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California consumers can challenge organic food labels

Posted December 8, 2015 The Supreme Court ruled that consumers could file lawsuits under California law alleging food products are...

Dry and semi-dry sausage production e-book available

Posted November 23, 2015 The second installation from The Meat Processor’s Journal series is a compilation of expert knowledge, practices...

FDA approves genetically engineered salmon

Posted November 20, 2015 The FDA has approved AquaBounty Technologies’ application for AquAdvantage Salmon, an Atlantic salmon that reaches market...

FDA seeking comments to define “natural”

Posted November 17, 2015 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is exploring the use of the term “natural,” asking the...

FDA released rules for fruit and vegetable producers

Posted November 16, 2015 To minimize the risk of serious adverse health consequences or death from consumption of contaminated produce,...

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Appeals court rules against Obama’s immigration plan

Posted November 11, 2015 A federal appeals court said that President Obama could not overhaul immigration rules by providing up...

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Georgia farm to pay $485K labor settlement

Posted November 11, 2015 A Georgia produce farm has agreed to pay $485,000 to settle a federal lawsuit, according to...

Ag committee rejects crop insurance cuts

Posted October 29, 2015 House Agriculture Committee members state there will be no cuts to the crop insurance program in...

Judge drops charges on man who shot down drone

Posted October 29, 2015 William Merideth, the man from Kentucky who shot down a drone earlier this year, was cleared...

California bill enacts strictest antibiotic law

Posted October 13, 2015 California Governor Jerry Brown on Saturday signed a bill that sets the strictest government standards in...

Court places hold on water rule nationwide

Posted October 12,2015 A U.S. court on Friday issued an order temporarily blocking the implementation of a federal water rule...

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Peanut executive sentenced to 28 years for salmonella outbreak

Posted September 23, 2015 The former owner of a Georgia peanut company was sentenced to 28 years in prison on...

McDonald’s shifting to cage-free eggs

Posted September 11, 2015 McDonald’s Corp. said it will transition to cage-free eggs for almost 16,000 restaurants in the United...

Federal judge halts EPA’s clean water rule

Posted August 28, 2015 A federal judge in North Dakota blocked the Obama administration’s waters of the U.S. (WOTUS)” rule...

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Ruling mandates stricter ag runoff limits

Posted August 24, 2015 A Sacramento Superior Court judge has ordered the state to write stricter controls for agriculture water...

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Idaho’s ag-gag law ruled unconstitutional by federal judge

Posted August 6, 2015   A federal judge struck down Idaho’s ban on undercover videos at factory farms, ruling that state legislators wrongly criminalized free...

Twelve states challenging CWA rule to be heard together

Posted August 3, 2015 A dozen lawsuits against the newly finalized “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule are scheduled...

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Federal prosecutors seeking life sentence for Parnell brothers

Posted July 27, 2015 Federal court officers have recommended a life sentence for a peanut company executive convicted of selling...

Missouri sues USDA over crop insurance deadlines

Posted July 22, 2015   Missouri filed a lawsuit pushing the federal government to extend a key agricultural deadline, which...

Grain storage bins not taxable as property

Posted July 22, 2015 The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that grain storage bins are personal property pursuant to state law...