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1 Apr 2024, 9:05 pm by News Desk
A second person in the United States has tested positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)  virus. [read post]
5 Feb 2024, 8:51 am by kblocher@hslf.org
Department of Agriculture called Wildlife Services slaughters millions of wild animals each year through indiscriminate poisons, painful traps and snares, packs of trailing hounds and even shooting from helicopters and airplanes. [read post]
6 Dec 2023, 5:55 am by Patricia Parera
According to a study by the US Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (ERS), agricultural research provides one of the highest returns of any public research investment, generating $20 on average for every $1 spent. [read post]
19 Nov 2023, 6:48 pm by Bill Marler
  It was the largest foodborne outbreak death toll in the United States in 100 years. [read post]
27 Oct 2023, 9:51 pm by Narintohn Luangrath
The Immigration and Nationality Act provides nonimmigrant foreign laborers admission to the United States to work temporarily in the agricultural sector through the H-2A visa program and in certain non-agricultural jobs—such as hospitality work—through the H-2B visa program. [read post]
17 Aug 2023, 9:05 pm by Gianna Hill
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared a public health emergency in response to the fatal wildfires in Hawaii. [read post]
26 May 2023, 6:15 am by Edgar Chen
In 2020, the proposal was vetted by the federal interagency Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), which is comprised of representatives from 16 U.S. departments and agencies, including Treasury, Justice, Commerce, Defense, Energy, and Homeland Security. [read post]
15 May 2023, 9:12 am by The Regulatory Review Staff
October 12, 2022 | How Factory Farming Could Cause the Next COVID-19 | The CDC should recommend agricultural reforms to reduce pandemic risks caused by factory farms. [read post]
11 May 2023, 6:03 am by Steven Katz
Unlike his predecessor, the Lula administration has indicated its willingness to engage with the United States on the climate crisis. [read post]
5 Apr 2023, 9:04 pm by Dan Flynn
“Today in a victory for rural community, sustainable agriculture, and animal welfare groups, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the United States Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) must assess the environmental impact of medium-sized concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) before extending loans to them. [read post]
19 Mar 2023, 9:03 pm by Dan Flynn
Utah H 320 defines raw milk products as any product produced from raw milk.Oklahoma H 1420 designates the Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry as the state agency that oversees the dairy inspection and grading. [read post]
6 Mar 2023, 9:06 pm by Dan Flynn
The USTR and the Department of Agriculture must implement the means within one year. [read post]
24 Feb 2023, 7:53 pm by Arianna Morseau
  United States Department of Agriculture Program Analyst (Policy and Program Advisor, Farm Production and Conservation Portfolio). [read post]
4 Feb 2023, 4:38 pm by Bill Marler
Sandra Eskin, The Consultant  Sandra Eskin, deputy under secretary for food safety at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), spent nearly 20 years as a public-policy consultant to numerous consumer advocacy and public-interest organizations, providing strategic and policy advice on consumer protection issues such as food safety, dietary supplement safety and food and drug labeling and advertising. [read post]
26 Jan 2023, 9:03 pm by Riann Winget
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra requesting guidance on whether encouraging individuals to follow up with or enroll in state Medicaid programs by sending texts and prerecorded calls to individuals’ phones would be permissible under the Act. [read post]
21 Jan 2023, 7:21 pm by Bill Marler
Sandra Eskin, The Consultant  Sandra Eskin, deputy under secretary for food safety at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), spent nearly 20 years as a public-policy consultant to numerous consumer advocacy and public-interest organizations, providing strategic and policy advice on consumer protection issues such as food safety, dietary supplement safety and food and drug labeling and advertising. [read post]