Food Freedom Dodged Bullets in 2013
For food freedom, 2013 was a banner year that saw the defeat of several potentially awful laws and regulations.
Agriculture
Pits Opened in South Dakota to Dispose of Livestock Killed by Storm
Between 10,000 and 20,000 killed by early blizzard
USDA Looking at Specially Designed Traps to Catch Pythons in the Everglades
Burmese python infestation in the Florida region
US Crop Insurance Fraud Cases Total $100 Million
Many in on the act, including those who were supposed to prevent it
Japan Buys Almost 90,000 Metric Tons of Western-White Wheat From the US
Government had banned purchases after finding an an approved genetically modified variety from Oregon
Why Superman and Wyatt Earp Left Kansas But Still Loved the Place
Q&A with Robert Rebein, author of Dragging Wyatt Earp: A Personal History of Dodge City.
House Passes Trimmed Farm Bill
Food stamps stripped as the old subsidy-friendly coalition breaks down
Ag Chief Chair Okay with Splitting Up Farm Bill
Separate out food stamps from other subsidies, to protect the subsidies, not the food stamps
Agriculture Department Cracking Down on Junk Food in Schools
Is it a federal government or a central one?
Food Stamp Costs Become Central Issue in Farm Bill
Efforts to trim costs after years of growth
Potato Farmers Accused of Price-Fixing
Isn't price-fixing part of America's agricultural policy?
Supreme Court Rules Raisin Farmers Can Fight Federal Controls
Depression era rules manage how much can be sold
Monstanto Sued over Genetically Modified Wheat
Claims negligence hurt farmers and drove prices down
Department of Agriculture Eases Licensing Requirements For Roadside Egg Vendors in Missouri
Now only need a $5 retail license
Ag Gag Laws Sputtering
So-called "ag gag" laws unconstitutionally target farm whistleblowers. Two recent decisions have dealt a serious blow to these laws.
Prince of the Outback
Meet the wheat farmer who led a successful secession from Western Australia.
First Arrest in Undercover Agricultural Filming Ban Dismissed
Defendant was standing on public property while filming
