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CT Governor Signs GMO Labeling Law

Posted December 16, 2013   Governor of Connecticut, Dannel P. Malloy, recently signed a bill requiring all foods containing genetically modified...

Oregon Appeals Court Limits Agritourism Activities

Posted December 13, 2013 In Greenfield v. Multnomah County, 259 Or. App. 687 (2013), the Oregon Court of Appeals considered state...

Senators Introduce “Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act”

Posted December 13, 2013   On Thursday, Senators Diane Feinstein (D-CA), Tom Coburn (R-OK), and Kay Hagan (D-NC) introduced a bill...

FDA Releases New Guidelines, Proposes Rule on Antibiotic Use in Agriculture

Posted December 13, 2013   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued two major proposals in its effort to...

Rule Extends Permit Length for Accidental Wind Farm Eagle Kills

Posted December 12, 2013   The Department of the Interior recently released a final rule which extends the length of permits...

Fed Official Suggests Farmers Pursue GMO Crop Standards

Posted December 12, 2013   After China rejected U.S. corn shipments, a top U.S. Federal Reserve official suggested that farmers consider...

Crop Insurance, a Certainty in the Next Farm Bill

Posted December 12, 2013   While conferees are still negotiating and some parts of the farm bill are unknown, one certainty...

USDA Report Finds Success in Chesapeake Bay Conservation Practices

Posted December 11, 2013   USDA recently released a report finding that farm bill conservation practices are reducing runoff of nutrients...

FDA to Announce Decision on Genetically Modified Salmon

Posted December 11, 2013   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to announce its decision on genetically modified...

FSIS Releases Action Plan Targeting Salmonella

Posted December 11, 2013   USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently released an action plan aimed at reducing Salmonella...

Farm Bill Framework May be Announced This Week

Posted December 10, 2013   After months of negotiations, farm bill conferees are close to a deal that would clear the...

Canadian Company Recalls Prosciutto Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

Posted December 10, 2013   Santa Maria Foods, of Brampton, Ontario, is recalling 2,600 pounds of whole boneless ham prosciutto products...

USDA Terminates Proposed Leafy Green Marketing Agreement

Posted December 10, 2013   USDA recently announced its termination of the proposed leafy green marketing agreement (LGMA) that would have...

NALC Resource: Farm Bills Database

Posted December 9, 2013   The National Agricultural Law Center offers a wide range of resources, one which is the United...

Hawaiian Islands Move to Limit GMO Crops and Pesticides

Posted December 9, 2013   The Hawaiian island of Maui will consider a bill that would require companies to disclose when...

Northeastern States Urge EPA to Support National Carbon Market

Posted December 9, 2013   Nine Northeastern states making up the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative are urging the EPA to mirror...

Big Advances for Farm Bill, but Deal Unlikely This Year

Posted December 6, 2013   After a meeting on Wednesday, farm bill negotiators made major advances, but conferees say a deal...

USDA to Revise Latest Dairy Report

Posted December 6, 2013   USDA’s latest report of dairy product commercial disappearance and its milk cost of production data have...

USDA and EPA Partnership Supports Water Quality Trading

Posted December 6, 2013   The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced an expanded...

U.S. Justice Department Granted Extension in Tomato Grower Case

Posted December 5, 2013   The U.S. Justice Department received a two-month extension in a $40 million lawsuit that tomato growers...