Agriculture
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
USDA Restores Dairy Reports Cut by Sequestration
Other agriculture industries don't get same treatment
Study Finds Pesticides Can Cause Brain Damage in Bees
According to the European Food Safety Authority
Farm Subsidies Must Die
How agriculture subsidies waste money, distort the economy, and steal from the poor to give to the rich.
The Supreme Court Considers Biotech Seed Patents
What are the limits to patents on self-replicating technologies?
Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul Join Forces to Legalize Hemp
The push to legalize domestic hemp production is gaining steam.
Dems Sequester Alternative: Cuts to Ag Subsidies and Defense
And, of course, the Buffett Rule
Amidst Drought, NM Ranchers Wants Taxpayers To Bail Them Out
It's hard out there for a rancher
Food Freedom vs. Regulatory Busybodies
From the legalization of cottage foods to the rise of right-to-farm laws, the future of food freedom is looking brighter at the state level.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Will Stay on in Obama's Second Term
One less nomination fight for the president to worry about
FDA Proposes New Food Safety Rules
Would control how some agricultural products are processed
VA Farmer Rights Bill Would Rein-In Abusive Local Governments
Officials have been targeting farmstands and other business operations
Immigration Rules Leave Apples Rotting on the Trees
Attempting to actually comply with government regulations makes it impossible to make money from orchards
Fiscal Cliff Could Result in Soaring Milk Prices
Thanks to archaic, protectionist agriculture regulations
Study: We Have All the Farmland We Need
Conflicting with other population studies, says we could actually reduce the amount of land the world takes up for agriculture
Fast Food Chains Enter Fight Against Ethanol
Rise in corn prices of course contributes to rise in food prices
Supreme Court to Take Up Raisin Market Regulations
At issue is how farmers may launch challenge
Australia Moves Toward Wheat Deregulation
A free market for food? What will they think of next?
Grain Demands Make Millionaires Out of Iowa Farmers
Something to keep in mind when discussing farm bills
Romney Campaigns to Farmers
Criticizes Obama for pandering to PBS crowd rather than agriculture crowd
Supreme Court Takes Up Monsanto Patent Case
Can company stop farmers from replanting their soybeans?
