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WTO Rejects Cool Appeal, House Rejects COOL

–> Posted May 20, 2015 The World Trade Organization (WTO) has rejected a U.S. appeal of its decision that country-of-origin labeling...

Rep. Kristi Noem: Congress Will Pass Farm Bill

Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD), member of the House Agriculture Committee, says that Congress will pass a farm bill “in the coming...

Senate Advances Fast Track Bill

Posted May 18, 2015 The Senate voted 65-33 to advance a Trade Promotion Authority bill, or Fast Track, opening it...

USDA Creates GMO-Free Certification Label

Posted May 18, 2015 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has developed a new government certification and labeling for foods...

House Votes to Kill WOTUS

Posted May 15, 2015 The House approved by a 261-155 vote H.R. 1732, the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act, to withdraw...

FDA Releasing Food Recall Draft Guidance

Posted May 14, 2015 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the availability of draft guidance for industry on the...

Dairies, Environmentalists Reach Settlement

Posted May 13, 2015 Several Washington State dairies have settled out of court after a federal judge said farms may...

COOL Not Economically Beneficial, USDA Study

–> Posted May 6, 2015 Country-of-origin labeling (COOL) is not beneficial for American consumers, according to a Food Safety News article...

U.S. District Court Allows Vermont GMO Law to Stand

Posted April 29, 2015 U.S. District Court Judge Christina Reiss ruled against the Grocery Manufacturers’ Association (GMA) and other industry...

Senators Introduce Bill to Ease Ag Sales in Cuba

Posted April 24, 2015 Sens. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., and John Boozman, R-Ark., introduced a bill today that would allow banks...

U.S. Regulators May Recommend Glyphosate Testing, Review Soon Available

–> Posted April 22, 2014 U.S. regulators may start testing food products for residues of the world’s most widely used herbicide...

NY Judge Grants Chimpanzee Hearing

Posted April 22, 2014 A New York judge ruled this week to grant lawyers representing two chimpanzees a hearing to...

Meat Packer Warned of CWA Violations

Posted April 13, 2015 An environmental group is threatening to sue Bartels Packing, a Lane County slaughterhouse and meat packaging...

Nursing Home & Medicaid Costs Webinar, OSU Ag Law & Taxation

–> Posted April 9, 2015 The Ohio State University Extension’s Agriculture Law & Taxation Blog is host a planning for nursing...

Glyphosate Possibly Linked to Cancer, WHO Report

Posted April 3, 2014 Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) is asking the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to evaluate the herbicide glyphosate,...

USDA to Limit Payments to Non-Farmers, 2014 Farm Bill

Posted March 25, 2015 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a proposed rule to limit farm payments to...

CRS Released WOTUS Report

Posted March 24, 2015 On March 25, 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...

Fireman’s Fund to Pay $44M

Posted March 24, 2015 The Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. has agreed to pay $44 million to settle allegations under the...

WOTUS Concerns Addressed at House Panel

Posted March 20, 2015 Farmers and leaders from agriculture and government agencies expressed their concerns about the Environmental Protection Agency’s...

FAA Accepting Drone Comments

Posted March 20, 2015 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing to amend its regulations to allow the operation of...