Monday Legislative Update 2/27

Posted by Nick Colglazier on Feb 27, 2012 in State Affairs, Wildlife/Environment | 0 comments

Happy Monday everyone. After a weekend that seemed all too short, the General Assembly is back at it working hard to beat bill deadlines. With that in mind the House Ag committee is chock full of bills Farm Bureau is working on. The first is Rep. Coram’s home and cottage foods bill. This bill has already passed out of the Senate and it is just starting its journey in the House in the Ag...

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Chairwoman Stabenow Announces Farm Bill Hearing Schedule for February, March

Posted by Brent B on Feb 27, 2012 in Legislative, National Affairs | 0 comments

Washington, DC – Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today announced the Committee’s Farm Bill hearing schedule for February and March, noting that the Committee will continue examining Farm Bill principles and evaluating policy solutions to develop a 2012 Farm Bill. Below are the details of the next series of hearings...

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Weekly Links 2-22

Posted by Chad Vorthmann on Feb 24, 2012 in Weekly Links | 0 comments

MF Global failure creates tax crunch for farmers Reuters With the tax man breathing down his neck, Ohio farmer Tony Rohrs is scrambling to figure out how much money he made last year in an account at MF Global. APNewsBreak: Obama’s budget axes USDA program that tests for deadly bacteria in fresh produce AP President Barack Obama’s proposed budget would eliminate the nation’s only program...

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Another Legal Victory for Farm Bureau

Posted by Chad Vorthmann on Feb 24, 2012 in EPA, Legal | 0 comments

In the second major legal victory for Fam Bureau in as many days, a U.S. District court in Florida rejected the EPA’s nutrient criteria for Florida streams and unimpaired lakes are unlawful because they are arbitrary and have no scientific basis. On Tuesday the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that landowners and not the state, own the land under rivers and streams.  The Florida ruling resolves...

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Supreme Court Victory for Farm Bureau

Posted by Chad Vorthmann on Feb 23, 2012 in Ag/Food Industry, Featured, Legal, Regulatory, Water | 0 comments

In a unanimous decision, the high court has settled the dispute over ownership of streambeds and streambanks. Asserting that the Public Trust Doctrine does not apply in such cases, the case PPL vs. Montana ensures that landowners and not the government are the rightful owners of streambeds.  “The Supreme Court of the Unites States today unanimously ruled in favor of individual property...

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