Author Archives: Keith Good

A news release yesterday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) indicated that, “U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard. The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Law, passed by Congress in July of 2016, directed USDA to establish this national mandatory standard for disclosing foods that are or may… Continue Reading

Associated Press writer Ryan J. Foley reported yesterday that, “A Missouri farmer and businessman ripped off consumers nationwide by falsely marketing more than $140 million worth of corn, soybeans and wheat as certified organic grains, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. “The long-running fraud scheme outlined in court documents by prosecutors in Iowa is one of the… Continue Reading

Associated Press writer Kimberlee Kruesi reported yesterday that, “The Trump administration on Tuesday called on farmers to throw their support behind a proposal to withdraw federal protections for many of the country’s waterways and wetlands. “Environmental Protection Agency acting administrator Andrew Wheeler and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Purdue on Tuesday traveled to middle Tennessee to… Continue Reading

A news release yesterday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture stated that, “At the direction of President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today launched the second and final round of trade mitigation payments aimed at assisting farmers suffering from damage due to unjustified trade retaliation by foreign nations. Producers of certain… Continue Reading

Nathan Owens reported last week at the Arkansas Democrat Gazette Online that, “A group from Harrison is among the activists suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture over a 2016 exemption rule that allows ‘medium-sized’ feedlots and poultry farms, which can hold tens of thousands of animals, to sidestep the risk analysis process required of ‘large’… Continue Reading

A news release yesterday from USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) stated that, “Farmers now have a low-cost option for insuring small parcels of land in one county by combining them into a single enterprise unit with land in a neighboring county under their crop insurance. The [RMA] is offering the new endorsement known as the… Continue Reading

Craig Jarvis and Josh Shaffer reported yesterday at the News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina) Online that, “A federal court jury on Wednesday ruled in favor of eight Sampson County neighbors who sued the world’s largest pork producer for bringing foul odors and excessive noise to their rural community. “The plaintiffs were each awarded between $100… Continue Reading

Wall Street Journal writer Heidi Vogt reported yesterday that, “The Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal Tuesday that reduces the number of federally protected bodies of water compared with an Obama-era rule it seeks to replace. “EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler said the rule will give states needed flexibility in managing their streams and wetlands and… Continue Reading