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15 May 2019, 2:46 pm by Cannabis Law Group
The federal agencies addressed in the letter did not respond to comment by journalists. [read post]
26 Aug 2014, 10:04 pm by News Desk
During the period, USDA initiated administrative actions against 83 of the meat, poultry and egg plants under its jurisdiction, and the agency closed actions in another 84 cases. [read post]
26 Mar 2014, 10:02 pm by Lynne Terry
Last year, amid the Foster Farms outbreak, the agency announced a plan to stem Salmonella. [read post]
8 Feb 2010, 11:11 am
Boyd says, the issues originated from a "lawsuit in 97 [1997] for discrimination in farm lending programs and subsidies (farm service agency USDA). [read post]
8 Jun 2010, 2:59 am
"How the agencies will respond remains unclear. [read post]
8 Jun 2019, 9:04 pm by Dan Flynn
Since crop prices and commodity forecasts are staples of USDA’s economic research, it’s probably only a matter of time before the agency is doing this sort of research on its own. [read post]
26 May 2011, 2:59 am
"EWG said it has filed a Freedom of Information Act request for all of USDA's recent communications with produce and pesticide industry representatives to "shed light" on whether taxpayer dollars, in the form of marketing grants, went to support the lobbying efforts by the Alliance for Food and Farming. [read post]
31 May 2007, 10:47 am
The reason the government is "in the case to start with" is that Creekstone Farms filed a lawsuit against the Department of Agriculture. 2. [read post]
15 Aug 2020, 8:52 am by Cannabis Law Group
Although states weren’t given a strict deadline for submission of their own plans, it was noted in USDA interim rules that previous federal statute governing cultivation of hemp (the 2014 Farm Bill) expires at the end of October. [read post]
12 Jun 2011, 10:55 pm by Stu Ellis
Are these projects relevant to your farm business and your family? [read post]
10 Sep 2010, 1:30 am
Last week Alison Young at USA Today reported that “[at]hough USDA says its authority was limited, the agency's egg graders were at Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms at least 40 hours a week — including before the outbreak — inspecting the size and quality of eggs inside processing buildings. [read post]
While states and private agencies have been granting organic certifications since the 1960’s, the Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA) was not passed until the 1990 Farm Bill. [read post]
27 Oct 2013, 7:37 am by Bill Marler
  Collaborative investigative efforts of local, state, and federal public health and regulatory agencies indicated that Foster Farms brand chicken was the most likely source of this outbreak. [read post]
30 Apr 2017, 9:30 pm by Jennifer Ko
In resolving this discrepancy, the agency notes that farms using enclosed porches, which contain chickens in a concrete structure surrounded by wire mesh, will not satisfy the clarified outdoor access requirements of the new rule. [read post]
6 Mar 2012, 1:59 am
"The USDA Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food initiative, which coordinates existing resources within the department, unveiled a digital map last week, known as The Compass, that visually maps out USDA local and regional food projects. [read post]
19 Aug 2012, 9:12 pm by Stu Ellis
  With an estimated $20-30 billion to be paid this year in crop insurance indemnity checks, both the USDA’s Risk Management Agency and the crop insurance companies have to ensure that all claims are valid, and have made it well known that anyone with a claim of more than $200,000 will be subject to an audit. [read post]