Poultry Farmers Score Win in West Virginia
A West Virginia poultry farmer’s lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency was recently decided in her favor by a federal judge. Farm groups are hailing the victory as the first…
Stopgap Spending Linked to Farm Regulations
As the government shutdown stretches into its second week, the House of Representatives has sent a slew of temporary, partial spending bills to the Senate, many of which contain several…
New York Farmers Fighting Regulation
Farmers in the Empire State are fighting what they see as burdensome state regulations that stifle production and limit farm profits. For the past several years, parts of New York’s…
Horse Slaughter Set to Resume
Domestic horse slaughter has been cleared for resumption in several states, marking the first time horses have been approved for consumption in the United States in more than seven years.…
Raw Milk Bills Fail in Two States
Bills proposed in the Iowa and Arkansas legislatures that would have allowed the sale of raw milk were recently defeated, signifying a continuing distrust that many consumers feel for unpasteurized…
Farm Fatalities on the Decline
In 2011, farms across the United States reported a major drop in farm related fatalities of all ages. The figures suggest that farmers were right last year when they claimed…
Farmers Vote to Protect Agriculture
Earlier this week, North Dakota voters made their state the first in the nation to enshrine a right to farm in the state constitution, potentially protecting state farmers from local…
New York to Ease Farm Regulations
The New York State Senate is currently considering two bills that would ease government regulation on small farms and lower the tax burden of farmers. The two pieces of legislation,…
Farmers Fighting Labor Regulation
Farmers across the country are mobilizing public support to oppose new regulations governing child labor on farms and ranches. The regulations, proposed several months ago by the Department of Labor,…
Colorado Pushes for Tougher Ag Regulations
In the wake of a deadly listeria outbreak that killed 28 people, Colorado agricultural officials are considering new regulatory programs for the state’s cantaloupe industry. The outbreak, which originated from…