Enforcement of the Packers & Stockyards Act
From the Center for Rural Affairs (CFRA): The proposal by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to establish rules to finally enforce the 1921 Packers and Stockyards Act is a [...]
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Stabenow Promises a Centrist Approach on Farm Bill
By JERRY HAGSTROM* EXCERPT: In her first major speech on agriculture, incoming Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., told a Michigan agribusiness [...]
Food Prices Will Continue To Rise
U.N. Food Price Index Jumps in December (by William Neuman, New York Times) EXCERPT: World food prices rose sharply in late 2010, bringing them close to the crisis levels [...]
USDA Secretary Vilsack Urges GE and Non-GE Coexistance
USDA Press Release No. 0674.10; Contact: Office of Communications (202)720-4623 Open Letter to Stakeholders from Secretary Vilsack to Urge GE and non-GE Coexistence Click to [...]
Cuts in Farm Bill won’t Significantly Reduce the Deficit
Cutting spending on new Farm Bill would make tiny dent in deficit, says MU FAPRI economist (From University of Missouri Extension) EXCERPT: As discussion develops on writing [...]
ATTRA News Bytes: Methyl Iodide; CSP Deadline; Urban Gardens
California Approval of Methyl Iodide on Strawberry Fields Challenged A coalition representing farmworkers and environmental groups is challenging the state of [...]
New Study Shows Alarming Decline in Bee Populations
Bees in freefall as study shows sharp US decline (by Alok Jha, The Guardian) EXCERPT: The abundance of four common species of bumblebee in the US has dropped by 96% in just [...]
National Organic Program Employee Fired for Expressing Opinion
Be sure to also read an excellent personal editorial account about this event at: https://chelseagreen.com/blogs/gracegershuny/2011/01/03/sad-news-for-the-organic-vision/ [...]
USDA Wants Nutrition Labels on Raw Meat, Poultry
by Helena Bottemiller, Food Safety News EXCERPT: The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Wednesday morning that 40 of the most popular cuts of meat and [...]
Missouri and Kansas Debate Factory Farms
Factory farms massing in Missouri, Kansas, new report says (By Karen Dillon; The Kansas City Star) EXCERPT: In Greeley County in western Kansas, voters last week overturned a [...]
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