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Kansas Corporate Farming Law Will Remain

Posted January 21, 2014   The effort to repeal the Kansas law limiting corporate farming operations has been dropped for the...

Lawmakers, Advocacy Groups Urge Obama to Act on GMO Food Labeling

Posted January 21, 2014   Members of Congress and groups representing the organic food industry and consumers recently sent a letter...

Probation Recommended in Deadly Listeria Case

Posted January 21, 2014   On Friday, the U.S. attorney prosecuting the criminal case against Eric and Ryan Jensen recommended probation...

Congress Passes FY 2014 Spending Bill with Directives for USDA and FDA

Posted January 20, 2014   Late last week, Congress passed a $1 trillion omnibus spending package to fund the federal government...

Virginia Groups Compromise for New Agritourism Bill

Posted January 20, 2014   A new bill addressing the rights of Virginia farmers to conduct agritourism activities was introduced after...

Vilsack Says Leaked Draft of EPA Clean Water Act Rule Not Final

Posted January 20, 2014   Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, told the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) that the leaked EPA...

NALC Resource: Disaster Assistance/Crop Insurance Reading Room

Posted January 17, 2014   The National Agricultural Law Center offers a wide range of resources, one of which is the...

Judge Hears Arguments in NC Agritourism Lawsuit

Posted January 17, 2014   A North Carolina Superior Court judge recently heard arguments on whether a farm can operate a...

Colorado Adopts Regulations for Hemp Farming

Posted January 17, 2014   The Colorado Department of Agriculture recently adopted the first industrial hemp rules for the state, according...

Cotton Council Reacts to Statements that Brazil will Retaliate in WTO Cotton Dispute

Posted January 17, 2014   The National Cotton Council (NCC) recently released a statement responding to a Brazilian Cotton Grower delegation’s...

GAO Report on Clean Water Act Calls on EPA, Congress to Make Changes

Posted January 16, 2014   A recent report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) studied the effectiveness of pollution targets,...

Indiana Farm Trespassing Bill Delayed

Posted January 16, 2014   An Indiana Senate Committee recently delayed a vote on a proposed “ag-gag” or farm trespasser bill,...

Biotech Companies Sue Kauai County over GMO Disclosure Law

Posted January 16, 2014   Agricultural biotechnology companies, Dow, Syngenta, BASF, and DuPont Pioneer, have filed a lawsuit to block the...

Judge to Decide Fate of NM Horse Slaughter Facility on Friday

Posted January 15, 2014   A New Mexico judge will decide on Friday whether a company can open a horse slaughter...

Tyson Foods Recalls Chicken Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination

Posted January 15, 2014   Tyson Foods recently recalled 34,000 pounds of chicken that may be contaminated with a Salmonella Heidelberg...

Lawmakers Disagree over New Method for Taxing SD Farmland

Posted January 15, 2014   South Dakota lawmakers will consider changing the state’s system for setting the taxable values of agricultural...

AFBF President Criticizes EPA, Congress in Convention Remarks

Posted January 14, 2014   The president of the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), Bob Stallman, criticized the U.S. Environmental Protection...

Oregon Farm Bureau Helps Draft Crop Donation Tax Credit

Posted January 14, 2014   The Oregon Farm Bureau (OFB) is working with the Oregon Food Bank to draft a bill...

Smithfield, Tyson Recommend Animal Welfare Improvements

Posted January 14, 2014   Smithfield Foods, Inc. is recommending that all of its contract sow growers follow the company’s lead...

Appeals Court Hears Oral Arguments in COOL Case

Posted January 13, 2014   The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard oral arguments on Jan. 9...