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Experts Weigh in on Making Farm Bill Decisions

Posted April 10, 2014   The new farm bill includes many changes and farm services experts and agricultural accountants are offering...

Mexico Publishes Rule Allowing Import of U.S. Potatoes

Posted April 10, 2014   Mexico recently released a rule, lifting the restrictions on imports of U.S. fresh potatoes, according to...

Legislators, Appeals Court Question Delay in Ethanol Mandate Implementation

Posted April 10, 2014   Legislators and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit are asking questions over the...

Vermont Senate to Consider GE Food Labeling Bill

Posted April 9, 2014   Vermont may be the first state in the country to require labeling on genetically engineered (GE)...

Senators Propose New Caps on Crop Insurance Subsidies

Posted April 9, 2014   Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) recently introduced legislation that would cap crop insurance...

China Restricts Imports of U.S. Hogs

Posted April 9, 2014   China has imposed tougher restrictions for imports of live pigs from the U.S., citing concerns about...

FDA: Increased Funding Needed to Implement FSMA

Posted April 8, 2014   The FDA needs increased funding in FY 2015 to completely implement rules for the Food Safety...

Appeals Court Vacates COOL Ruling, Full Court to Rehear Case

Posted April 8, 2014   The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals recently vacated the March 28 ruling denying the American Meat...

EPA Explains Proposed Rule Clarifying “Waters of the U.S.”

April 8, 2014   U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrators recently acted to explain the proposed rule clarifying the phrase “waters...

NALC Resource: Food Labeling Reading Room

Posted April 7, 2014   The National Agricultural Law Center offers a wide range of resources, one of which is the...

Vilsack Responds to ABA Concerns on Rulemaking Procedures

Posted April 7, 2014   Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently responded to the American Bar Association’s (ABA) concerns regarding USDA’s...

Vilsack Releases Farm Bill Implementation Progress Report

Posted April 7, 2014   Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently released a progress report for the implementation of the farm...

EPA Orders Company to Halt Sale of Food Containers Containing Pesticide

Posted April 4, 2014   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently ordered the Pathway Investment Corp. of Englewood, New Jersey...

Senator Cochran Asks USDA to Designate a Critical Conservation Area

Posted April 4, 2014   U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS) recently suggested that USDA consider designating the Lower Mississippi River Valley...

California Legislature Considers GMO Food Labeling Bill

Posted April 4, 2014   The California legislature is considering a bill that would require labels for bulk and packaged foods...

Vilsack Says No FSA Offices Closing This Year

Posted April 3, 2014   Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack reassured lawmakers that he does not anticipate any closures of Farm...

Arkansas House Delegation Introduces “Common Sense in Species Protection Act”

Posted April 3, 2014   The U.S. House delegation from Arkansas recently introduced legislation that would require the U.S. Fish and...

FDA to Finalize Guidance on Voluntary GMO Labeling

Posted April 3, 2014   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will soon finalize its voluntary guidance on labeling for...

USDA Announces MILC Program Extension

Posted April 2, 2014   USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator, Juan M. Garcia, recently announced the extension of the Milk...

April 22: Direct Marketing Aquaculture Products in Alabama Workshop

Posted April 2, 2014   The National Sea Grant Law Center and the National Agricultural Law Center, in collaboration with the...