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Threatened Status and Critical Habitat Designation Issued for Gunnison sage-grouse

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

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

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

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

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

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

Posted November 10, 2014 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $29 million...

USDA Approved Genetically Modified Potato

–> Posted November 10, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved a genetically engineered potato that reduces the amount...

USDA Seeking Input on New Beef Checkoff

Posted November 10, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking public input to guide...

GMO Labeling Measures Fail in Colorado, Oregon

–> Posted October 6, 2014 Colorado voters have rejected a measure requiring the labeling of genetically modified organisms (GMO) as a...

USDA to Spend $4 Million on Honey Bee Habitat

Posted October 31, 2014 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that more than $4 million will be provided to help...

HSUS Launches Farm Animal Reward Hotline

–> Posted October 28, 2014 The Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS) has launched a hotline to report cruelty and neglect,...

Nov. 19 Webinar Addresses Mandatory GMO Food Labeling Laws

Posted October 27, 2014 On November 19, from 2:30 – 3:30 (EST), the Agricultural & Food Law Consortium will host...

Senators Requesting Immediate Withdrawal of New CWA Regulations

–> Posted October 24, 2014 U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Republican members of the Senate Agriculture Committee have requested that...

Vilsack Announced New Crop Insurance Program

Posted October 23, 2014 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced a new Farm Bill initiative that will provide relief to...

WTO Ruled in Favor of U.S.

Posted October 15, 2014 India broke several World Trade Organization (WTO) trade rules when it banned imports of American poultry,...

Lawsuit Testing Chimpanzee’s Right as Legal Person

Posted October 10, 2014 On Wednesday, a state appellate court heard cases about whether a chimpanzee can be considered a...

Senators Making Efforts to Keep COOL

Posted October 8, 2014 On Monday, a group of 32 U.S. Senators urged Sen. Barbara Mikulski and Richard Shelby to...

U.S., Brazil Resolve Decade-Long Dispute

Posted October 2, 2014 On Wednesday, The U.S. and Brazil ended a decade-long dispute over subsidies paid to cotton growers,...

Drake University to host Farmer-Veteran Coalition Conference

Posted October 2, 2014 Drake University is hosting the Farmer-Veteran Coalition National Stakeholders Conference November 14-15 in Des Moines, Iowa....