Should Rural Landowners be Worried about PFAS?

Should Rural Landowners be Worried about PFAS?

How worried should farmers and rural landowners be about PFAS liability?

Read More
Comment

State Legislation Threatening Livestock Farms

State Legislation Threatening Livestock Farms

While we are all watching to see what the Supreme Court does with California’s Prop 12, other state livestock laws have popped up across the country. Some could put livestock farms out of business entirely.

Read More

Cell-Based Meat: What Is It? Who Regulates It?

Cell-Based Meat: What Is It? Who Regulates It?

According to Wikipedia, cell-based meat is also called synthetic meat, cultured meat, lab-grown meat, clean meat, or in-vitro meat. Whatever you call it, there are plenty of question about what it is and how it will be regulated. Here’s your primer.

Read More

Consumer Demands are Changing Livestock Farms

Consumer Demands are Changing Livestock Farms

Consumers have an endless variety of options at the grocery store these days. How are consumer demands impacting livestock farms?

Read More

Fake Meat: When "Beef" Isn't Beef

Fake Meat: When "Beef" Isn't Beef

The U.S. Cattlemen's Association recently filed a petition asking the USDA to issue a formal definition of "beef" as meat derived from cattle. This has set off a battle over labels with makers of lab-grown "clean meat" and plant-based meat substitutes. So just what is "beef"? 

Read More

What are Others Saying about Air Emissions Reporting?

What are Others Saying about Air Emissions Reporting?

A federal court stayed the mandate requiring many livestock producers to report air emissions from manure until January 22, 2018. We are awaiting further guidance from EPA. In the meantime, here is what others are saying.

Read More
Comment

Four Major Federal Agriculture Stories from 2017

Four Major Federal Agriculture Stories from 2017

The past 365 days have been a wild ride, complete with major changes to federal programs relied on by farmers and ag businesses. Four federal stories dominated 2017: WOTUS, NAFTA, GIPSA, and Air Emissions. 

Read More