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Colorado debates use of rain barrels for household collection of rainwater
- March 31, 2016
- Elizabeth
The Denver Post reports that the Colorado Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy Committee passed a bill this week to legalize...
Maryland bill would ban products laced with neonicotinoids
- March 29, 2016
- Elizabeth
The Baltimore Sun reports the Maryland senate passed a bill earlier this month that would ban stores from selling products laced...
California bill would standardize food label expiration dates
- March 28, 2016
- Elizabeth
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Assemblyman David Chiu has proposed a food labeling measure, AB 2725, designed to give...
Supreme Court rules against Tyson in class action suit
- March 28, 2016
- Elizabeth
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Tyson Foods over the company’s challenge to a nearly $5.8 million class action...
Iowa Farm Bureau funds legal defense for county drainage districts
- March 23, 2016
- Elizabeth
According to the Storm Lake Times, the Iowa Farm Bureau and other commodity groups are paying legal fees for county drainage...
Ambassador Vetter to speak in Little Rock on Trans-Pacific Partnership
- March 22, 2016
- Elizabeth
The nation’s chief agricultural trade negotiator, Darci Vetter, will speak March 29 in Little Rock about the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership, a...
Wisconsin right to farm law does not apply to forfeiture citations
- March 21, 2016
- Elizabeth
A Wisconsin court recently ruled that the state’s the right to farm law protects agricultural uses and practices only from actions...
North Dakota Supreme Court rules on recreational use immunity
- March 17, 2016
- Elizabeth
In Woody v. Pembina County Annual Fair Exhibition Ass’n, the North Dakota Supreme Court recently affirmed a district court’s ruling that...
EPA issues notice of intent to cancel Flubendiamide products
- March 16, 2016
- Elizabeth
Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the EPA recently announced its intent to cancel the registration of...
Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward to speak on Agricultural Trade with Cuba
- March 15, 2016
- Elizabeth
Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward will deliver the keynote address, “Agricultural Trade with Cuba,” at the Third Annual Agricultural and...
Nebraska legislators consider ‘right to farm’ bill
- March 15, 2016
- Elizabeth
The Lincoln Star Journal reports Nebraska state legislators are considering a proposed constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to “engage in farming and ranching...
Oregon groups seek to ban post-logging aerial herbicide spraying and strengthen forest laws
- March 10, 2016
- Elizabeth
The Register-Guard reports that organizers in Oregon hope to put a measure on the November ballot banning aerial spraying of herbicides...
Washington AG sues another group over GMO initiative
- March 10, 2016
- Elizabeth
Capital Press reports that Washington’s attorney general Bob Ferguson filed suit against Food Democracy Action, a group that campaigned for GMO labels...
Legislation introduced requiring labeling of genetically engineered salmon
- March 10, 2016
- Elizabeth
The Juneau Empire reports that U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, introduced a bill last week requiring all genetically engineered salmon to...
Washington state bill would allow licensed growers to produce industrial hemp
- March 8, 2016
- Elizabeth
According to the Capital Press website, House and Senate lawmakers in the state of Washington approved Senate Bill 6206 establishing regulations...
Proposed bill would bar appeal of ministerial decisions in South Dakota
- March 8, 2016
- Elizabeth
A South Dakota bill that changes the way county zoning is done for Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) has cleared a...
Environmentalists target Point Reyes cattle ranches in lawsuit
- March 8, 2016
- Elizabeth
Environmentalists in San Francisco filed a lawsuit last month over thousands of cattle in the Point Reyes National Seashore. The suit...
Perdue Farms to eliminate antibiotic use in poultry
- March 8, 2016
- Elizabeth
The Wall Street Journal reports that Perdue Farms Inc. will eliminate antibiotics used in chicken it sells as nuggets and strips...
Texas Supreme Court rules on surface water rights
- March 8, 2016
- Elizabeth
In an apparent victory for farmers and longtime water rights holders, the Texas Supreme Court recently affirmed a decision limiting the...