Category Archives: Agriculture News
Major Chicken Processor Reducing Antibiotic Use on Chickens
Purdue Farms is raising more than half its chickens without any kind of antibiotics and also announced a new ad campaign on the company's progress of reducing antibiotic use in poultry. The east...
Jul 09, 2015
California Stands to Benefit from Trade Deal
A trade deal linking 40% of the global economy remains on track for a potential agreement by the end of the month. The 12 nations negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership are slated to meet late this...
Jul 08, 2015
Canada Beef Producers Now Have Drought Issues
While many U.S. producers work towards rebuilding cattle numbers after a prolonged drought, another drought has left Canadian producers in a similar situation. Bloomberg reports a drought has parched ...
Jul 07, 2015
Farm Groups Fire Legal Round Against EPA
The American Farm Bureau, along with other agriculture and industry groups asked a federal court to vacate the controversial new rule redefining the scope of federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water...
Jul 06, 2015
Cuba, U.S. Relations, Take another Step Forward
The trade embargo remains, but U.S. relations with Cuba took a step further this week as President Obama announced the countries have agreed to open embassies in each other's country. The L.A. Times r...
Jul 02, 2015
Biomass Bill Moves Forward in Sacramento
So far so good for a state bill that would help biomass power plants continue operating. South Valley Assembly member Rudy Salas co-authored the bill AB 590, a bill that cleared the Senate Energy Comm...
Jul 01, 2015
Trade Promotion Authority Signed by President
President Barack Obama now has the necessary piece of trade legislation to complete the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The President signed the Trade Promotion Authority bill that was passed by the U.S. H...
Jun 30, 2015
Senate Ag Chair Plans for Movement on COOL in July
Senate Ag Chair Pat Roberts says the Senate must take action in July on Country of Origin meat labeling. The House and Senate went on recess following the end of last week, but once back in session, R...
Jun 29, 2015
House Wraps up Work on Trade Promotion Authority by Passing TAA
In a 286-138 vote, the U.S. House on Thursday passed Trade Adjustment Assistance, clearing the way for Trade Promotion Authority. President Obama had said he would not sign the TPA bill without TAA. T...
Jun 26, 2015
Senate Passes Trade Promotion Authority
In a 60 - 38 vote, the U.S. Senate has sent Trade Promotion Authority to the President's desk as a standalone bill not packaged with Trade Adjustment Assistance. Trade Adjustment Assistance also passe...
Jun 25, 2015
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