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USDA Seeks to Renew Discretionary Committee

Posted July 28, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking renewal of the 2-year charter for its discretionary...

GIPSA Proposed Revisions Under USGSA

Posted July 28, 2014 The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is proposing to revise the U.S. Standards for...

BASF Corp. Proposing Sodium Formate Amendment

Posted July 28, 2014 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that BASF Corp. has filed a petition proposing that...

Spearmint Oil Assessment Rate Decreased

Posted July 28, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim...

FCA Proposing to Amend Regulations

Posted July 28, 2014 The Farm Credit Administration (FCA) is proposing to amend the regulations governing the eligibility of investments...

Agricultural Law Center Updates Bibliography

Posted July 25, 2014 All updates to the Agricultural Law Bibliography for the second quarter of 2014 have been posted...

Organic Food Labels, Are They Trustworthy

Posted July 25, 2014 Peter Laufer, a writer and professor of journalism at the University of Oregon, doesn’t just wonder,...

CoBank Partners with USDA to Create Infrastructure Investment Fund

Posted July 25, 2014 CoBank announced that it has joined with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to create a...

Stabenow to Conduct Committee Hearing July 23

Posted July 23, 2014 Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, will convene...

USDA Accepting Applicants for Fruit & Vegetable Pilot Project

Posted July 23, 2014 Agriculture Undersecretary Kevin Concannon announced the release of a Request for Applications from states interested in...

FCA Reducing Regulatory Burdens for FCS

Posted July 22, 2014 Several System institutions responded to the Farm Credit Administration’s (FCA) July 2013 request for comments on...

Indiana Judge Ruled Right to Farm Act as Constitutional

–> Posted July 21, 2014 An Indiana judge issued a summary judgment this week stating that the Indiana Right to Farm Act...

House Subcommittee Hearing Examines Benefits of Ag Biotech

Posted July 21, 2014 On July 10, the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management held a hearing to...

WUD Hosting Margin Protection Program Workshops

Posted July 21, 2014 Western United Dairymen (WUD) will host a series of informational workshops in August and September on...

NASS Accepting Comments on 2017 Census of Agriculture

Posted July 21, 2014 The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is accepting stakeholder feedback in the form of content requests...

FNS Seeking Emergency Approval From OMB

Posted July 21, 2014 In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces Food and Nutrition Service...

RIN Quality Assurance Program

Posted July 21, 2014 Under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program, producers and importers of renewable fuel generate Renewable Identification...

APHIS Adopting Asian Longhorned Beetle Rule

–> –> Posted July 21, 2014 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is adopting as a final rule, without change, an...

APHIS Proposing Regulations for Apples Imported From China

Posted July 21, 2014 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing an amendment to the fruits and vegetables...

China’s Cotton Production Shrinks, Leading to Opportunities for U.S.

Posted July 21, 2014 China is growing significantly less cotton than in the past, which creates opportunities for the U.S.,...