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EPA, Corps Announce Proposed Rule Clarifying “Waters of the U.S.” under the Clean Water Act

Posted March 26, 2014   Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers announced a joint proposed...

California to Ease Water Restrictions, Hosts Congressional Hearing on Drought

Posted March 25, 2014   California will ease some water restrictions protecting fish in the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta to make...

Legislators Ask USDA to Withdraw Poultry Inspection Rule

March 25, 2014   Members of Congress recently asked Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, to suspend the proposed Modernization of Poultry...

Dairy Farmers Report Rise in Sales

Posted March 24, 2014   Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) reported a successful, profitable year for its dairy farmers and expects...

Ethanol Groups Petition Supreme Court to Review CA’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Posted March 24, 2014   Ethanol groups recently petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the Court to determine whether California’s low-carbon...

EPA Releases Proposed Rule for Workers Exposed to Pesticides

Posted March 21, 2014   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a proposed rule to update and revise the...

USDA Announces Growth of Organic Industry

Posted March 21, 2014   The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced new statistics showing that the organic industry continues...

SD Senator Says Farm Bill Implementation Expected Soon

Posted March 21, 2014   Senator John Thune (R-SD) expects the 2014 Farm Bill to be implemented quickly, according to an...

Ethanol Plants See High Profits

Posted March 20, 2014   The average U.S. ethanol plant made $23 million last year, the second-most profitable year on record,...

NALC Resource: Local Food Systems Reading Room

Posted March 20, 2014   The National Agricultural Law Center offers a wide range of resources, one of which is the...

Supreme Court May Hear Water Rights Dispute Between New Mexico and Texas

Posted March 20, 2014   The U.S. Supreme Court may agree to hear a water rights dispute between New Mexico and...

Iowa Environmental Commission Holds Hearing on Livestock Operation Rules

Posted March 19, 2014   The Iowa Environmental Protection Commission recently began the process for adopting rules for overseeing manure runoff...

Wyoming Welder Faces EPA Fines for Building Pond

Posted March 19, 2014   Andy Johnson, a Wyoming welder, is facing up to $75,000 per day in fines by the...

Idaho’s “Ag-Gag” Law Challenged in Federal Court

Posted March 19, 2014   The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit asking a federal...

Dole Expands Bagged Salad Recall over Listeria Risk

Posted March 18, 2014   Dole Fresh Vegetables has expanded its recall of bagged salad to the U.S., after first issuing...

USDA Announces New Efforts to Help Small and Mid-Sized Farmers

Posted March 18, 2014   Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced new and expanded efforts to connect small- and mid-sized farmers...

Pacific Trade Negotiations End with Impasse over Agricultural Tariffs

Posted March 18, 2014   Trade talks ended on Tuesday with no breakthrough for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which would create the...

House Passes Water Rights Bill

Posted March 17, 2014   The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the Water Rights Protection Act on a mostly party-line...

Study Shows Incidents of GMO Crops in Food and Feed Rising

Posted March 17, 2014   A new study by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) shows an...

Senators Request Disaster Assistance for Small Pork Producers

Posted March 17, 2014   Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC) have asked Agriculture Secretary...