- July 25, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 25, 2014 Peter Laufer, a writer and professor of journalism at the University of Oregon, doesn’t just wonder,...
CoBank Partners with USDA to Create Infrastructure Investment Fund
- July 25, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 25, 2014 CoBank announced that it has joined with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to create a...
Stabenow to Conduct Committee Hearing July 23
- July 23, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 23, 2014 Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, will convene...
USDA Accepting Applicants for Fruit & Vegetable Pilot Project
- July 23, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 23, 2014 Agriculture Undersecretary Kevin Concannon announced the release of a Request for Applications from states interested in...
FCA Reducing Regulatory Burdens for FCS
- July 22, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 22, 2014 Several System institutions responded to the Farm Credit Administration’s (FCA) July 2013 request for comments on...
House Subcommittee Hearing Examines Benefits of Ag Biotech
- July 21, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 21, 2014 On July 10, the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management held a hearing to...
Indiana Judge Ruled Right to Farm Act as Constitutional
- July 21, 2014
- Elizabeth
–> Posted July 21, 2014 An Indiana judge issued a summary judgment this week stating that the Indiana Right to Farm Act...
WUD Hosting Margin Protection Program Workshops
- July 21, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 21, 2014 Western United Dairymen (WUD) will host a series of informational workshops in August and September on...