WTO authorized $1B COOL retaliation
- December 8, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted December 8, 2015 The World Trade Organization (WTO) has authorized Canada and Mexico to place tariffs on over $1...
California consumers can challenge organic food labels
- December 8, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted December 8, 2015 The Supreme Court ruled that consumers could file lawsuits under California law alleging food products are...
Dry and semi-dry sausage production e-book available
- November 23, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted November 23, 2015 The second installation from The Meat Processor’s Journal series is a compilation of expert knowledge, practices...
FDA approves genetically engineered salmon
- November 20, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted November 20, 2015 The FDA has approved AquaBounty Technologies’ application for AquAdvantage Salmon, an Atlantic salmon that reaches market...
FDA seeking comments to define “natural”
- November 17, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted November 17, 2015 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is exploring the use of the term “natural,” asking the...
FDA released rules for fruit and vegetable producers
- November 16, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted November 16, 2015 To minimize the risk of serious adverse health consequences or death from consumption of contaminated produce,...
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Appeals court rules against Obama’s immigration plan
- November 11, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted November 11, 2015 A federal appeals court said that President Obama could not overhaul immigration rules by providing up...
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Georgia farm to pay $485K labor settlement
- November 10, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted November 11, 2015 A Georgia produce farm has agreed to pay $485,000 to settle a federal lawsuit, according to...
Ag committee rejects crop insurance cuts
- October 29, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted October 29, 2015 House Agriculture Committee members state there will be no cuts to the crop insurance program in...
Judge drops charges on man who shot down drone
- October 29, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted October 29, 2015 William Merideth, the man from Kentucky who shot down a drone earlier this year, was cleared...
California bill enacts strictest antibiotic law
- October 13, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted October 13, 2015 California Governor Jerry Brown on Saturday signed a bill that sets the strictest government standards in...
Court places hold on water rule nationwide
- October 12, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted October 12,2015 A U.S. court on Friday issued an order temporarily blocking the implementation of a federal water rule...
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Peanut executive sentenced to 28 years for salmonella outbreak
- September 23, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted September 23, 2015 The former owner of a Georgia peanut company was sentenced to 28 years in prison on...
McDonald’s shifting to cage-free eggs
- September 11, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted September 11, 2015 McDonald’s Corp. said it will transition to cage-free eggs for almost 16,000 restaurants in the United...
Federal judge halts EPA’s clean water rule
- August 28, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted August 28, 2015 A federal judge in North Dakota blocked the Obama administration’s waters of the U.S. (WOTUS)” rule...
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Ruling mandates stricter ag runoff limits
- August 24, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted August 24, 2015 A Sacramento Superior Court judge has ordered the state to write stricter controls for agriculture water...
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Idaho’s ag-gag law ruled unconstitutional by federal judge
- August 5, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted August 6, 2015 A federal judge struck down Idaho’s ban on undercover videos at factory farms, ruling that state legislators wrongly criminalized free...
Twelve states challenging CWA rule to be heard together
- August 3, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted August 3, 2015 A dozen lawsuits against the newly finalized “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule are scheduled...
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Federal prosecutors seeking life sentence for Parnell brothers
- July 27, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted July 27, 2015 Federal court officers have recommended a life sentence for a peanut company executive convicted of selling...
Missouri sues USDA over crop insurance deadlines
- July 22, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted July 22, 2015 Missouri filed a lawsuit pushing the federal government to extend a key agricultural deadline, which...