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FDA and Manufacturers Argue Over the Term “Evaporated Cane Juice”

Posted June 5, 2014   In 2009, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) told manufacturers to not use the term “evaporated...

EPA Seeking 30 Percent Reduction in Carbon Dioxide Emissions by 2030

Posted June 3, 2014   The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a draft rule seeking 30 percent reduction in carbon dioxide...

FDA Updates Guidelines for Mercury Levels in Seafood

Posted June 2, 2014   The head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says new advisory guidelines are on the...

McCaskill Requests Food Labeling Flexibility

Posted June 2, 2014   Senator Claire McCaskill, along with a bipartisan group of Senators, requests flexibility on new food labeling...

Committee Approved 2015 Agriculture Appropriations Bill

Posted June 2, 2014   On Thursday, the House Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year 2015 Agriculture Appropriations bill on a...

FDA Implementing Administrative Authority to Detain Adulterated or Misbranded Items

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

Posted May 30, 2014   The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a public meeting to discuss two proposed rules aimed...

New Regulation By FCIC Provides Forage Seed Insurance

Posted May 30, 2014   The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) finalized the addition of a new regulation that provides forage...

House Panel Supports School Lunch Waivers

Posted May 30, 2014   At the House Appropriations Committee, Republicans moved forward with the plan to offer school districts a...

USDA Sued Over Drug-Resistant Salmonella in Meat

Posted May 29, 2014   The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accused of failing to protect consumers by allowing the...

Iowa Cattle Producer Fined $12,000 for Water Pollution

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

Posted May 28, 2014   On Tuesday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) traveled to...

RMA Denies Planting Deadline Requests in ND

Posted May 28, 2014   Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., and Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to...

Proposed Endangered Species Act Regulations Revise Protections for “Critical Habitat”

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

Posted May 27, 2014   The South Dakota Supreme Court recently denied a petition by ABC News and other defendants to...

Committee Confirms Vetter as Chief Agricultural Trade Negotiator

Posted May 23, 2014   The Senate Finance Committee has unanimously confirmed Darci Vetter as Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the Office...

FDA Asked to Extend Comment Period for FSMA Rule

Posted May 23, 2014 On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced an additional 60 days for public comment...

USDA Announces Crop Insurance Pilot Program for Diversified Farms

Posted May 22, 2014   Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently announced a new risk management pilot program for fruit and...

EPA Fines Idaho Dairy for Violations of the Clean Water Act

Posted May 20, 2014   An Idaho Dairy has agreed to pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) $170,000 to settle...

Groups ask FDA to Extend Comment Period for FSMA Rule

Posted May 20, 2014   Produce and transportation industry groups have asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to extend...