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Water Quality Trading Network to Promote Consistency

Posted February 25, 2014   A coalition of government officials and environmental advocacy groups have created a national network on water...

Nebraska Legislature Considers Lifting Packer Ban on Swine

Posted February 25, 2014   The Nebraska Legislature’s Agriculture Committee recently heard testimony on a bill which would lift the packer...

U.S. and Japan Look For Common Ground over Agricultural Trade

Posted February 24, 2014   The United States and Japan will try to find common ground on agricultural trade and other...

GE Food Labeling Bill Introduced In California

Posted February 24, 2014 California state senator Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa) recently introduced a bill requiring labeling for genetically engineered foods,...

Congress to Consider Crop Insurance for Poultry

Posted February 24, 2014   Congress will consider whether a federal crop insurance program for poultry growers is feasible, according to...

WTO Hears Country of Origin Labeling Dispute

Posted February 21, 2014   The World Trade Organization hearing on the U.S. Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) requirements took place...

Group Vows to “Destroy” Senator McConnell over Farm Bill

Posted February 21, 2014   A group associated with cockfighting has threatened Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) with political damage over his...

Lawmakers Ask Vilsack to Delay Food Stamp Cuts

Posted February 21, 2014   Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and several other congressional Democrats have asked Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to...

CA Governor: Compromise Needed to Address Drought

Posted February 20, 2013   California Governor Jerry Brown is urging Congress to find a compromise that will benefit drought-stricken areas...

USDA Publishes Final Rule on “Mad Cow Disease” and Imports

Posted February 20, 2014   USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has published a final rule amending import regulations...

Lawmaker Introduces Renewable Fuel Infrastructure Bill

Posted February 20, 2014   U.S. Representative Dave Loebsack (D-IA) recently introduced legislation that would establish a grant program for investment...

USDA to Expedite Livestock Disaster Assistance

Posted February 19, 2014   USDA announced it will expedite the implementation of its livestock disaster assistance program and will begin...

Wal-Mart Files Suit in Cantaloupe Listeria Case

Posted February 19, 2014   Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., a defendant in lawsuits by victims of the deadly 2011 listeria outbreak, has...

KY Ag Commissioner Announces Hemp Pilot Projects

Posted February 19, 2014   Kentucky agriculture commissioner, James Comer, recently announced five hemp pilot projects across the state, according to...

UEP Drops Efforts to Pass Egg Bill

Posted February 18, 2014 United Egg Producers(UEP) president, Chad Gregory, recently announced that UEP will no longer seek passage of the...

USDA Fines Six PACA Violators

Posted February 18, 2014   The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions against six produce businesses for failing to...

Projected Farm Income Could Change Cost of Farm Bill

Posted February 18, 2014   USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) recently released a report projecting a decline in net farm income...

Farm and Ranch Leases CLE/Webinar on March 13

Posted February 17, 2014   The National Agricultural Law Center and the American Agricultural Law Association will host a CLE/Educational Webinar,...

Chick-fil-A to Serve Antibiotic-Free Chicken

Posted February 17, 2014   Chick-fil-A recently announced that its restaurants will be serving antibiotic-free chicken within the next five years,...

Idaho Ag Gag Bill Advances

Posted February 17, 2014   On Friday, the Idaho Senate voted 23-10 for a bill that would make it a crime...