…in 2010 proposed a number of PSA provisions – collectively known as the GIPSA Rule – that Congress mandated in the 2008 Farm Bill; eliminating the need to prove a…
GMO Labeling Law May Avoid Executive Order on Regulations
The national GMO labeling law passed by Congress may avoid the Donald Trump administration executive order against government regulations. The executive order calls for two regulations to be removed from…
South Dakota Considering Country-of-Origin Labeling
A group of South Dakota state Congress members has introduced a bill that would require retail beef products sold in the state to bear a country-of-origin label. Online publication Meatingplace…
State Agriculture Leaders Call Food Safety a Farm Bill Priority
…loans to upgrade infrastructure to comply with the Food Safety Modernization Act. Online publication Food Safety News reports the move is not premature, noting Congress plans work on the 2018…
GMO Labeling Bill Facing Uphill Battle
The GMO labeling bill passed by Congress last year faces an uncertain future. The National Bio-engineered Food Disclosure Standard passed by Congress last year preempts a patchwork of state laws…
Cargill Chief: NAFTA in “Good Place”
…Congress to try to ratify bilateral trade deals with multiple countries instead of ratifying one giant trade deal.” MacLennan was in Washington this week to testify before Congress, saying there’s…
Dairy Trade in the Trump Era
…new Administration must focus. So, as a re-examination of NAFTA gets underway, our industry will be working closely with the Administration and Congress to demonstrate the importance of Mexico to…
Putting a Face on California Farmers
…so every two years when congress changes, when committee assignments change and clearly every four years,” Wenger said. “Especially here with so many changes happening and the change of party…
AFBF Pres. Duvall: Confirm Judge Gorsuch
…to regulating agencies, but should perform their constitutional role of interpreting the laws that Congress writes. That point alone is critical for many of the legal issues faced by farmers…
House Agriculture Committee Meets
…working together in this Congress. During the 114th Congress, we laid out an ambitious agenda for this committee, covering everything from the state of the rural economy to farm bill…
Rain Proves Need for Storage Projects Progress
…“Congress passed that bill (in December), and that was promising. Hopefully, we will see more of that and maybe a trend toward a more proactive, progressive approach to get these…
NMPF Lauds New House Bill
…FDA to issue guidance for nationwide enforcement of these definitions within 90 days. It would also require FDA to report to Congress two years after the bill’s enactment to hold…
Livestock Industry Supports Legislation to Address BLM Planning Rule
…issue and look forward to working with Congress and the new Administration to undo this kind of regulatory overreach.” PLC and NCBA urge Congress to pass these resolutions without delay….
Former Trump Transition Leader Warns of Two-thirds Cut of EPA Staff
…it an “aspirational goal,” saying “you’re not going to get Congress to make significant cuts unless you ask for significant cuts.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….