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Georgia farm to pay $485K labor settlement

Posted November 11, 2015 A Georgia produce farm has agreed to pay $485,000 to settle a federal lawsuit, according to...

Ag committee rejects crop insurance cuts

Posted October 29, 2015 House Agriculture Committee members state there will be no cuts to the crop insurance program in...

Judge drops charges on man who shot down drone

Posted October 29, 2015 William Merideth, the man from Kentucky who shot down a drone earlier this year, was cleared...

California bill enacts strictest antibiotic law

Posted October 13, 2015 California Governor Jerry Brown on Saturday signed a bill that sets the strictest government standards in...

Court places hold on water rule nationwide

Posted October 12,2015 A U.S. court on Friday issued an order temporarily blocking the implementation of a federal water rule...

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Peanut executive sentenced to 28 years for salmonella outbreak

Posted September 23, 2015 The former owner of a Georgia peanut company was sentenced to 28 years in prison on...

McDonald’s shifting to cage-free eggs

Posted September 11, 2015 McDonald’s Corp. said it will transition to cage-free eggs for almost 16,000 restaurants in the United...

Federal judge halts EPA’s clean water rule

Posted August 28, 2015 A federal judge in North Dakota blocked the Obama administration’s waters of the U.S. (WOTUS)” rule...

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Ruling mandates stricter ag runoff limits

Posted August 24, 2015 A Sacramento Superior Court judge has ordered the state to write stricter controls for agriculture water...

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Idaho’s ag-gag law ruled unconstitutional by federal judge

Posted August 6, 2015   A federal judge struck down Idaho’s ban on undercover videos at factory farms, ruling that state legislators wrongly criminalized free...

Twelve states challenging CWA rule to be heard together

Posted August 3, 2015 A dozen lawsuits against the newly finalized “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule are scheduled...

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Federal prosecutors seeking life sentence for Parnell brothers

Posted July 27, 2015 Federal court officers have recommended a life sentence for a peanut company executive convicted of selling...

Missouri sues USDA over crop insurance deadlines

Posted July 22, 2015   Missouri filed a lawsuit pushing the federal government to extend a key agricultural deadline, which...

Grain storage bins not taxable as property

Posted July 22, 2015 The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that grain storage bins are personal property pursuant to state law...

House ag committee approves anti-GMO labeling law

Posted July 20, 2014 The House Agriculture Committee has approved a bill that would ban states from requiring the labeling...

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Court date set for Des Moines water quality suit

Posted July 20, 2015 The Des Moines Water Works lawsuit against three northwest Iowa counties over water quality is scheduled...

Justice Department: Food companies at risk for prosecution over outbreaks

Posted July 15, 2015 After several deadly outbreaks food, the Justice Department is warning food companies that they could face...

Greenhouse gas analysis, EPA accepting comments

Posted July 15, 2015 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting comment on its analysis of the greenhouse gas (GHG)...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announce discontinuation of preparation of the PEA

Posted July 14, 2015 Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and in accordance with the negotiated settlement of...

Market agencies selling on commission, GIPSA accepting comments

Posted July 14, 2015  The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is seeking...