Prop 12
Found 1448 Items
California Farm Bureau Opposes Project on Prime Farmland
- July 8, 2012
- Elizabeth
A state law requiring a third of California’s power to be generated from renewable sources by 2020 has generated concern for...
NCBA Committee Chair Opposes Federal Animal Ag Mandate
- June 14, 2012
- Elizabeth
Drovers CattleNetwork reports that the National Cattlemens’ Beef Association Chairman of the Cattle Health and Well-Being Committee has concerns over provisions...
Center Hosting Webinar, Continuing Legal Education, on Animal Confinement Laws
- April 16, 2012
- Elizabeth
The National Agricultural Law Center is providing an online webinar titled, “Legal Issues in Animal Agriculture: Regulating Living Space.” The...
FDA Responds to GMO-labeling Campaign
- March 30, 2012
- Elizabeth
March 27 was the deadline for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to make its response to the Just Label...
Gates Foundation Calls for More Ag Research Funding
- February 3, 2012
- Elizabeth
Western Farm Press reports that, in the annual priorities outlined by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Gates expressed interest in...
GIPSA Releases Final Rule
- December 8, 2011
- Elizabeth
Today, the Grain Inspection Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) released the final version of the rules they first proposed last summer....
Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act to be introduced in Congress
- October 30, 2011
- Elizabeth
Last week, Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown and Maine Rep. Chellie Pingree announced that they will introduce the Local Farms, Food, and...
Court approves $1.15 billion settlement for black farmers in Pigford II
- October 28, 2011
- Elizabeth
Yesterday, a judge approved a $1.15 billion settlement in the decades old class action suit filed by black farmers against the...