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Senators Reintroduce Antibiotic Prevention Legislation
- March 4, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted March 4, 2015 Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) reintroduced the Prevention of Antibiotic Resistance Act (PARA),...
COOL Lawsuit Dismissed
- February 11, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted February 11, 2015 The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has dropped their U.S. country of origin...
Update: Federal Judge Rules EPA Can Release CAFO Information, Protective Order Issued
- January 30, 2015
- Elizabeth
–> Posted January 30, 2015 A Minnesota federal judge ruled that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is allowed to...
Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over CAFO Violations
- January 30, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted January 30, 2015 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is being sued by five animal activist and environmental organizations because...
Committee Delays Mega Farm Bill Vote
- January 13, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted January 13, 2015 The Indiana Senate Agriculture Committee delayed a bill vote that would give the state more power...
Ag Groups Form Coalition to Lift Cuba Embargo
- January 12, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted January 12, 2015 Many U.S. farm groups, including Cargill, CoBank, and American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) have launched the...
Foie Gras Legal in California
- January 8, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted January 8, 2015 A U.S. District Court judge has struck down the ban prohibiting chefs from serving foie gras,...
China Approves Syngenta Corn, GMO Trait MIR 162
- December 22, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted December 22, 2014 U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that Chinese officials have approved imports of Syngenta GMO corn...
USDA Requesting Comments on EQIP Rule
- December 15, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted December 15, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is publishing a rule that outlines improvements to the Environmental...
Senate Passes $1.1 Trillion Spending Package, Many Agricultural Riders
- December 15, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted December 15, 2014 The U.S. Senate passed a $1.1 trillion spending package to fund the federal government for the...
Conaway Selected New House Ag Committee
- November 20, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted November 20, 2014 Rep. Michael Conaway, R-Texas has been name Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, according to a...
Farm Organizations, ATPs Reach Agreement on Big Data
- November 14, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted November 14, 2014 U.S. farm organizations and agriculture technology providers (ATPs) have reached an agreement on data privacy and...
California Changing Cage Law, Could Set Precedent
- November 11, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted November 11, 2014 Six states are in federal court fighting a California ban on eggs sold from hens kept...
HSUS Launches Farm Animal Reward Hotline
- October 28, 2014
- Elizabeth
–> Posted October 28, 2014 The Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS) has launched a hotline to report cruelty and neglect,...
U.S., Brazil Resolve Decade-Long Dispute
- October 2, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted October 2, 2014 On Wednesday, The U.S. and Brazil ended a decade-long dispute over subsidies paid to cotton growers,...
Rough Week for U.S., Japan Trade Talks
- September 30, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted September 30, 2014 Trade talks with Japan experienced a bumpy week when both countries blamed the other for a...
Missouri Right to Farm Act Upheld
- September 16, 2014
- Elizabeth
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
- September 12, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted September 12, 2014 Debbie Stabenow, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman, was awarded the World Food Program USA’s McGovern-Dole Leadership Award,...
China Increases U.S. Sorghum Import Regulations
- September 4, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted September 4, 2014 China’s quarantine authorities have stopped shipments of U.S. alfalfa due to the presence of genetically modified...
Zinpro Corp. Requesting Food Additive Amendment
- August 29, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted August 29, 2014 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that Zinpro Corp. filed a petition proposing that...