Philip Brasher

With GIPSA rider gone, USDA could consider new rules

The Senate Finance Committee advanced a two-year extension of higher Section 179 expensing allowance and tax incentives for wind power and biofuels. The tax provisions were renewed for 2014 just before the end of last year and have now expired. The committee approved the two-year e

Critics of a GMO regulation bill are proposing amendments that would add restrictions or exemptions to the legislation and allow farmers to claim government compensation for some damages from herbicide drift or in some cases of contamination by genetically engineered plants.

The national debate over genetically engineered foods goes to the House floor this week with lawmakers scheduled to debate a bill that would bar states from requiring labels on foods containing GMOs

A Senate committee is set to move a two-year extension of popular tax benefits, including wind power and biofuel credits as well as a higher Section 179 expensing allowance widely used by farmers in purchasing new equipment. The tax provisions were renewed for 2014 just before the end

A ban on horse slaughter would be extended another year and genetically engineered salmon would have to be labeled as GMO under provisions that have been added to a Senate spending bill for the Agriculture Department and Food and Drug Administration. The Senate Appropriations Committee also a

Recent changes to an international agreement on intellectual property will undermine the U.S. dairy industry�s effort to use common food names such as parmesan and feta, say leaders of key congressional committees. In a letter to the World Intellectual Property O

A bill to block states from requiring labeling for genetically engineered foods could be on the House floor as soon as next week

The Senate version of the fiscal 2016 spending bill for USDA and FDA seeks to ensure that the Obama administration wonPt use environmental factors in writing the new dietary guidelines.

Chairman Mike Conaway, R-Texas, says hePs reviewing the program to gather ideas for possible reforms. But donPt look for proposals from the committee until it gets ready to write the next farm bill.