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Russia’s Import Ban Helps Local Farms

Posted November 25, 2014 Russia’s ban on western imports of food products has strengthened local, organic farms, according to The...

Oregon Farmers Challenging GMO Ban Under Right to Farm Act

Posted November 25, 2014 Two farms in Southern Oregon are requesting the court end the County’s voter-approved ban on genetically...

BLM Extending Solar and Wind Energy Comment Period

Posted November 24, 2014 The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is extending the comment period on a proposed rule, to...

Office of Pesticide Programs Announcing December Meetings

Posted November 24, 2014 Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is announcing a public meeting of the...

NOAA to Hold Nassau grouper Public Meeting

Posted November 24, 2014 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will hold a public hearing in St. Thomas, U.S....

FSA Requesting Direct Loan Servicing Comments

Posted November 24, 2014 In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting...

USDA to Expand SCO for 2016 Crop Year

Posted November 24, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) has announced that it is evaluating...

North Carolina Launches AgBio[sphere]

Posted November 24, 2014 North Carolina launched an economic development platform branding the state as the “AgBio[sphere], the complete ecosystem...

NOAA Issues Five Rules Dealing with Marine Fisheries

Posted November 21, 2014 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued this final rule to implement management measures described in...

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...