Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the EPA recently...
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Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward to speak on Agricultural Trade with Cuba
Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward will deliver the keynote address, “Agricultural Trade...
Nebraska legislators consider ‘right to farm’ bill
The Lincoln Star Journal reports Nebraska state legislators are considering a proposed...
Oregon groups seek to ban post-logging aerial herbicide spraying and strengthen forest laws
The Register-Guard reports that organizers in Oregon hope to put a measure on the November ballot...
Washington AG sues another group over GMO initiative
Capital Press reports that Washington’s attorney general Bob Ferguson filed suit against Food...
Legislation introduced requiring labeling of genetically engineered salmon
The Juneau Empire reports that U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, introduced a bill last week...
Washington state bill would allow licensed growers to produce industrial hemp
According to the Capital Press website, House and Senate lawmakers in the state of Washington...
Proposed bill would bar appeal of ministerial decisions in South Dakota
A South Dakota bill that changes the way county zoning is done for Confined Animal Feeding...
Environmentalists target Point Reyes cattle ranches in lawsuit
Environmentalists in San Francisco filed a lawsuit last month over thousands of cattle in the...
Perdue Farms to eliminate antibiotic use in poultry
The Wall Street Journal reports that Perdue Farms Inc. will eliminate antibiotics used in chicken...