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NY Landowners Plan Suit to Force Hydrofracking Decision

Posted February 3, 2014   A group of New York landowners say they will sue the state if officials fail to...

Country of Origin Labeling Divides Livestock Industry

Posted January 31, 2014   While most celebrated when the U.S. House passed a farm bill on Wednesday, some regional beef...

WA Dairy Fined $6,000 for Manure Spill

Posted January 31, 2014   The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) cited a Washington dairy and fined it $6,000 for...

Farmers in Cantaloupe Listeria Outbreak Sentenced

Posted January 30, 2014   A federal judge sentenced Eric and Ryan Jensen, owners of the cantaloupe farm linked to a...

AFBF Appeals Chesapeake Bay Ruling in Favor of EPA

Posted January 30, 2014   The American Farm Bureau Federation recently asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit...

Farm Bill Passes House of Representatives

Posted January 29, 2014   After a three-year process of debate and compromise, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the $956...

Congressman Urges OSHA to Dismiss Fines Against Small Farmers

Posted January 29, 2014   U.S. Representative Kevin Cramer (R-ND) recently responded to reports of excessive fines on small farming operations...

Monsanto Shareholders Consider GMO Proposals

Posted January 29, 2014   Monsanto shareholders considered two proposals related to genetically modified (GMO) foods at their annual meeting on...

USDA Publishes Final Rule Establishing Paper Checkoff Program

Posted January 29, 2014   The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently published a final rule for the Paper and Paper-based...

Nebraska Bill Would Exempt Ag Repair and Replacement Parts from Sales Tax

Posted January 28, 2014   A bill introduced in the Nebraska legislature would exempt agricultural repair and replacement parts from Nebraska’s...

Deadly Pig Virus Reported in Canada, Spreads in U.S.

Posted January 28, 2014   A virus already responsible for killing about one million piglets in the United States has been...

FDA to Revise Nutrition Facts Panel

Posted January 28, 2014   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will revise nutrition label standards, according to an article...

House and Senate Negotiators Announce Agreement on Final Farm Bill

Posted January 27, 2014   This evening, negotiators from the U.S. House and Senate announced a bipartisan agreement on a five-year...

WTO Announces Hearing Date for COOL Dispute

Posted January 27, 2014   The World Trade Organization (WTO) has announced that a public hearing of the U.S. Country of...

Groups Oppose Changes to Payment Limit Reform in Farm Bill

Posted January 27, 2014   The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) recently voiced its opposition to changes in the payment limitation...

Appeals Court Upholds FCIC’s Denial of Crop Insurance

Posted January 27, 2014   In Jagers v. Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, No. 12-1342, 2014 WL 114508 (10th Cir. Jan. 14,...

NALC Resource: Conservation Programs Reading Room

Posted January 24, 2014   The National Agricultural Law Center offers a wide range of resources, one of which is the...

Supreme Court to Hear Pom Wonderful v. Coca-Cola Labeling Case

Posted January 24, 2014   The United States Supreme Court has granted cert. in a food labeling case, Pom Wonderful, LLC...

Florida Bill Would Require Genetically Engineered Food Labeling

Posted January 24, 2014   A bill recently introduced in the Florida legislature would impose labeling requirements for genetically engineered (GE)...

Farm Bill Amendment May Allow Industrial Hemp Production

Posted January 24, 2014   An amendment to the farm bill may allow for industrial hemp production, according to an article...