As Congress inches closer and closer to passing a GMO labeling bill, Vermont’s Governor is criticizing the legislation because the bill is weaker than the Vermont law. Vermont’s mandatory GMO…
Conaway on Senate’s Biotechnology Labeling Bill
House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) issued the following statement in response to the Senate’s recently passed legislation requiring products…
Senate Passes GMO Labeling Legislation
…a vote of 63-30. And many of these groups are now encouraging the House to also pass this legislation: From the Coalition for Safe Affordable Food: The Coalition for Safe…
NMPF on Biotech Labeling Amendment
…final vote on legislation that would create a federal, uniform labeling system for foods produced using biotechnology. The final vote is expected to take place by Friday afternoon. The legislation,…
2018 Farm Bill Discussions
…policy.” The farm bill is omnibus multi-year legislation for major food and farm programs, covering such issues as research, conservation, nutrition, commodities and rural development. The current farm bill will…
Farm/Food Groups Urging Passage of Biotech Food Labeling Legislation
NMPF Joins More Than 1,000 Food and Farm Groups in Letter to Senate Leaders Urging Passage of Roberts-Stabenow Biotech Food Labeling Legislation The National Milk Producers Federation joined a group…
NMPF Pres. on Roberts-Stabenow Agreement on Food Biotech Legislation
From Jim Mulhern, President and Chief Executive Officer, NMPF: Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of NMPF “We are very pleased that the months-long effort to develop a compromise national solution…
Agri View: GMO Law
…By Ted Ranosa, Tech Times Lawmakers are pushing for new legislation to be passed that would effectively prevent states from making mandatory for products with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to…
NACD Responds to Approval of EPA Spending Bills
…contention for our members and we will continue to support fixing the rule with legislation.” For EPA’s 319 Nonpoint Source Grant program, the House committee proposed a funding level of…
11th-Hour Push for GMO Labeling Standard
…discussed the ongoing negotiations in the U.S. Senate and the needed action by Congress to pass the bill. The coalition says failure to find and pass legislation by July 1…
NMPF Endorses Creating Tax Incentive Legislation
NMPF Endorses New Legislation Creating Tax Incentive for Investments in Biogas and Nutrient Recovery Legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives will help dairy farmers increase their investment in…
Western View: Use a Plow, Go to Jail?
…have no idea how to back up this outrageous legislation, but somebody needs to stop its implementation or we’ll all be getting our food from China. I’m Len Wilcox and…
Agri View: GMO Legislation
Everett Griner talks about GMO labeling taking valuable time in today’s Agri View. GMO Legislation From: Forbes The GMO Labeling Fight Has Nothing To Do With Information — On Either…
NACD Welcomes Bill To Keep Red Tape At Bay
The National Association of Conservation Districts is pleased to support H.R. 5451, legislation introduced by Reps. Ann Kuster, D-N.H., and Rick Crawford, R-Ark., that would exempt landowners who participate in…