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USDA Closes NJ Slaughterhouse over Calf Treatment

Posted February 4, 2014   The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently pulled its inspectors from a New Jersey...

Monsanto Supports Industry Standards for Farm Data

Posted February 4, 2014   Monsanto Co. recently stated its support for industry-wide standards for managing farm data, according to an...

USDA Proposes Standards for School Nutrition Officials

Posted February 4, 2014   The USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) recently released a proposed rule which would create minimum...

Renewable Fuels Groups Oppose EPA’s 2014 RFS

Posted February 4, 2014   Renewable fuels groups opposed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) proposal to reduce the 2014 renewable...

Allens Disputes $18 Million in PACA Claims

Posted February 3, 2014   While various produce suppliers claim Allens Inc. owes them over $19 million under the Perishable Agricultural...

NY Landowners Plan Suit to Force Hydrofracking Decision

Posted February 3, 2014   A group of New York landowners say they will sue the state if officials fail to...

Country of Origin Labeling Divides Livestock Industry

Posted January 31, 2014   While most celebrated when the U.S. House passed a farm bill on Wednesday, some regional beef...

WA Dairy Fined $6,000 for Manure Spill

Posted January 31, 2014   The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) cited a Washington dairy and fined it $6,000 for...

Farmers in Cantaloupe Listeria Outbreak Sentenced

Posted January 30, 2014   A federal judge sentenced Eric and Ryan Jensen, owners of the cantaloupe farm linked to a...

AFBF Appeals Chesapeake Bay Ruling in Favor of EPA

Posted January 30, 2014   The American Farm Bureau Federation recently asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit...

Farm Bill Passes House of Representatives

Posted January 29, 2014   After a three-year process of debate and compromise, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the $956...

Congressman Urges OSHA to Dismiss Fines Against Small Farmers

Posted January 29, 2014   U.S. Representative Kevin Cramer (R-ND) recently responded to reports of excessive fines on small farming operations...

Monsanto Shareholders Consider GMO Proposals

Posted January 29, 2014   Monsanto shareholders considered two proposals related to genetically modified (GMO) foods at their annual meeting on...

USDA Publishes Final Rule Establishing Paper Checkoff Program

Posted January 29, 2014   The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently published a final rule for the Paper and Paper-based...

Nebraska Bill Would Exempt Ag Repair and Replacement Parts from Sales Tax

Posted January 28, 2014   A bill introduced in the Nebraska legislature would exempt agricultural repair and replacement parts from Nebraska’s...

Deadly Pig Virus Reported in Canada, Spreads in U.S.

Posted January 28, 2014   A virus already responsible for killing about one million piglets in the United States has been...

FDA to Revise Nutrition Facts Panel

Posted January 28, 2014   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will revise nutrition label standards, according to an article...

House and Senate Negotiators Announce Agreement on Final Farm Bill

Posted January 27, 2014   This evening, negotiators from the U.S. House and Senate announced a bipartisan agreement on a five-year...

WTO Announces Hearing Date for COOL Dispute

Posted January 27, 2014   The World Trade Organization (WTO) has announced that a public hearing of the U.S. Country of...

Groups Oppose Changes to Payment Limit Reform in Farm Bill

Posted January 27, 2014   The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) recently voiced its opposition to changes in the payment limitation...