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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...

Washington Ag Department Develops Animal Traceability System

Posted February 14, 2014   The Washington Department of Agriculture is developing an animal traceability system to make searching cattle records...

Organic Farmers Discuss GMO Tolerance

Posted February 14, 2014   Organic farmers are discussing how to deal with contamination from genetically modified (GMO) crops and “tolerance...

OSHA Withdraws Enforcement Memo on Grain Bin Safety

Posted February 14, 2014   The Department of Labor (DOL) has withdrawn an enforcement memo on grain bin safety and plans...

Missouri AG Challenges California Egg Law

Posted February 13, 2014   Missouri’s Attorney General has filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging a California law regulating the...

Lawmaker Introduces Clean Water Act Provision

Posted February 13, 2014   U.S. Representative Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced legislation that would require oversight and inspection of chemical...

Company Recalls 8.7 Million Pounds of Beef

Posted February 13, 2014   Rancho Feeding Corporation, of Peteluma, California, has recalled about 8.7 million pounds of beef, because it...

NALC Resource: National Organic Program Reading Room

Posted February 12, 2014   The National Agricultural Law Center offers a wide range of resources, one of which is the...