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KY Hemp Seized, DEA Agrees to Expedite Permit

Posted May 14, 2014   The Kentucky Department of Agriculture was prepared to go to court to get 250 pounds of...

Farm Bureau Joins AgGateway Data Group

Posted May 14, 2014   The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) has joined AgGateway, a nonprofit organization for data and...

Controversy over School Lunch Program Continues

Posted May 13, 2014   The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture is looking to include language in the fiscal 2015 spending...

NFU Submits Testimony to Congress on Country of Origin Labeling

Posted May 13, 2014   The National Farmers Union (NFU) recently submitted additional testimony to the U.S. House Agriculture Subcommittee on...

Two Food Labeling Suits Settle After Judge Certifies Narrowed Class

Posted May 13, 2014   Two food labeling cases recently reached settlement after a judge certified narrower classes of plaintiffs, according...

Legislators Urge EPA to Withdraw “Waters of the US” Rule

Posted May 12, 2014   Legislators in the United States Senate and House of Representatives are urging U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

Industry Group to Sue over Vermont’s GMO Food Labeling Law

Posted May 12, 2014   After Vermont’s governor signed the law requiring labeling for foods with genetically modified (GMO) ingredients, the...

Groups Ask Vilsack to Consider Regional Interests in Farm Bill Implementation

Posted May 12, 2014   Several farm groups recently asked Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to consider all regional interests in...

JBS and Temple Grandin Sign Animal Welfare Agreement

Posted May 9, 2014   Yesterday, JBS and Temple Grandin signed a technical cooperation agreement at the Beef Sumit Brasil event...

Senator Cochran Continues Push to Implement Catfish Inspection Program

Posted May 9, 2014   Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS), ranking member on the Senate Agriculture Committee, recently stated that he intends...

Maryland Joins Lawsuit, Backs EPA in Chesapeake Bay Appeal

Posted May 9, 2014   Maryland has joined the appeal involving the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) plan to clean up...

FDA Releases FSMA Strategy Document, Emphasizes Voluntary Compliance

Posted May 8, 2014   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released a strategy document that emphasizes voluntary compliance,...

USDA Announces Funds to Cut Energy Costs for Farmers, Ranchers, and Rural Small Businesses

Posted May 8, 2014   Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently announced that USDA is seeking applications from rural agricultural producers...

US and Japan Make Progress on Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement

Posted May 8, 2014   Japan and the United States reached a basic agreement in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations, described...

Food Industry Waits for Vermont GMO Food Labeling Law

Posted May 8, 2014   Kraft Foods Group Inc. and other food companies are facing the prospect of a state law...

Group Says FDA Should Focus on Food Labeling Regulation for “Milk” Products

Posted May 7, 2014   The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) recently criticized the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for...

Kentucky Hemp Crop Ready for Planting

Posted May 7, 2014   Kentucky’s first legal hemp crop since the 1950s is ready to be planted this month, according...

Soybean Groups Join to Protect Ag Data

Posted May 7, 2014   Agricultural data analysis and use may the next big development in agricultural production, but it also...

Kraft Investigated by Regulators over Wheat Trading

Posted May 6, 2014   Kraft Foods Group Inc. said that U.S. regulators were investigating wheat futures trading by parts of...

EPA Seeks Comments on Registration of Enlist Duo

Posted May 6, 2014   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking comments on its proposed decision to register Enlist...