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Missouri Right to Farm Act Upheld

Posted September 16, 2014 After all the votes have been recounted, the Missouri Amendment One, “Right to Farm,” stands, according...

Stabenow Awarded WFP’s Highest Honor

Posted September 12, 2014 Debbie Stabenow, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman, was awarded the World Food Program USA’s McGovern-Dole Leadership Award,...

NFU Withdraws from Beef Checkoff

Posted September 10, 2014 The National Farmers Union (NFU) board of directors has voted to withdraw from the beef checkoff...

GAO Released Crop Insurance Study

Posted September 9, 2014 The cost of the federal crop insurance program and farm sector income and wealth has grown...

Canadian Beekeepers Sue Bayer and Syngenta

Posted September 9, 2014 Canadian beekeepers are suing crop pesticide companies for more than $400 million in damages, according to...

China Increases U.S. Sorghum Import Regulations

Posted September 4, 2014 China’s quarantine authorities have stopped shipments of U.S. alfalfa due to the presence of genetically modified...

FSIS Amending Poultry Products Inspection Regulations

Posted August 29, 2014 The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has amended the poultry products inspection regulations to establish...

Zinpro Corp. Requesting Food Additive Amendment

Posted August 29, 2014 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that Zinpro Corp. filed a petition proposing that...

AMS Requesting Comments on Honey

Posted August 29, 2014 The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking comments on how...

DOE Requesting Comments on Landscape Design

Posted August 29, 2014 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has invited public comment on its Request for Information (RFI)...

Tyson Workers Awarded $5.8 Million

Posted August 28, 2014 On Monday, the Eight Circuit Court of Appeals awarded $5.8 million to a class of Tyson...

EPA Amends CWA Regulations

Posted August 28, 2014 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized amendments to the Clean Water Act (CWA) regulations to...

FDA Expected to Release Updated Produce Rule in September

Posted August 28, 2014 The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) food safety rule for produce is expected to be available...

APHIS Amended Regulations under AWA

Posted August 28, 2014 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has amended regulations to the Animal Welfare Act (AWA)....

USDA Requesting Carcass Beef Grades Comments

Posted August 27, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking public comments on revising...

EPA Establish Sweet Orange Peel Tincture Tolerance Exemption

 Posted August 27, 2014 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues...

USTR Seeking Comments for Annual Report

Posted August 27, 2014 The interagency Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) will convene a public hearing to seek public comment...

AMS Adjusted Representation on Cattlemen Board

Posted August 26, 2014 The Agricultural Marketing Service adjusted representation on the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board, established under...

EPA Ordered Registration of Certain Pesticides

Posted August 26, 2014 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered, pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA),...

USDA Issued Final Rule Under Export Apple Act

Posted August 26, 2014 The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim rule...