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DOL Drops “Hot Goods” Charges

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

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

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

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

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

–> 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

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

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

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

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

Posted January 12, 2015 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has concluded bisphenol, a synthetic estrogen used in lining the...

Regulatory Accountability Act Introduced

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

–> 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

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

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

Posted January 6, 2015 The Wisconsin Supreme Court reversed an appeals court ruling that ruled a Washington County farm couple...

GAO Published Food Safety Report, Fedral Government has Room for Improvement

Posted December 24, 2014 The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a study, Federal Food Safety Oversight: Additional Actions Needed to...

China Approves Syngenta Corn, GMO Trait MIR 162

Posted December 22, 2014 U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that Chinese officials have approved imports of Syngenta GMO corn...

Legislation Signed to Grow Industrial Hemp in NY

Posted December 22, 2014 New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation to grow and research industrial hemp, according to a...

RMA Releases APH Yield Excursion Program Details

Posted December 22, 2014 U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) released additional details of the Actual Production...