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AMS Gives Beef Board Clean Review
- January 9, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 9, 2014 A recent management review of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) by the Livestock, Poultry and Seed...
New Mexico AG Sues to Stop Horse Slaughter
- December 23, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted December 23, 2013 New Mexico’s attorney general, Gary King, filed a lawsuit on Thursday, to block a horse slaughter...
New Chief USTR Agriculture Negotiator Nominated
- December 20, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted December 20, 2013 President Barack Obama nominated Darci Vetter to be the new chief agricultural negotiator at the Office...
Oral Arguments in BPI Defamation Case Scheduled For Tuesday
- December 16, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted December 16, 2013 A South Dakota judge will hear oral arguments on a motion to dismiss in the $1.2...
FDA Releases New Guidelines, Proposes Rule on Antibiotic Use in Agriculture
- December 13, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted December 13, 2013 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued two major proposals in its effort to...
Hawaiian Islands Move to Limit GMO Crops and Pesticides
- December 9, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted December 9, 2013 The Hawaiian island of Maui will consider a bill that would require companies to disclose when...
Resource Guide Assists Military Veterans Interested in Farming
- December 4, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted December 4, 2013 A resource guide developed by the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and the Farmer Veteran Coalition...
USDA Invests in Research to Convert Beetle-Killed Trees into Biofuel
- November 13, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted November 13, 2013 USDA recently announced an award of almost $10 million to a consortium of academic, industry and...
USDA Projects Record Corn Crop and Milk Production
- November 12, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted November 12, 2013 USDA is projecting a record corn crop and record milk production for 2013 and 2014, according...
PA Bill to Provide Sales Tax Exemption to Timber Companies
- November 12, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted November 12, 2013 A bill, which would amend the Pennsylvania tax code to exempt timber companies from paying sales...
Farm Tax Proposal Causes Concern
- October 30, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 30, 2013 A proposal making its rounds in the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee would require all...
“Food Stamp Cliff” Nearing, SNAP Cuts on Nov. 1
- October 29, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 29, 2013 The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly referred to as “food stamps,” will be cut at the...
Groups Urge Obama Administration to Approve FDA Rule on Antibiotics in Agriculture
- October 28, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 28, 2013 Twenty medical, public health, and agriculture groups recently urged the Obama Administration to ban the misuse...
Tyson No Longer Accepting Canadian Cattle, Citing COOL
- October 25, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 25, 2013 Tyson Foods announced it has stopped buying Canadian cattle for shipment to its U.S. beef plants,...
WV Poultry Grower Wins Clean Water Act Case Against EPA
- October 25, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 25, 2013 In Alt v. EPA, a federal judge ruled against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), stating...
Groups Sue EPA Over Fish Consumption Estimates
- October 23, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 23, 2013 Conservation and commercial fishing groups recently filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),...
Groups Sue EPA Over Withdrawal of Factory Farm Rule
- October 17, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 17, 2013 A coalition of community, animal welfare, and environmental organizations has filed a lawsuit against the U.S....
WIC Funding Cut Off by Government Shutdown
- October 4, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 4, 2013 Almost 9 million low-income mothers and children receiving benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for...
Farm Bill: Twenty Senators Do Not Support Extension with Direct Payments
- October 3, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 3, 2013 Twenty senators including Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) wrote a letter to...
Summary and Evolution of U. S. Farm Bill Commodity Titles
- October 1, 2013
- Elizabeth
Summary and Evolution of U. S. Farm Bill Commodity Titles Brandon Willis National AgLaw Center Graduate Assistant and Doug O’Brien Research...