• February 26, 2014
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Posted February 26, 2014   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced proposed changes to the agricultural Worker Protection Standard...

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• February 25, 2014
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Posted February 25, 2014   An updated projection by USDA late last week predicts significant price declines for corn, wheat, and...

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• February 25, 2014
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Posted February 25, 2014   A coalition of government officials and environmental advocacy groups have created a national network on water...

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• February 25, 2014
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Posted February 25, 2014   The Nebraska Legislature’s Agriculture Committee recently heard testimony on a bill which would lift the packer...

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• February 24, 2014
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Posted February 24, 2014   The United States and Japan will try to find common ground on agricultural trade and other...

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• February 24, 2014
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Posted February 24, 2014 California state senator Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa) recently introduced a bill requiring labeling for genetically engineered foods,...

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• February 24, 2014
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Posted February 24, 2014   Congress will consider whether a federal crop insurance program for poultry growers is feasible, according to...

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• February 21, 2014
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Posted February 21, 2014   The World Trade Organization hearing on the U.S. Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) requirements took place...

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• February 21, 2014
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Posted February 21, 2014   A group associated with cockfighting has threatened Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) with political damage over his...

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• February 21, 2014
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Posted February 21, 2014   Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and several other congressional Democrats have asked Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to...

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• February 20, 2014
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Posted February 20, 2013   California Governor Jerry Brown is urging Congress to find a compromise that will benefit drought-stricken areas...

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• February 20, 2014
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Posted February 20, 2014   USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has published a final rule amending import regulations...

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• February 20, 2014
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Posted February 20, 2014   U.S. Representative Dave Loebsack (D-IA) recently introduced legislation that would establish a grant program for investment...

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• February 19, 2014
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Posted February 19, 2014   USDA announced it will expedite the implementation of its livestock disaster assistance program and will begin...

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• February 19, 2014
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Posted February 19, 2014   Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., a defendant in lawsuits by victims of the deadly 2011 listeria outbreak, has...

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• February 19, 2014
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Posted February 19, 2014   Kentucky agriculture commissioner, James Comer, recently announced five hemp pilot projects across the state, according to...

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• February 18, 2014
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Posted February 18, 2014 United Egg Producers(UEP) president, Chad Gregory, recently announced that UEP will no longer seek passage of the...

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• February 18, 2014
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Posted February 18, 2014   The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions against six produce businesses for failing to...

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• February 18, 2014
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Posted February 18, 2014   USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) recently released a report projecting a decline in net farm income...

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• February 17, 2014
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Posted February 17, 2014   The National Agricultural Law Center and the American Agricultural Law Association will host a CLE/Educational Webinar,...

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