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Rancher Group Critical of Nevada Plan to Protect Sage Grouse

Posted March 12, 2014   The Nevada Cattlemen’s Association recently urged its members to deny state Department of Wildlife employees access...

KY Bill Would Allow Landowners to Control Crop-Eating Wildlife

Posted March 12, 2014   The Kentucky legislature is considering a bill that would give landowners or their designees the authority...

States Join Missouri Lawsuit Targeting California Egg Law

Posted March 11, 2014   The attorneys general for the states of Alabama, Iowa, Kentucky, Nebraska, and Oklahoma, have joined Missouri’s...

Tax Court Says Non-Farmer’s CRP Income Subject to Self-Employment Tax

Posted March 11, 2014   In a case which could have broad implications for passive investors in farmland, the U.S. Tax...

Groups Sue EPA over Pesticide Disclosure

Posted March 11, 2014   Three environmental and public health groups filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last...

Syngenta Announces Rules for New GMO Corn Seed

Posted March 10, 2014   Syngenta AG will require producers who plant a new type of genetically modified (GMO) corn seed...

USDA Announces $3 Million for Program to Improve Honey Bee Health

Posted March 10, 2014   USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will provide about $3 million in technical and financial assistance...

EPA’s Watershed Academy Webcast Seminar: March 25

Posted March 10, 2014   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Watershed Academy is sponsoring a free webcast seminar on Tuesday,...

Arkansas Women in Agriculture Conference: March 13-14

March 7, 2014   The Arkansas Women in Agriculture Conference will be held on March 13-14, 2014 at the Wyndham Riverfront...

FDA Reopens Comment Period for Evaporated Cane Juice on Food Labels

Posted March 7, 2014   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reopening the comment period on its draft guidance...

Stabenow, Cochran Sign Resolution Celebrating Extension’s 100th Anniversary

Posted March 7, 2014   U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee, recently announced the introduction...

Alligator Farm Bill Moves Forward in South Carolina Senate

Posted March 7, 2014   South Carolina may be the next state to allow alligator farms, according to an article by...

2015 Budget Proposes Cuts to USDA

Posted March 6, 2014   Tuesday, the White House proposed almost $24 billion in discretionary spending for the U.S. Agriculture Department...

Food Industry Continues with Front-of-Package Labeling Campaign

Posted March 6, 2014   Important players in the food industry, the Grocery Manufacturers Association and the Food Marketing Institute, plan...

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,...