Worries about 2019 renewal of dicamba, with complaints
A winter full of voluntary label interpretation and stewardship meetings for applicators and farmers who wanted to apply dicamba-based herbicides to soybeans in 2018 may not have done enough to help extend the product’s two-year trial period.
FDA seeks safety feedback on lab-made animal protein
What is “meat?” This question was just one of the focuses for a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hearing last week focused on animal cell culture technology – meat grown in a lab.
Senate measure seeking to rein in ‘security’ tariffs
As the trade conflict continued last week between the United States and China and several other countries, the Senate passed a non-binding resolution by a vote of 88-11 calling for Congressional approval before the president may cite national security as a reason for imposing tariffs.
New lawsuits accuse many meat sellers of price-fixing
A new round of lawsuits have been leveled against chicken companies by the nation’s largest supermarket and restaurant chains alleging an eight-year price-fixing conspiracy.
Revised zoning order meant to cut bovine TB in Michigan
A revised zoning order has created new wildlife biosecurity strategies that Michigan cattle farmers will have to implement to minimize the risk of bovine tuberculosis (TB) affecting their herds.
Some Kentucky dairies finding markets, but questions remain
For more than a half-century, Bob Klingenfus produced milk for Dean Foods, the largest dairy company in the United States. “I started when I was 16,” he recalled.
Worried Ohioans learning from Pennsylvania about fracking aid
As fracking operations have made their way westward into Ohio from Pennsylvania, Ohioans are looking at their neighbors to the east for any kind of advice on dealing with the aftermath and intrusion of hydraulic fracturing.
Some farmers feel left out in Kasich’s fertilizer order
Farmers in northwestern Ohio are targeted by a more aggressive strategy to stop the overgrowth of algae, which has had a serious impact on the water quality of Lake Erie.
