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FDA Confirmed Expanded Use of Spirulina Extract

Posted June 12, 2014   The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed the final rule that amended the color additive regulations...

Social Media Webinar Announced for Marketing Aquaculture Products

Posted June 12, 2014 A webinar, “Social Media Tips for Direct Marketing Aquaculture Products,” will take place on June 19,...

USDA Filed Action Against Allens Inc.

Posted June 12, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) filed an administrative action under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act...

Obama Signed Water Resources Reform and Development Act into Law

Posted June 12, 2014   On Tuesday, President Barack Obama signed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act into law, according...

New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse Protected by Endangered Species Act

Posted June 11, 2014   The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) determinedendangered species status under the Endangered Species Act of...

FDA Announces Availability of Final Guidance for Eligible Infant Formulas

Posted June 11, 2014   The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the availability of a final guidance, which describes the...

FDA Issued Interim Final Rule for Infant Formulas

Posted June 11, 2014   The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final rule that adopted the interim final rule...

EPA’s Waters of the U.S. Causes Concern Among Farmers

Posted June 10, 2014   The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal to broaden its authority over ”navigable waters” to “waters of...

Direct Final Rule Corrected by GIPSA

Posted June 10, 2014   The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is correcting a direct final rule from the...

FDA Filed Rule to Eliminate PHOs in Food Products

Posted June 10, 2014   On May 30, in a meeting with the Office of Management and Budget, the American Bakers...

Cargill Transitions to Crate Free by 2017

Posted June 10, 2014   Cargill facilities will be 100 percent group housing by the end of 2015, according to a...

USDA Approves Funding To Fight PEDv

Posted June 9, 2014   The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a $26.2 million fund to fight porcine epidemic...

Congress Seeks to Temporarily Ban Pesticides Linked to Death of Honeybees

Posted June 9, 2014   A bill (HR 2692) temporarily banning pesticides linked to be deaths has 65 Congressional  co-sponsors, according...

Bill Introduced to Restrict EPA’s Water Permit Veto Power

Posted June 9, 2014   House Water Resources Subcommittee Chairman Robert Gibbs (R-Ohio) and full Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ranking number...

Farm Bill Could Cause Problems for Peanut Growers

Posted June 6, 2014   Peanut farmers are worried about unexpected effects of the farm bill on crops, according to an...

Stabenow to Convene First Child Nutrition Reauthorization Hearing

Posted June 6, 2014   Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, will convene...

Lawsuit Seeks to Ban Pesticide Use on GM Crops in Wildlife Refuges

Posted June 6, 2014   The Center for Food Safety (CFS) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...

Agreement Reached to Protect Endangered Salmon from Pesticides

Posted June 6, 2014   An alliance of advocates for alternatives to pesticides, conservation organizations, and fishing groups have reached an...

Anti-Dumping Duties Imposed on U.S. Ethanol Blended in Norway

Posted June 6, 2014   The European Commission decided to apply anti-dumping duties on all U.S. ethanol coming to the European...

Michigan Ethanol Project Upheld By Court Rulings But Development Is Stalled

Posted June 6, 2014   A federal appeals court has rejected a challenge to an environmental assessment of a $10 million...