Senate Advances Fast Track Bill
- May 18, 2015
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Posted May 18, 2015 The Senate voted 65-33 to advance a Trade Promotion Authority bill, or Fast Track, opening it...
USDA Creates GMO-Free Certification Label
- May 18, 2015
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Posted May 18, 2015 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has developed a new government certification and labeling for foods...
House Votes to Kill WOTUS
- May 14, 2015
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Posted May 15, 2015 The House approved by a 261-155 vote H.R. 1732, the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act, to withdraw...
FDA Releasing Food Recall Draft Guidance
- May 14, 2015
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Posted May 14, 2015 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the availability of draft guidance for industry on the...
Dairies, Environmentalists Reach Settlement
- May 13, 2015
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Posted May 13, 2015 Several Washington State dairies have settled out of court after a federal judge said farms may...
COOL Not Economically Beneficial, USDA Study
- May 5, 2015
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–> Posted May 6, 2015 Country-of-origin labeling (COOL) is not beneficial for American consumers, according to a Food Safety News article...
U.S. District Court Allows Vermont GMO Law to Stand
- April 29, 2015
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Posted April 29, 2015 U.S. District Court Judge Christina Reiss ruled against the Grocery Manufacturers’ Association (GMA) and other industry...
Senators Introduce Bill to Ease Ag Sales in Cuba
- April 24, 2015
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Posted April 24, 2015 Sens. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., and John Boozman, R-Ark., introduced a bill today that would allow banks...
U.S. Regulators May Recommend Glyphosate Testing, Review Soon Available
- April 22, 2015
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–> Posted April 22, 2014 U.S. regulators may start testing food products for residues of the world’s most widely used herbicide...
NY Judge Grants Chimpanzee Hearing
- April 22, 2015
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Posted April 22, 2014 A New York judge ruled this week to grant lawyers representing two chimpanzees a hearing to...
Meat Packer Warned of CWA Violations
- April 13, 2015
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Posted April 13, 2015 An environmental group is threatening to sue Bartels Packing, a Lane County slaughterhouse and meat packaging...
Nursing Home & Medicaid Costs Webinar, OSU Ag Law & Taxation
- April 9, 2015
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–> Posted April 9, 2015 The Ohio State University Extension’s Agriculture Law & Taxation Blog is host a planning for nursing...
Glyphosate Possibly Linked to Cancer, WHO Report
- April 3, 2015
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Posted April 3, 2014 Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) is asking the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to evaluate the herbicide glyphosate,...
USDA to Limit Payments to Non-Farmers, 2014 Farm Bill
- March 25, 2015
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Posted March 25, 2015 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a proposed rule to limit farm payments to...
CRS Released WOTUS Report
- March 24, 2015
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Posted March 24, 2015 On March 25, 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...
Fireman’s Fund to Pay $44M
- March 24, 2015
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Posted March 24, 2015 The Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. has agreed to pay $44 million to settle allegations under the...
WOTUS Concerns Addressed at House Panel
- March 20, 2015
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Posted March 20, 2015 Farmers and leaders from agriculture and government agencies expressed their concerns about the Environmental Protection Agency’s...
FAA Accepting Drone Comments
- March 20, 2015
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Posted March 20, 2015 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing to amend its regulations to allow the operation of...
ND Voted to Lift Corporate Dairy Farming Ban
- March 19, 2015
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–> Posted March 19, 2015 House lawmakers voted to relax North Dakota’s anti-corporate farming law, which could set the precedent for...
Bigger Subsidies Projected Under Farm Bill Program
- March 10, 2015
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Posted March 10, 2015 The new farm programs for grain and oilseed farmers will pay them up to $7 billion...