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28 Dec 2009, 8:44 am
Drake University Agricultural Law Center is organizing the forum and is receiving financial support from USDA Risk Management Agency; Farm Credit Council; the National Center for Agricultural Law Research; Walton School of Business Center for Applied Sustainability, University of Arkansas; Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa State University, and the Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust. [read post]
16 Nov 2011, 12:26 pm by Susan Schneider
 The Farm Credit Administration is the independent federal agency that regulates the Farm Credit System. [read post]
13 Aug 2018, 9:05 pm by Dan Flynn
They were: New York-based Golden Top Green Farm, $960; Chicago-based Hector Produce Corp., $480; and Brooklyn, NY-based Jack’s Egg Farm, $1,525. [read post]
14 Dec 2015, 10:02 pm by News Desk
“While the new guidelines issued by the USDA are an important step, the USDA should declare Salmonella an adulterant as part of their work to protect American consumers from foodborne public health threats. [read post]
21 May 2023, 9:03 pm by Dan Flynn
The Animal Welfare Institute, Compassion in World Farming, the Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society Legislative Fund, Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association, and World Animal Protection have jointly petitioned USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) for a policy change. [read post]
11 May 2014, 10:20 pm by Cookson Beecher
As such, it is not supposed to be in the grip of USDA, but rather an entity that the agency turns to for advice and counsel on this issue and others. [read post]
23 Feb 2020, 9:05 pm by Cookson Beecher
The USDA estimated they would reach $20 billion in sales by 2019, up from $12 billion in 2014. [read post]
15 Nov 2010, 1:59 am
 There are about 65,000 dairy farms in the U.S. [read post]
10 Nov 2020, 4:52 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
The House has already approved its appropriations bills, which fund federal government agencies, and they include significant protections for animals, including funding to address wildlife trafficking, slaughterhouse kill speeds, horse soring and slaughter, animal testing alternatives and wildlife markets, and to help chimpanzees, right whales and farm animals. [read post]
18 May 2013, 10:55 pm by Dan Flynn
It’s hardly the only area of duplication between the two major food safety agencies. [read post]
14 Nov 2011, 1:59 am
USDA also pointed to programs at the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Veterinary Service (VS), including data collection and the approval of a vaccine for cattle to reduce the occurrence of E. coli O157:H7, and the Agricultural Research Service, especially the ARS Food Safety National Program, which supports research that looks at the entire food safety system from farm to fork. [read post]
29 Nov 2023, 9:06 pm by Dan Flynn
The Court contemplates that USDA/FSIS, within that agency’s jurisdiction, will continue to oversee Defendants and take appropriate product control and enforcement action in case of violations. [read post]
20 May 2013, 10:03 pm by Sarah Klein
This is no small affront, given that these workers serve as the first line of defense for ensuring that safe food reaches consumers (just as farm workers do for produce). [read post]
31 Jul 2014, 10:02 pm by Lydia Zuraw
Predictably, the agency’s move drew reactions from across the spectrum. [read post]
12 May 2010, 2:59 am
Photos courtesy of the USDA Flickr. [read post]
29 Mar 2010, 2:59 am
The agency said it expects the final rules will "take into account the diverse nature of farming operations. [read post]
7 Apr 2011, 2:59 am
"Nonetheless, Klein says CSPI is pleased with the agency's decision to use its regulatory power so processors have to "earn" the USDA mark of inspection. [read post]
8 Jul 2014, 5:31 pm by Bill Marler
Huffstutter reported this evening that U.S. military bases and military commissaries in five states that supply food to personnel and their families are among the outlets believed to have received Salmonella Heidelberg-tainted chicken produced by Foster Farms, the USDA/FSIS said on Tuesday. [read post]