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Update: Federal Judge Rules EPA Can Release CAFO Information, Protective Order Issued
- January 30, 2015
- Elizabeth
–> Posted January 30, 2015 A Minnesota federal judge ruled that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is allowed to...
Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over CAFO Violations
- January 30, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted January 30, 2015 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is being sued by five animal activist and environmental organizations because...
Ag Groups Worried Over TPP Finalization Before TPA Enacted
- January 28, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted January 28, 2015 U.S. trade officials could finalize the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) in the coming months, according to...
WOTUS Joint Committee Hearing Set for Feb 4
- January 26, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted January 26, 2015 The House and Senate committees have set a joint Feb. 4 hearing on the Environmental Protection...
DOL Drops “Hot Goods” Charges
- January 25, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted January 26, 2015 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is dropping a lawsuit against two Oregon blueberry growers accused...
USDA Approved New Monsanto GMO Seeds
- January 21, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted January 21, 2015 Monsanto has received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for new genetically modified cotton...
U.S. Federal Court Rules Farm are Liable for Manure Pollution
- January 20, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted January 20, 2015 A U.S. federal court has ruled that manure from livestock facilities can be regulated as solid...
Senators Introduce Bill to End Corn-Ethanol Mandate
- January 19, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted January 19, 2015 Sens. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced a bill to approve the Keystone XL...
John Deere Announces Private-Crop Insurance
- January 16, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted January 16, 2015 John Deere Insurance Company has released a new private crop-insurance policy, Added Value Protection, to protect...
Conservation Programs Awarded $340 Million in Federal Funding
- January 16, 2015
- Elizabeth
–> Posted January 16, 2015 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that more than $370 million in Federal funding as part of...
Washington Lawmakers Introduce “Ag-Gag” Bill
- January 16, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted January 16, 2015 A Washington legislator is fighting for an “ag-gag” law, House Bill 1104, according to a Farms article...
Committee Delays Mega Farm Bill Vote
- January 13, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted January 13, 2015 The Indiana Senate Agriculture Committee delayed a bill vote that would give the state more power...
Schumer Seeks Crop Insurance for Barley Farmers
- January 13, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted January 13, 2015 Senator Chuck Schumer is establishing an insurance program benefiting Capital region farmers growing malt barley for...
Ag Groups Form Coalition to Lift Cuba Embargo
- January 12, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted January 12, 2015 Many U.S. farm groups, including Cargill, CoBank, and American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) have launched the...
FDA Clears BPA-Lined Containers
- January 12, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted January 12, 2015 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has concluded bisphenol, a synthetic estrogen used in lining the...
Regulatory Accountability Act Introduced
- January 9, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted January 9, 2015 House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Congressman Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) have introduced H.R. 185,...
Californians Charged with Violating Ag-Gag Law, Charges Dropped
- January 8, 2015
- Elizabeth
–> Posted January 8, 2015 Four Californians have been charged with violating Utah’s “ag-gag” law when they took pictures of agricultural...
Foie Gras Legal in California
- January 8, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted January 8, 2015 A U.S. District Court judge has struck down the ban prohibiting chefs from serving foie gras,...
OMB Failed to Issue Mechanically Tenderized Beef Labeling Ruling
- January 8, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted January 8, 2014 The Office of Management Bureau (OMB) did not meet the deadline to advance the U.S. Department...
WI Supreme Court Overturned Manure Pollution Ruling
- January 6, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted January 6, 2015 The Wisconsin Supreme Court reversed an appeals court ruling that ruled a Washington County farm couple...