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USDA Announces Funding for Beginning Farmer and Rancher Program

Posted April 14, 2014   USDA recently announced the availability of over $19 million in grant funding for the Beginning Farmer...

Federal Food Labeling Law Draws Ag Support

Posted April 11, 2014   Federal legislation requiring food with genetically modified ingredients to be labeled according to a national standard...

AFBF Holds Meeting on Farm Data Privacy

Posted April 11, 2014   The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) held a meeting on Thursday on how to protect farm...

Farmers Urged to Update FSA Information

Posted April 11, 2014   USDA’s Farm Service Agency is encouraging farmers and ranchers who are planning to participate in 2014...

Experts Weigh in on Making Farm Bill Decisions

Posted April 10, 2014   The new farm bill includes many changes and farm services experts and agricultural accountants are offering...

Mexico Publishes Rule Allowing Import of U.S. Potatoes

Posted April 10, 2014   Mexico recently released a rule, lifting the restrictions on imports of U.S. fresh potatoes, according to...

Legislators, Appeals Court Question Delay in Ethanol Mandate Implementation

Posted April 10, 2014   Legislators and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit are asking questions over the...

Vermont Senate to Consider GE Food Labeling Bill

Posted April 9, 2014   Vermont may be the first state in the country to require labeling on genetically engineered (GE)...

Senators Propose New Caps on Crop Insurance Subsidies

Posted April 9, 2014   Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) recently introduced legislation that would cap crop insurance...

China Restricts Imports of U.S. Hogs

Posted April 9, 2014   China has imposed tougher restrictions for imports of live pigs from the U.S., citing concerns about...

FDA: Increased Funding Needed to Implement FSMA

Posted April 8, 2014   The FDA needs increased funding in FY 2015 to completely implement rules for the Food Safety...

Appeals Court Vacates COOL Ruling, Full Court to Rehear Case

Posted April 8, 2014   The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals recently vacated the March 28 ruling denying the American Meat...

EPA Explains Proposed Rule Clarifying “Waters of the U.S.”

April 8, 2014   U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrators recently acted to explain the proposed rule clarifying the phrase “waters...

NALC Resource: Food Labeling Reading Room

Posted April 7, 2014   The National Agricultural Law Center offers a wide range of resources, one of which is the...

Vilsack Responds to ABA Concerns on Rulemaking Procedures

Posted April 7, 2014   Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently responded to the American Bar Association’s (ABA) concerns regarding USDA’s...

Vilsack Releases Farm Bill Implementation Progress Report

Posted April 7, 2014   Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently released a progress report for the implementation of the farm...

EPA Orders Company to Halt Sale of Food Containers Containing Pesticide

Posted April 4, 2014   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently ordered the Pathway Investment Corp. of Englewood, New Jersey...

Senator Cochran Asks USDA to Designate a Critical Conservation Area

Posted April 4, 2014   U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS) recently suggested that USDA consider designating the Lower Mississippi River Valley...

California Legislature Considers GMO Food Labeling Bill

Posted April 4, 2014   The California legislature is considering a bill that would require labels for bulk and packaged foods...

Vilsack Says No FSA Offices Closing This Year

Posted April 3, 2014   Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack reassured lawmakers that he does not anticipate any closures of Farm...