Organic Food Labels, Are They Trustworthy
- July 25, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 25, 2014 Peter Laufer, a writer and professor of journalism at the University of Oregon, doesn’t just wonder,...
CoBank Partners with USDA to Create Infrastructure Investment Fund
- July 25, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 25, 2014 CoBank announced that it has joined with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to create a...
Stabenow to Conduct Committee Hearing July 23
- July 23, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 23, 2014 Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, will convene...
USDA Accepting Applicants for Fruit & Vegetable Pilot Project
- July 23, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 23, 2014 Agriculture Undersecretary Kevin Concannon announced the release of a Request for Applications from states interested in...
FCA Reducing Regulatory Burdens for FCS
- July 22, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 22, 2014 Several System institutions responded to the Farm Credit Administration’s (FCA) July 2013 request for comments on...
Indiana Judge Ruled Right to Farm Act as Constitutional
- July 21, 2014
- Elizabeth
–> Posted July 21, 2014 An Indiana judge issued a summary judgment this week stating that the Indiana Right to Farm Act...
House Subcommittee Hearing Examines Benefits of Ag Biotech
- July 21, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 21, 2014 On July 10, the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management held a hearing to...
WUD Hosting Margin Protection Program Workshops
- July 21, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 21, 2014 Western United Dairymen (WUD) will host a series of informational workshops in August and September on...
NASS Accepting Comments on 2017 Census of Agriculture
- July 21, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 21, 2014 The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is accepting stakeholder feedback in the form of content requests...
FNS Seeking Emergency Approval From OMB
- July 21, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 21, 2014 In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces Food and Nutrition Service...
RIN Quality Assurance Program
- July 21, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 21, 2014 Under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program, producers and importers of renewable fuel generate Renewable Identification...
APHIS Adopting Asian Longhorned Beetle Rule
- July 21, 2014
- Elizabeth
–> –> Posted July 21, 2014 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is adopting as a final rule, without change, an...
APHIS Proposing Regulations for Apples Imported From China
- July 21, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 21, 2014 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing an amendment to the fruits and vegetables...
China’s Cotton Production Shrinks, Leading to Opportunities for U.S.
- July 21, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 21, 2014 China is growing significantly less cotton than in the past, which creates opportunities for the U.S.,...
TTB Establishes Two Viticultural Areas
- July 21, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 21, 2014 The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) establishes the “Malibu Coast” viticultural area, which covers...
EPA Establishes Two Residue Regulations
- July 21, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 21, 2014 This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of zoxamide in or on onion, bulb, subgroup 3-07A. Gowan...
APHIS Proposing Fever Tick Rule
- July 18, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 18, 2014 The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing a rule to recognize the State...
School Lunch Programs Adjust Meal Rates
- July 17, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 17, 2014 This Notice announces the annual adjustments to the “national average payments,” the amount of money the Federal...
Child & Adult Care Centers Adjust Meal Rates
- July 17, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 17, 2014 This notice announces the annual adjustments to the national average payment rates for meals and snacks...
EPA Soliciting Comments on Draft ICR
- July 17, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted July 17, 2014 In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning...