FDA Implementing Administrative Authority to Detain Adulterated or Misbranded Items
- May 30, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted May 30, 2014 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is implementing administrative detention authority with respect to drugs intended...
FDA Announces Public Meetings on Updating Nutritional Information
- May 30, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted May 30, 2014 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a public meeting to discuss two proposed rules aimed...
CFTC Extends Comment Period for Position Limit and Aggregation Proposals
- May 30, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted May 30, 2014 On December 12, 2013, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) published a notice of proposed rulemaking...
New Regulation By FCIC Provides Forage Seed Insurance
- May 30, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted May 30, 2014 The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) finalized the addition of a new regulation that provides forage...
DOJ Proposes Final Judgment in Antitrust Case Against ConAgra
- May 30, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted May 30, 2014 The U.S. Department of Justice has published a notice of proposed Final Judgment and Competitive Impact...
House Panel Supports School Lunch Waivers
- May 30, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted May 30, 2014 At the House Appropriations Committee, Republicans moved forward with the plan to offer school districts a...
Ohio Law Gives Livestock Owners Recourse Against Dog Attacks
- May 30, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted May 30, 2014 For most people, dogs are part of the family, however, for farm families, dogs go beyond...
Tyson Bids to Acquire Hillshire Farms
- May 29, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted May 29, 2014 Tyson Foods, Inc. has announced its proposal to acquire The Hillshire Brands Company for $50 per...
USDA Sued Over Drug-Resistant Salmonella in Meat
- May 29, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted May 29, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accused of failing to protect consumers by allowing the...
Deadly Pig Virus Re-Infects Indiana Farm
- May 29, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted May 29, 2014 An Indiana farm has become the first to publicly confirm that it suffered a second outbreak...
Iowa Cattle Producer Fined $12,000 for Water Pollution
- May 28, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted May 28, 2014 A northwest Iowa cattle producer has agreed to a pay a court ordered $12,000 fine for...
USDA Seeks Partnerships in New Conservation Program
- May 28, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted May 28, 2014 On Tuesday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) traveled to...
California Drought Bill Passed by U.S. Senate
- May 28, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted May 28, 2014 The California Farm Bureau Federation (CFBF) applauded the U.S. Senate’s passage of bill to address water...
RMA Denies Planting Deadline Requests in ND
- May 28, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted May 28, 2014 Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., and Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to...
USDA Targeting Feral Hogs with Thermal Imaging Weapons
- May 27, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted May 27, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is gearing up with thermal imaging weapons to kill feral...
Proposed Endangered Species Act Regulations Revise Protections for “Critical Habitat”
- May 27, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted May 27, 2014 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) National...
SD Supreme Court Allows “Pink Slime” Lawsuit to Proceed
- May 27, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted May 27, 2014 The South Dakota Supreme Court recently denied a petition by ABC News and other defendants to...
WTO Morals Decision Could Set Precedent for Trade Regulations
- May 23, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted May 23, 2014 On Thursday, the World Trade Organization (WTO) appeals panel upheld the European Union’s ban on seal...
Committee Confirms Vetter as Chief Agricultural Trade Negotiator
- May 23, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted May 23, 2014 The Senate Finance Committee has unanimously confirmed Darci Vetter as Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the Office...
Ohio Bill Grants Invasive Species Authority to Department of Agriculture
- May 23, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted May 23, 2014 The Ohio legislature recently approved a bill addressing invasive species and giving regulatory authority over invasive...