Nov 20, 2009 11:01 AM, By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
The World Trade Organization has authorized Brazil to seek retaliation against the United States for it support of two U.S. commodity programs....
Nov 19, 2009 9:47 AM, By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
The U.S. departments of Justice and Agriculture have announced a series of workshops next year aimed at exploring the issues of consolidation, reduced competition and increased regulatory involvement in the agriculture industry....
Nov 17, 2009 4:50 PM
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 79 counties in Mississippi as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by the combined effects of severe spring and fall flooding, and summer drought, that occurred March 1, 2009, and continuing....
Nov 17, 2009 12:58 PM, By Harry Cline, Farm Press Editorial Staff
The World Trade Organization arbitration report on the infamous Brazilian cotton case says the U.S. will have to forfeit $300 million in export trade to the South American country....
Nov 17, 2009 10:33 AM, From Catfish Farmers of America
The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries halt on the sale of imported Asian catfish and related fish contaminated by banned drugs underscores the urgency of implementing a congressionally-approved law for tough USDA inspections and regulations of imported catfish and catfish-like products, according to the Catfish Farmers of America....
Nov 16, 2009 10:08 AM, By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
With Arkansas farmers facing a largely disappointing cropping year and perhaps facing a wait of months before federal disaster assistance arrives, Delta Farm Press spoke with Jeffery Hall of the Arkansas Farm Bureau (AFB). ...
Nov 12, 2009 10:15 AM, From the American Soybean Association
The American Soybean Association has communicated to Ron Kirk, United States Trade Representative, its priorities for restarting World Trade Organization negotiations on the Doha Development Agenda “on a foundation that offers an improved opportunity for a successful outcome for U.S. farmers.”...
More Legislative News Articles
News from the Farm BillFinal rule on country of origin labelingUSDA has announced details of the final regulation for the mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL) program required by the 2002 and 2008 farm bills. ... NCC: Congress did not make changes in actively-engaged rulesDespite claims by some lawmakers to the contrary, Congress did not mandate any changes in the “actively engaged” language in the new farm bill’s payment limit reforms, National Cotton Council leaders are saying.... MU Breimyer Seminar unpacks farm bill, Sept. 3Farmers must make a choice on government program participation before the next crop year. ... |
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