FDA Extends Comment Period for FSMA Proposed Rule
- March 26, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted March 26, 2014 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the comment period for a proposed rule...
EPA, Corps Announce Proposed Rule Clarifying “Waters of the U.S.” under the Clean Water Act
- March 26, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted March 26, 2014 Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers announced a joint proposed...
California to Ease Water Restrictions, Hosts Congressional Hearing on Drought
- March 25, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted March 25, 2014 California will ease some water restrictions protecting fish in the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta to make...
Legislators Ask USDA to Withdraw Poultry Inspection Rule
- March 25, 2014
- Elizabeth
March 25, 2014 Members of Congress recently asked Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, to suspend the proposed Modernization of Poultry...
Dairy Farmers Report Rise in Sales
- March 24, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted March 24, 2014 Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) reported a successful, profitable year for its dairy farmers and expects...
Ethanol Groups Petition Supreme Court to Review CA’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard
- March 24, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted March 24, 2014 Ethanol groups recently petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the Court to determine whether California’s low-carbon...
EPA Releases Proposed Rule for Workers Exposed to Pesticides
- March 21, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted March 21, 2014 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a proposed rule to update and revise the...
USDA Announces Growth of Organic Industry
- March 21, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted March 21, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced new statistics showing that the organic industry continues...
SD Senator Says Farm Bill Implementation Expected Soon
- March 21, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted March 21, 2014 Senator John Thune (R-SD) expects the 2014 Farm Bill to be implemented quickly, according to an...
Ethanol Plants See High Profits
- March 20, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted March 20, 2014 The average U.S. ethanol plant made $23 million last year, the second-most profitable year on record,...
NALC Resource: Local Food Systems Reading Room
- March 20, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted March 20, 2014 The National Agricultural Law Center offers a wide range of resources, one of which is the...
Supreme Court May Hear Water Rights Dispute Between New Mexico and Texas
- March 20, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted March 20, 2014 The U.S. Supreme Court may agree to hear a water rights dispute between New Mexico and...
Iowa Environmental Commission Holds Hearing on Livestock Operation Rules
- March 19, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted March 19, 2014 The Iowa Environmental Protection Commission recently began the process for adopting rules for overseeing manure runoff...
Wyoming Welder Faces EPA Fines for Building Pond
- March 19, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted March 19, 2014 Andy Johnson, a Wyoming welder, is facing up to $75,000 per day in fines by the...
Idaho’s “Ag-Gag” Law Challenged in Federal Court
- March 19, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted March 19, 2014 The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit asking a federal...
Dole Expands Bagged Salad Recall over Listeria Risk
- March 18, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted March 18, 2014 Dole Fresh Vegetables has expanded its recall of bagged salad to the U.S., after first issuing...
USDA Announces New Efforts to Help Small and Mid-Sized Farmers
- March 18, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted March 18, 2014 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced new and expanded efforts to connect small- and mid-sized farmers...
Pacific Trade Negotiations End with Impasse over Agricultural Tariffs
- March 18, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted March 18, 2014 Trade talks ended on Tuesday with no breakthrough for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which would create the...
House Passes Water Rights Bill
- March 17, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted March 17, 2014 The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the Water Rights Protection Act on a mostly party-line...
Study Shows Incidents of GMO Crops in Food and Feed Rising
- March 17, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted March 17, 2014 A new study by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) shows an...