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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...

NALC Resource: Pesticides Reading Room

Posted March 14, 2014   The National Agricultural Law Center offers a wide range of resources, one of which is the...

USDA Finalizes Changes to Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children

Posted March 13, 2014   USDA recently finalized changes to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC),...

Agriculture Companies Announce Effort to Standardize and Secure Farm Data

Posted March 13, 2014   On Tuesday, Purdue University researchers and a group of agriculture companies announced an open source project...

Maryland Legislature Debates GE Food Labeling

Posted March 13, 2014   The Maryland Senate recently held a hearing to debate a bill that would require manufacturers to...

NALC Resource: Animal Welfare Reading Room

Posted March 12, 2014   The National Agricultural Law Center offers a wide range of resources, one of which is the...