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Salmon in Klamath River Could Succumb to Gill Rot

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

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

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

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

Posted August 20, 2014 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released farmers’ and ranchers’ personal data to the public violating basic...

Cargill Settles CWA Violations

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

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

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

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

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

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

–> 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

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

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

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

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

Posted August 1, 2014 Allens Inc. has been ordered to pay $2 million under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA),...