Two California Forestry Bills Passed
- July 1, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 1, 2014 Both Assembly Bill 2142 and Assembly Bill 1867 passed the Senate Natural Resources and Wildlife Committee...
Groups Urge Congress to Take Action on Cool Dispute
- June 30, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted June 30, 2014 A broad coalition of industries is urging Congress to take action on the U.S. Country of...
Initiative-522 Fined for Failure to Report Donations
- June 30, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted June 30, 2014 The campaign committee behind last fall’s food-labeling initiative must pay $4,000 fine for failing to...
House Passes CFTC Reauthorization Bill
- June 30, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted June 30, 2014 On Tuesday, the Consumer Protection End User Relief Act (H.R. 4413) was passed, authorizing the Commission...
FDA Issued Nanotechnology Guidelines
- June 26, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted June 26, 2014 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued three final guidances and one draft guidance that provide...
FSMA Implementation Teleconference Scheduled
- June 26, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted June 26, 2014 A Produce Safety Alliance teleconference, along with staff from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will...
NSAC Issues Climate Change Recommendations Under Farm Bill
- June 26, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted June 26, 2014 A year after the President’s Climate Action Plan, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) announced the...
Nine PACA Violators Restricted by USDA
- June 24, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted June 24, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) restricted nine produce businesses for failure to pay reparation awards...
Agriculture Research Boards Begins Search for Directors
- June 24, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted June 24, 2014 Board of directors to be named for the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, which was...
Vermont Hiring Outside Help for GMO Labeling Law
- June 24, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted June 24, 2014 Vermont is preparing to defend the nation’s first law requiring food manufacturers to label products containing...
Legislation Introduced to Repeal RFS Ethanol Mandates
- June 24, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted June 24, 2014 Congressman James Lankford (R-OK) introduced the “Phantom Fuels Elimination Act” that would repeal the corn ethanol...
Big Data Project to Obtain Agricultural Data
- June 24, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted June 24, 2014 Iowa farm and community organizations are supporting a project that will “harness the power of...
House Agriculture Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Waters of U.S. ‘Interpretive Rule’
- June 20, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted June 20, 2014 Agriculture Undersecretary for Natural Resources and Environmental Robert Bonnie maintained conservation practices under the interpretative rules...
Farm Groups to Remain on Gray Wolf Panel
- June 20, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted June 20, 2014 California Farm Bureau Federation (CFBF) and California Cattlemen’s Associations (CCA) leaders have decided to remain involved...
Agriculture Scientists to Address Hunger Issues at 2014 Borlaug Symposium
- June 20, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted June 20, 2014 The World Food Prize Borlaug Dialogue international symposium will be held October 15-17 in Des Moines,...
Estate Taxes Ready for Repeal
- June 20, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted June 20, 2014 Legislation to repeal estate taxes is ready for floor action with 218 co-sponsors, more than half...
Wisconsin Dairy Farm Fined for Discharging Manure
- June 19, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted June 19, 2014 Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced a judgment and order against a Viroqua dairy farm that...
Center for Food Animal Wellbeing Symposium Announced
- June 19, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted June 19, 2014 The Center for Animal Wellbeing is hosting the fourth annual symposium August 7 on advances and current...
New Bill Benefits NY Craft Beverage Producers
- June 19, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted June 19, 2014 Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a bill to reduce restrictions for craft beverage producers in New York, according...
FDA Increases Fish Consumption Guidelines
- June 19, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted June 19, 2014 Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) assured pregnant women and nursing women that they should...