USDA to Spend $4 Million on Honey Bee Habitat
- October 31, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted October 31, 2014 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that more than $4 million will be provided to help...
HSUS Launches Farm Animal Reward Hotline
- October 28, 2014
- Elizabeth
–> Posted October 28, 2014 The Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS) has launched a hotline to report cruelty and neglect,...
Nov. 19 Webinar Addresses Mandatory GMO Food Labeling Laws
- October 27, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted October 27, 2014 On November 19, from 2:30 – 3:30 (EST), the Agricultural & Food Law Consortium will host...
Senators Requesting Immediate Withdrawal of New CWA Regulations
- October 24, 2014
- Elizabeth
–> Posted October 24, 2014 U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Republican members of the Senate Agriculture Committee have requested that...
Vilsack Announced New Crop Insurance Program
- October 23, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted October 23, 2014 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced a new Farm Bill initiative that will provide relief to...
WTO Ruled in Favor of U.S.
- October 15, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted October 15, 2014 India broke several World Trade Organization (WTO) trade rules when it banned imports of American poultry,...
Lawsuit Testing Chimpanzee’s Right as Legal Person
- October 10, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted October 10, 2014 On Wednesday, a state appellate court heard cases about whether a chimpanzee can be considered a...
Senators Making Efforts to Keep COOL
- October 8, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted October 8, 2014 On Monday, a group of 32 U.S. Senators urged Sen. Barbara Mikulski and Richard Shelby to...
U.S., Brazil Resolve Decade-Long Dispute
- October 2, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted October 2, 2014 On Wednesday, The U.S. and Brazil ended a decade-long dispute over subsidies paid to cotton growers,...
Drake University to host Farmer-Veteran Coalition Conference
- October 2, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted October 2, 2014 Drake University is hosting the Farmer-Veteran Coalition National Stakeholders Conference November 14-15 in Des Moines, Iowa....