USDA Export Programs Operating After Farm Bill Lapse
- April 28, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted April 28, 2014 USDA’s export programs are now operational after funding lapsed without a farm bill last year, according...
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...
Stabenow, Cochran Sign Resolution Celebrating Extension’s 100th Anniversary
- March 7, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted March 7, 2014 U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee, recently announced the introduction...
Food Industry Unified in GMO Labeling Debate
- February 11, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted February 11, 2014 The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) announced the creation of its 29-member “Coalition for Safe Affordable Food,”...
ICBA Asks Farm Credit Administration to Explain $12 Billion Loan to Verizon
- October 25, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 25, 2013 The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) expressed concern that Farm Credit System (FCS) lender CoBank,...
New Law Benefits California CSA Business
- October 16, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 16, 2013 A recently enacted law defining Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and establishing health and safety standards will...
Raw Milk Lawsuit Against FDA Rejected
- April 9, 2012
- Elizabeth
The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund’s lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Health and...
