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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Bayer is another step closer to getting its wish — a date before the Supreme Court where it can argue that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act pre-empts state laws that have allowed plaintiffs who claim Roundup caused their cancer to prevail in court cases against the agrochemical company.
The Iowa Utilities Commission has issued a permit for the main route of Summit Carbon Solutions’ liquid carbon dioxide pipeline through the state, which the company touted as another step toward building the 2,500-mile project next year.
Records show USDA inspectors found about 92 instances of noncompliance between Jan. 1, 2022 and Aug. 1, 2023 at the Boar’s Head Jarratt, Virginia plant now associated with a major listeria outbreak that has left nine dead.
USDA has approved field trials to test a vaccine to prevent avian flu from infecting dairy cows, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Wednesday.
The National Council of Agricultural Employers is seeking information on $98 million provided to the UFW Foundation to distribute to farmworkers, alleging that some of the workers claimed they were told they had to sign union authorization cards in order to receive the money.
When it comes to trade policy and climate, there are few indications an administration led by Vice President Kamala Harris will be much different from the one she has been a part of for four years.
GOP vice presidential candidate JD Vance is defending former President Donald Trump’s threat to increase tariffs, suggesting they’ll create economic growth that would offset any negative impacts on consumers.
A Labor Department rule issued this spring to protect farmworkers is unconstitutional because it gives farmworkers collective bargaining rights, a federal judge in Georgia ruled Monday, enjoining enforcement of the rule in 17 states.
