Prop 12
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Farmers Voice Concerns over New Food Safety Rules
- January 22, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 22, 2014 Farmers are concerned about new FDA regulations under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and the...
Congress Passes FY 2014 Spending Bill with Directives for USDA and FDA
- January 20, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 20, 2014 Late last week, Congress passed a $1 trillion omnibus spending package to fund the federal government...
Vilsack Says Leaked Draft of EPA Clean Water Act Rule Not Final
- January 20, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 20, 2014 Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, told the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) that the leaked EPA...
Indiana Farm Trespassing Bill Delayed
- January 16, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 16, 2014 An Indiana Senate Committee recently delayed a vote on a proposed “ag-gag” or farm trespasser bill,...
Biotech Companies Sue Kauai County over GMO Disclosure Law
- January 16, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 16, 2014 Agricultural biotechnology companies, Dow, Syngenta, BASF, and DuPont Pioneer, have filed a lawsuit to block the...
Judge to Decide Fate of NM Horse Slaughter Facility on Friday
- January 15, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 15, 2014 A New Mexico judge will decide on Friday whether a company can open a horse slaughter...
Lawmakers Disagree over New Method for Taxing SD Farmland
- January 15, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 15, 2014 South Dakota lawmakers will consider changing the state’s system for setting the taxable values of agricultural...
Senator Urges Farm Bill Conference to End USDA Catfish Inspection Program
- January 13, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 13, 2014 The subject of the USDA catfish inspection program resurfaced lasted week, as letters from opponents were...
Survey Shows Farm to School Legislation is on Rise
- January 9, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 9, 2014 An updated National Farm to School Network (NFSN) survey shows in 2012 and 2013, twenty states...
Court Finds BLM Failed to Meet Regulatory Requirements
- January 6, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 6, 2014 In Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance v. Burke, No. 2:12CV257DAK, 2013 WL 5916815, D. Utah (Nov. 4,...
Ethanol Industry Highlights RFS Success with New Report
- January 2, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 2, 2014 The Renewable Fuels Association recently released a report citing the successes of the Renewable Fuel Standard...
Court Dismisses PETA Lawsuit over Bird Protection
- December 20, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted December 20, 2013 A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit in which the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals...
CT Governor Signs GMO Labeling Law
- December 16, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted December 16, 2013 Governor of Connecticut, Dannel P. Malloy, recently signed a bill requiring all foods containing genetically modified...
Senators Introduce “Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act”
- December 13, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted December 13, 2013 On Thursday, Senators Diane Feinstein (D-CA), Tom Coburn (R-OK), and Kay Hagan (D-NC) introduced a bill...
FSIS Releases Action Plan Targeting Salmonella
- December 11, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted December 11, 2013 USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently released an action plan aimed at reducing Salmonella...
NALC Resource: Farm Bills Database
- December 9, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted December 9, 2013 The National Agricultural Law Center offers a wide range of resources, one which is the United...
Northeastern States Urge EPA to Support National Carbon Market
- December 9, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted December 9, 2013 Nine Northeastern states making up the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative are urging the EPA to mirror...
Colorado May Vote on GMO Food Labeling in 2014
- December 5, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted December 5, 2013 Colorado could be the next state to vote on labeling rules for genetically modified (GMO) food,...
Hagen Moves to Food Safety Consulting after Leaving USDA
- December 5, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted December 5, 2013 Dr. Elisabeth Hagen, former USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety, will joint Deloitte & Touche LLP...
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...