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NTSB Ruled FAA Can Regulate Drones
- November 28, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted November 28, 2014 The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has sided with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ruling that...
Climate Change Could Increase Crop Insurance Losses
- November 26, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted November 26, 2014 Climate change could increase losses in flood and crop insurance programs significantly in coming decades, according...
OSU Hosting Big Data and UAVs Webinar Dec 12
- November 26, 2014
- Elizabeth
Ohio State University’s (OSU) Agricultural & Resource Law Program has announced its inaugural webinar, Big Data and UAVs: Legal Issues...
Russia’s Import Ban Helps Local Farms
- November 25, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted November 25, 2014 Russia’s ban on western imports of food products has strengthened local, organic farms, according to The...
Oregon Farmers Challenging GMO Ban Under Right to Farm Act
- November 25, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted November 25, 2014 Two farms in Southern Oregon are requesting the court end the County’s voter-approved ban on genetically...
Office of Pesticide Programs Announcing December Meetings
- November 24, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted November 24, 2014 Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is announcing a public meeting of the...
BLM Extending Solar and Wind Energy Comment Period
- November 24, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted November 24, 2014 The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is extending the comment period on a proposed rule, to...
FSA Requesting Direct Loan Servicing Comments
- November 24, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted November 24, 2014 In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting...
NOAA to Hold Nassau grouper Public Meeting
- November 24, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted November 24, 2014 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will hold a public hearing in St. Thomas, U.S....
USDA to Expand SCO for 2016 Crop Year
- November 24, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted November 24, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) has announced that it is evaluating...
North Carolina Launches AgBio[sphere]
- November 24, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted November 24, 2014 North Carolina launched an economic development platform branding the state as the “AgBio[sphere], the complete ecosystem...
NOAA Issues Five Rules Dealing with Marine Fisheries
- November 21, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted November 21, 2014 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued this final rule to implement management measures described in...
Threatened Status and Critical Habitat Designation Issued for Gunnison sage-grouse
- November 21, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted November 21, 2014 On November 21, 2014 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued two final rules dealing...
Farm Groups Urge Section 179 Restoration
- November 20, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted November 20, 2014 The National Milk Producers Federation along with 41 other agricultural organizations in are urging Congress to...
Conaway Selected New House Ag Committee
- November 20, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted November 20, 2014 Rep. Michael Conaway, R-Texas has been name Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, according to a...
Temporary Injunction Granted on Maui GMO Law
- November 18, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted November 18, 2014 A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit filed by Monsanto Hawaiʻi against...
Farm Organizations, ATPs Reach Agreement on Big Data
- November 14, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted November 14, 2014 U.S. farm organizations and agriculture technology providers (ATPs) have reached an agreement on data privacy and...
California Changing Cage Law, Could Set Precedent
- November 11, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted November 11, 2014 Six states are in federal court fighting a California ban on eggs sold from hens kept...
USDA Spending $29 Million to House Farm Laborers
- November 10, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted November 10, 2014 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $29 million...
USDA Seeking Input on New Beef Checkoff
- November 10, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted November 10, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking public input to guide...