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ND Potato Growers Indicted for Crop Insurance Fraud

Posted March 6, 2014   Two potato growers in North Dakota have been indicted for allegedly conspiring to spoil their stored...

OSHA Issues Rule on Whistleblower Protection under FSMA

March 5, 2014   The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently published an interim final rule protecting workers who report...

States Move to Limit EPA Authority under CWA

Posted March 5, 2014   Florida, Texas, Alaska and 18 other states recently filed an amicus brief on behalf of the...

Ninth Circuit Rules NLEA Does Not Preempt State Law

Posted March 5, 2014   In Lilly v. ConAgra Foods, Inc., No. 12-55921, 2014 WL 644706, (9th Cir. Feb. 6, 2014),...

Farm Bill Eliminates Inspection, Fees for Apple Exports to Canada

Posted March 4, 2014   Apple exports to Canada are now moving at a quicker and more cost-effective pace due to...

Court Finds EA for the Central Valley Water Project Sufficient

Posted March 4, 2014 In Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Association v. U.S. Department of Interior, No. 1:12-CV-01303-LJO-MJS, 2014 WL 49606,...

NALC Resource: Finance and Credit Reading Room

Posted March 3, 2014   The National Agricultural Law Center offers a wide range of resources, one of which is the...

CA Rain Won’t End Drought

Posted March 3, 2014   While California received significant rainfall last week, it was not enough to offset years of drought,...

WTO Ruling on COOL Expected in June

Posted March 3, 2014   A World Trade Organization (WTO) panel is expected to issue a confidential interim report on June...

FDA Proposes Updates to Nutrition Facts Label

Posted March 3, 2014   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently proposed rules to update the Nutrition Facts label for...

Farm Bureau, Ag Groups Push House to Act on Immigration

Posted February 28, 2014   Over 600 groups, including 154 agricultural organizations are calling on House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) to...

Georgia Bill Would Allow Raw Milk Sales in Grocery Stores

Posted February 28, 2014   Georgia State Representative Scot Turner recently introduced a bill that would allow raw milk sales in...

Low Crop Prices Worry Ag Lenders

Posted February 28, 2014   Amid the expectation of low crop prices, some banks are worried that farm cash flows will...

CA Bill would Create Office of Farm to Fork

Posted February 27, 2014   California Assembly Speaker John A. Perez introduced a bill that would create the “Office of Farm...

New Deadlines for FSMA Final Rules

Posted February 27, 2014   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently agreed to new deadlines for final rules for...

Federal Drought Relief Coming Soon for Ranchers

February 27, 2014   Drought relief for ranchers through USDA has been expedited, with the sign-up for the Livestock Indemnity Program...

Michigan Farm Owner Sentenced After Selling Contaminated Cider

Posted February 26, 2014   A northern Michigan farm owner was sentenced to prison after producing and selling apple cider contaminated...

Farm Bureau Voices Data Privacy Concerns to Congress

Posted February 26, 2014   The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) recently voiced its concerns related to “big data,” ownership and...

EPA Proposes Changes to Agricultural Worker Protection Standard

Posted February 26, 2014   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced proposed changes to the agricultural Worker Protection Standard...

USDA Predicts Price Declines for Corn, Wheat, and Soybeans

Posted February 25, 2014   An updated projection by USDA late last week predicts significant price declines for corn, wheat, and...