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Biotech Companies Sue Kauai County over GMO Disclosure Law

Posted January 16, 2014   Agricultural biotechnology companies, Dow, Syngenta, BASF, and DuPont Pioneer, have filed a lawsuit to block the...

Judge to Decide Fate of NM Horse Slaughter Facility on Friday

Posted January 15, 2014   A New Mexico judge will decide on Friday whether a company can open a horse slaughter...

Tyson Foods Recalls Chicken Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination

Posted January 15, 2014   Tyson Foods recently recalled 34,000 pounds of chicken that may be contaminated with a Salmonella Heidelberg...

Lawmakers Disagree over New Method for Taxing SD Farmland

Posted January 15, 2014   South Dakota lawmakers will consider changing the state’s system for setting the taxable values of agricultural...

AFBF President Criticizes EPA, Congress in Convention Remarks

Posted January 14, 2014   The president of the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), Bob Stallman, criticized the U.S. Environmental Protection...

Oregon Farm Bureau Helps Draft Crop Donation Tax Credit

Posted January 14, 2014   The Oregon Farm Bureau (OFB) is working with the Oregon Food Bank to draft a bill...

Smithfield, Tyson Recommend Animal Welfare Improvements

Posted January 14, 2014   Smithfield Foods, Inc. is recommending that all of its contract sow growers follow the company’s lead...

Appeals Court Hears Oral Arguments in COOL Case

Posted January 13, 2014   The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard oral arguments on Jan. 9...

Monsanto Says Biotech Wheat Moving Closer to Market

Posted January 13, 2014   Monsanto recently announced that it was making progress on the development of herbicide-tolerant wheat, advancing the...

Senator Urges Farm Bill Conference to End USDA Catfish Inspection Program

Posted January 13, 2014   The subject of the USDA catfish inspection program resurfaced lasted week, as letters from opponents were...

Federal Judge Rules for Florida and EPA over Water Quality Standards

Posted January 10, 2014   A federal judge recently ruled in favor of Florida and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...

FDA Declines Judges’ Request to Define “Natural”

Posted January 10, 2014   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently decline requested by three federal judges to determine...

AMS Gives Beef Board Clean Review

Posted January 9, 2014   A recent management review of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) by the Livestock, Poultry and Seed...

Survey Shows Farm to School Legislation is on Rise

Posted January 9, 2014   An updated National Farm to School Network (NFSN) survey shows in 2012 and 2013, twenty states...

GMA Pushes Federal GMO Food Labeling Bill

Posted January 9, 2014   The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), which represents companies like ConAgra, PepsiCo, and Kraft, is proposing a...

Looking Forward to a Farm Bill

Posted January 8, 2014   While Congress has been on break for the holidays, key members of the farm bill conference...

USDA Seeks Comments on Deregulation of New Herbicide Resistant Seeds

Posted January 8, 2014   Last week, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recommended the deregulation of genetically engineered...

Chesapeake Energy to Pay $10 Million for Clean Water Act Violations

Posted January 8, 2014   Chesapeake Energy, an Oklahoma oil and gas company, will pay $10 million for violating the Clean...

Wind Farm Owner Sues Duke Energy

Posted January 8, 2014   The owner of an Indiana wind farm recently filed a lawsuit against Duke Energy Indiana Inc.,...

HSUS Urges Wisconsin Farm Bureau to Oppose Dairy Cow Tail Docking

Posted January 7, 2014   The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) recently sent a letter to the Wisconsin Farm...