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Arkansas Farmers Suing Turner Grain

Posted August 21, 2014 On Monday, a group of farmers sued Turner Grain Merchandising Inc. for fraud, according to an...

AFBF Filing Action Against EPA

Posted August 20, 2014 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released farmers’ and ranchers’ personal data to the public violating basic...

Cargill Settles CWA Violations

Posted August 20, 2014 Cargill has agreed to pay $187,500 settlement to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), according to...

California Increases Water Plan to $7.5 Billion

Posted August 19, 2014 On August 13, California lawmakers agreed on a $7.5 billion water plan, which includes $2.7 billion...

Minnesota’s “Buy the Farm” Upheld in Court

Posted August 19, 2014 A judge recently ruled that a coalition of utilities that planted a power line through a...

Right to Farm Passes in Missourri, Possibility of Recount

Posted August 8, 2014 Opponents of Missouri’s Right to Farm constitutional amendment were weighing a recount request, after the measure...

Wildlife Refuges Phasing Out GMOs and Neonicotinoids

Posted August 8, 2014 National wildlife refuges around the country are phasing out genetically modified crops and a class of pesticides...

Georgia Peanut Plant Trial Began

Posted August 8, 2014 Georgia peanut plant officials waited five days to disclose lab tests positive for salmonella, despite repeated...

Vilsack Announces 2014 Farm Bill Updates

–> Posted August 7, 2014 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced an update on implementing the Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014...

Putin Issues Decree to Ban Imports from U.S. and Europe

Posted August 7, 2014 As a result of Western sanctions imposed over its support for rebels in Ukraine, Russia ordered...

USDA Introduces New Poultry Regulations

Posted August 6, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has released poultry-inspection rules...

Cattle Groups Pleased with Cool Appeal

Posted August 6, 2014 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that required meat producers to label...

OSHA Released New Guidance on the Small Farm Exemption

Posted August 4, 2014 The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) was the target of harsh criticism when the agency...

Allens Ordered to Pay in D&E Case

Posted August 1, 2014 Allens Inc. has been ordered to pay $2 million under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA),...

Debates Arise over RFS in Washington

Posted July 29, 2014 On July 24, White House counselor John Podesta told a group of senators that reduced volumetric...

FCIC Finalizes Insurance Rule

Posted July 29, 2014 The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) has finalized the Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Pear Crop Insurance...

Concerns Over Conservation Regulations Rise With Vegetable Producers

Posted July 29, 2014 Last week, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) informed producers of their obligation to comply with conservation...

FDA Not Required to Ban Antibiotics

Posted July 28, 2014 In a 2-to-1 decision, a federal appeals court has rule that the Food and Drug Administration...

Wild Horse Lawsuit Gains Additional Plaintiffs

Posted July 28, 2014 Two additional parties joined a federal lawsuit concerning wild horse policy, which demands the government gather...

ATF Accepting Applications from Veterans for Training

Posted July 28, 2014 Armed to Farm (ATF) provides veterans and their spouses an opportunity to experience “sustainable, profitable small-scale...