EPA Ordered Registration of Certain Pesticides
- August 26, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted August 26, 2014 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered, pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA),...
USDA Issued Final Rule Under Export Apple Act
- August 26, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted August 26, 2014 The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim rule...
FSIS Released Updated Guidance Reducing Shiga in Shedding Cattle
- August 26, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted August 26, 2014 The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced the availability of its updated guidance document on...
FDA Submitted Information Collection to OMB
- August 26, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted August 26, 2014 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that a proposed collection of information has been...
Kauai GMO and Pesticide Use Labeling Law Ruled Invalid
- August 26, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted August 26, 2014 A federal judge has ruled that a Kauai County law that requires companies to disclose use...
RFS Sent to OMB for Review
- August 25, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted August 25, 2014 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has sent the 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) final rule to...
AFBF Requesting State Authority in Chesapeake Bay
- August 22, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted August 22, 2014 The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) has asked a federal appellate court in Pennsylvania to reverse...
GMO Labeling Initiative on Colorado’s November Ballot
- August 22, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted August 22, 2014 Colorado’s secretary of state has announced that the requirement of labeling genetically modified (GMO) foods will...
Salmon in Klamath River Could Succumb to Gill Rot
- August 22, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted August 22, 2014 Due to the drought, California almond farmers are competing with wild fish for water rights, according...
AFBF to Conduct Second Webinar in Series
- August 22, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted August 22, 2014 The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) along with the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business Global...
Citizens Group to Stop New Water Quality Regulations
- August 21, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted August 21, 2014 A citizens group, opposing new water quality regulations approved by the Iowa Commission, filed a lawsuit...
Arkansas Farmers Suing Turner Grain
- August 21, 2014
- Elizabeth
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
- August 20, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted August 20, 2014 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released farmers’ and ranchers’ personal data to the public violating basic...
Cargill Settles CWA Violations
- August 20, 2014
- Elizabeth
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
- August 19, 2014
- Elizabeth
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
- August 19, 2014
- Elizabeth
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
- August 8, 2014
- Elizabeth
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
- August 8, 2014
- Elizabeth
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
- August 8, 2014
- Elizabeth
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
- August 7, 2014
- Elizabeth
–> Posted August 7, 2014 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced an update on implementing the Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014...