Posted January 20, 2015 A U.S. federal court has ruled that manure from livestock...
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Senators Introduce Bill to End Corn-Ethanol Mandate
Posted January 19, 2015 Sens. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced...
Conservation Programs Awarded $340 Million in Federal Funding
--> Posted January 16, 2015 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that more than $370...
FDA Clears BPA-Lined Containers
Posted January 12, 2015 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has concluded bisphenol, a...
OMB Failed to Issue Mechanically Tenderized Beef Labeling Ruling
Posted January 8, 2014 The Office of Management Bureau (OMB) did not meet the deadline to...
GAO Published Food Safety Report, Fedral Government has Room for Improvement
Posted December 24, 2014 The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a study,...
China Approves Syngenta Corn, GMO Trait MIR 162
Posted December 22, 2014 U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that Chinese...
RMA Releases APH Yield Excursion Program Details
Posted December 22, 2014 U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency...
Senate Passes $1.1 Trillion Spending Package, Many Agricultural Riders
Posted December 15, 2014 The U.S. Senate passed a $1.1 trillion spending package to fund...
Congress Asked to Pass Food Labeling Safety Act
Posted December 15, 2014 Stacey Forshee, a member of Farm Bureau, asked Congress to help...