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Salmon in Klamath River Could Succumb to Gill Rot
- August 22, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted August 22, 2014 Due to the drought, California almond farmers are competing with wild fish for water rights, according...
AFBF to Conduct Second Webinar in Series
- August 22, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted August 22, 2014 The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) along with the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business Global...
Citizens Group to Stop New Water Quality Regulations
- August 21, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted August 21, 2014 A citizens group, opposing new water quality regulations approved by the Iowa Commission, filed a lawsuit...
Arkansas Farmers Suing Turner Grain
- August 21, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted August 21, 2014 On Monday, a group of farmers sued Turner Grain Merchandising Inc. for fraud, according to an...
AFBF Filing Action Against EPA
- August 20, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted August 20, 2014 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released farmers’ and ranchers’ personal data to the public violating basic...
Cargill Settles CWA Violations
- August 20, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted August 20, 2014 Cargill has agreed to pay $187,500 settlement to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), according to...
California Increases Water Plan to $7.5 Billion
- August 19, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted August 19, 2014 On August 13, California lawmakers agreed on a $7.5 billion water plan, which includes $2.7 billion...
Minnesota’s “Buy the Farm” Upheld in Court
- August 19, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted August 19, 2014 A judge recently ruled that a coalition of utilities that planted a power line through a...
Right to Farm Passes in Missourri, Possibility of Recount
- August 8, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted August 8, 2014 Opponents of Missouri’s Right to Farm constitutional amendment were weighing a recount request, after the measure...
Wildlife Refuges Phasing Out GMOs and Neonicotinoids
- August 8, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted August 8, 2014 National wildlife refuges around the country are phasing out genetically modified crops and a class of pesticides...
Georgia Peanut Plant Trial Began
- August 8, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted August 8, 2014 Georgia peanut plant officials waited five days to disclose lab tests positive for salmonella, despite repeated...
Vilsack Announces 2014 Farm Bill Updates
- August 7, 2014
- Elizabeth
–> Posted August 7, 2014 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced an update on implementing the Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014...
Putin Issues Decree to Ban Imports from U.S. and Europe
- August 7, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted August 7, 2014 As a result of Western sanctions imposed over its support for rebels in Ukraine, Russia ordered...
USDA Introduces New Poultry Regulations
- August 6, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted August 6, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has released poultry-inspection rules...
Cattle Groups Pleased with Cool Appeal
- August 6, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted August 6, 2014 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that required meat producers to label...
OSHA Released New Guidance on the Small Farm Exemption
- August 4, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted August 4, 2014 The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) was the target of harsh criticism when the agency...
Allens Ordered to Pay in D&E Case
- August 1, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted August 1, 2014 Allens Inc. has been ordered to pay $2 million under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA),...