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12 year old with epilepsy sues AG Jeff Sessions over medical marijuana
Newsweek | Posted onJanuary 23, 2018 in NewsThree years ago, Alexis began taking medical marijuana, and her seizures disappeared. But that treatment option is threatened by an aggressive federal crackdown on medicinal cannabis led by Sessions, who is also the acting director of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Her day in court—February 14, at a New York City federal courthouse—is fast approaching. Alexis won't be there in person, but her lawyer, Michael Hiller, thinks the ruling will go their way.
Farmers Filing Chapter 12 on Rise
DTN | Posted onJanuary 23, 2018 in Agriculture NewsMore farmers likely will be filing Chapter 12 bankruptcy in 2018, as they continue to struggle with costs of production exceeding commodity prices, ag lender CoBank said in a new report. The CoBank report, "Forces that will shape the U.S.
Cal-Maine: Undercover video showed ‘isolated incident’
Watt Ag Net | Posted onJanuary 21, 2018 in Agriculture NewsCal-Maine Foods has taken corrective action and has been cooperating with the investigations of state and county officials after the company was targeted by an animal rights activist in a video depicting mistreatment of hens at its egg production facility in Lake Wales, Florida.
Canadian beef checkoff assessment to more than double
Meatingplace (free registration required) | Posted onJanuary 20, 2018 in NewsCanadian cattle producers will pay more than double their current national beef checkoff assessment by the end of 2018. The new figure will be C$2.50 per animal sold, up from the C$1.00 in place since 2002, to fund research and marketing of beef.The increase in assessment was part of a national beef strategy industry leaders issued in 2014 to help boost Canadian beef sales globally.
Trump's coal job push stumbles in most states - data
Reuters | Posted onJanuary 20, 2018 in Energy NewsPresident Donald Trump’s effort to put coal miners back to work stumbled in most coal producing states last year, even as overall employment in the downtrodden sector grew modestly, according to preliminary government data obtained by Reuters. The effort has had little impact on domestic demand for coal so far, with U.S. utilities still shutting coal-fired power plants and shifting to cheaper natural gas - moving toward a lower carbon future despite the direction the White House is plotting under Trump.
Agriculture Enters Age Of Civil Suits
Ag Web | Posted onJanuary 20, 2018 in Agriculture NewsWelcome to farming’s litigious age. When physical injury occurs in agriculture, the loss often leads directly to a courtroom. While producer eyes are quick to focus on the fine print and penalties of OSHA regulations, sledgehammer civil suits approach from the blind side, capable of swallowing an operation whole. Mirroring the U.S. mainstream, agriculture has entered an era of litigation and legal wrangling. Lawsuits against farmers once were a rarity. Yet, today’s producer is often popularly perceived as a wealthy, land-rich businessman with substantial assets.
Livestock air emissions deadline looms
Indiana Farm Bureau | Posted onJanuary 20, 2018 in Agriculture NewsA spokesperson for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says the U.S. Coastguard national response center could crash when the livestock industry files air emissions reports later this month. Chief environmental counsel Scott Yager tells Brownfield more than 200,000 livestock producers will have 24-hours to call the Coastguard on January 22, to meet a new air emissions requirement.
USDA Announces Proposed Rule to Modernize Swine Inspection
USDA | Posted onJanuary 20, 2018 in Agriculture NewsThe U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced its continued effort to modernize inspection systems through science-based approaches to food safety. USDA is proposing to amend the federal meat inspection regulations to establish a new voluntary inspection system for market hog slaughter establishments called the New Swine Slaughter Inspection System (NSIS), while also requiring additional pathogen sampling for all swine slaughter establishments.
Dicamba Cases May Be Centralized
DTN | Posted onJanuary 20, 2018 in Agriculture NewsAttorneys representing farmers from across the country who filed multiple lawsuits alleging off-target dicamba damage to their crops will try to convince a federal panel of judges next week that the cases should be heard in a single court. The seven-judge U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation is slated to hear oral arguments on Jan. 25 in Miami, Florida, on a motion by attorneys representing farmers in Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas and Missouri to move all the cases to one court.The question at hand will be what venue would best serve the interests of all the litigants.
Panera asks FDA to define an 'egg' in a swipe at competitors' breakfast sandwiches
CNBC | Posted onJanuary 20, 2018 in Food NewsPanera Bread has petitioned the FDA to define what an "egg" is.The soup and sandwich restaurant said a number of its competitors — such as Burger King, Taco Bell and Dunkin — sell egg patties that contain more than five ingredients.