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20 Mar 2017, 7:45 am by Michael Markarian
The Bureau of Land Management can save tens of millions of dollars by utilizing technologically advanced, humane alternatives to costly round-up and removal of wild horses on federal lands. [read post]
15 Mar 2017, 9:07 pm by News Desk
Two of the largest farm organizations, the American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Farmers Union, support the Food Security is National Security Act of 2017, echoing the call to evaluate the potential effects of mergers and acquisitions in agriculture. [read post]
9 Mar 2017, 9:30 pm by Justin Daniel
James Lankford (R-Okla.), who is Chair of the Senate’s Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management, introduced several “bills aimed at improving the federal rulemaking process so that the final regulation works better for the American people. [read post]
28 Feb 2017, 9:28 am by Todd Janzen
  American Farm Bureau was instrumental in getting the Evaluator off the ground. [read post]
15 Feb 2017, 11:30 pm
Similarly, an analysis commissioned by the American Farm Bureau Foundation found that the exit of immigrant farmworkers could increase food prices by an average of 5 to 6 percent. [read post]
19 Jan 2017, 10:00 pm by Dan Flynn
Perdue soon, and working with him on critical issues such as securing an adequate workforce through immigration reform and a new guest worker program, bolstering free and fair trade, serving the neediest Americans through federal feeding programs, and more. [read post]
16 Jan 2017, 6:15 am by Shahid Buttar
The Bureau’s aspiration to build a comprehensive biometrics database was kept secret for years, and became public knowledge only after a federal court in 2013 forced disclosure of previously secret documents. [read post]
3 Jan 2017, 5:48 am by Michael Markarian
Farm Animals: After an appalling exposé of abuse and neglect at the U.S. [read post]
8 Dec 2016, 12:50 pm by Michael Markarian
In 2016, the Oklahoma Farm Bureau and Pruitt led a third unsuccessful fight to push a “right to farm. [read post]
5 Oct 2016, 10:44 am by Michael Markarian
She pledges to crack down on abuses such as wildlife trafficking, puppy mills, and horse slaughter, and to support a federal anti-cruelty statute and more humane treatment of farm animals. [read post]
4 Oct 2016, 10:40 am by Dan Flynn
Bennett’s recommendation to the federal Bureau of Prisons is to allow the DeCosters to serve their sentences at the Yankton federal prison. [read post]
26 Sep 2016, 10:00 pm by Dan Flynn
The American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Pork Products Council sought injunctive relief in U.S. [read post]
28 Aug 2016, 10:00 pm by Cathy Siegner
As American consumers become increasingly concerned about the quality of their food, there’s been an enhanced focus on food safety in the academic and employment fields. [read post]
23 Jun 2016, 10:21 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): The FLSA requires, among other things, that covered workers, including those who are not U.S. citizens, be paid no less than the federally designated minimum wage. [read post]
16 Jun 2016, 10:01 pm by Dan Flynn
The American Farm Bureau Federation, which sees no reason for the House to even bring SJR-28 to a vote, says USDA catfish inspection is “more robust and rigorous than that at FDA. [read post]
18 May 2016, 6:30 am
The federal government is the official record keeper of shark attacks and farm animals. [read post]
3 May 2016, 12:09 am by Bill Marler
Botulism is a rare, life-threatening paralytic illness caused by neurotoxins produced by an anaerobic, gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium, Clostridium botulinum. [read post]
13 Apr 2016, 1:56 pm by Michael Markarian
He co-authored the Animal Welfare in Agricultural Research (AWARE) Act to provide animal care standards for farm animals used in federal agricultural research. [read post]