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Bill Could Damage Foreign Food Aid

Posted April 25, 2014   A small provision in a Coast Guard bill could have a damaging impact on the federal...

Charlotte Food Truck Owners Criticize Proposed Ordinance

Posted April 25, 2014   Food truck vendors in Charlotte, North Carolina are voicing their concerns over a proposed city ordinance...

May 16 CLE: Mid-South Agricultural & Environmental Law Conference

Posted April 24, 2014   The Arkansas Bar Association, the National Agricultural Law Center, and the National Sea Grant Law Center...

USDA Launches Farm Bill Implementation Website

Posted April 24, 2014   U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced significant progress in implementing the Agriculture Act of 2014,...

NY Bill Would Allow Industrial Hemp Cultivation

Posted April 24, 2014   New York could be the next state to approve industrial hemp cultivation under a new bill...

Lawsuit over EPA’s Regulation of Bee Pesticide Proceeds

Posted April 24, 2014   A lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its regulation of “neonicotinoid” pesticides will...

Corps Approves Irrigation Permits in Washington

April 23, 2014   The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently approved permits for all but the largest orchards near Wenatchee,...

USDA Approves Dow GE Soybeans

Posted April 23, 2014   USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently announced its approval of nonregulated status for...

Grassley Voices Concerns over EPA’s Methane Reduction Plan

Posted April 23, 2014   Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) voiced his concern about how the Obama administration’s methane-reduction efforts would affect...

Prosecutors Expand Case Against ND Potato Growers

Posted April 22, 2014   Federal prosecutors have expanded the allegations against two North Dakota potato growers, saying they added chemicals...

Mexico’s New Food Labeling Rules May Increase Sugar Intake

Posted April 22, 2014   Mexico’s new food labeling rules were intended to fight obesity, but some say they may increase...

EPA’s “Waters of the US” Proposed Definition Open for Comment

Posted April 22, 2014   Yesterday, the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers published their proposed definition...

Johanns Urges FDA to Modify Proposed Animal Feed Rule

Posted April 21, 2014   Senator Mike Johanns (R-NE) recently wrote a letter to Margaret Hamburg, commissioner of the U.S. Food...

President Obama Endorses Biotechnology, Praises Borlaug

Posted April 21, 2014   The dedication of Dr. Norman Borlaug’s statue in the U.S. Capitol last month promoted President Obama...

Australia-Japan Trade Deal Could Impact Trans Pacific Partnership Negotiations

Posted April 21, 2014   Japan and Australia recently reached a bilateral trade deal, agreeing to lower import tariffs on several...

EPA Releases Technical Papers on Methane Emissions

Posted April 18, 2014   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released a series of technical white papers about sources...

Vermont Senate Passes GMO Labeling Bill

Posted April 18, 2014   On Wednesday, the Vermont Senate passed a bill, 28-2, that would make Vermont the first state...

USDA Considers Mandatory Reporting for Deadly Pig Virus

Posted April 18, 2014   USDA is considering the option of mandatory reporting for outbreaks of the deadly pig virus, Porcine...

CBO Estimates SNAP Costs Will Drop by $24 Billion

Posted April 17, 2014   After much political discord over the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps,...

Petroleum Group Concerned EPA May Change Ethanol Mandate

Posted April 17, 2014   Petroleum groups are concerned that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will change its proposed renewable fuel...