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...
GAO Published Food Safety Report, Fedral Government has Room for Improvement
- December 24, 2014
- Elizabeth
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
- December 22, 2014
- Elizabeth
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
- December 22, 2014
- Elizabeth
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
- December 22, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted December 22, 2014 U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) released additional details of the Actual Production...
U.S. Restores Normalized Relations with Cuba, Agriculture to Benefit
- December 18, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted December 18, 2015 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack stated that he believes agriculture will play an important role in strengthening...
Two Indicted in Organic Tomato Farm Case, Multiple Fraud Charges
- December 17, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted December 17, 2014 The Alabama Securities Commission has indicted James Albert Lawhorne and Jacqueline Wilson in multiple counts of...
Michigan Governor Abolished Local Food Systems Council
- December 16, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted December 16, 2014 Michigan Governor Rick Snyder abolished a council that supported local food systems and agricultural diversity, according...
Wisconsin Supreme Court Denied Raw Milk Case
- December 16, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted December 16, 2014 Vernon Hershberger, Sauk County dairy farmer, will not appear in front of Wisconsin Supreme Court for his...
USDA Requesting Comments on EQIP Rule
- December 15, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted December 15, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is publishing a rule that outlines improvements to the Environmental...
Senate Passes $1.1 Trillion Spending Package, Many Agricultural Riders
- December 15, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted December 15, 2014 The U.S. Senate passed a $1.1 trillion spending package to fund the federal government for the...
Congress Asked to Pass Food Labeling Safety Act
- December 15, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted December 15, 2014 Stacey Forshee, a member of Farm Bureau, asked Congress to help consumers understand the differences between...
ND Brothers Found Guilty of Crop Insurance Fraud
- December 15, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted December 15, 2014 A federal jury found potato farmers Aaron and Derek Johnson guilty of crop insurance fraud, according...
NTSB Ruled FAA Can Regulate Drones
- November 28, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted November 28, 2014 The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has sided with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ruling that...