Archive for: May 2008

May 26, 2008

CCAGW Assails Farm Bill Debacle

Filed under: Agri-Tech - 26 May 2008

Washington, D.C. - The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) today reacted to the farce known as the Farm Bill.  After President Bush vetoed the Farm Bill on Wednesday, the House moved to immediately override the veto, but it …

May 25, 2008

Farm Subsidy Bill Is A Fiscal Nightmare

Filed under: Agri-Tech - 25 May 2008

Jim Matheson

While I have supported farm bill legislation in the past, I opposed the 2008 farm bill.
    This bill is a $289 billion bloatfest. In my opinion, both parties …

May 21, 2008

Dozens Of Sentences Handed Down In Agriprocessors Raid

Filed under: Agri-Tech, Legal - 21 May 2008

By Lisa M. Keefe on 5/21/2008 for Meatingplace.com

 

Of nearly 400 employees of Agriprocessors Inc. arrested in the raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement just a …

May 12, 2008

Creekstone Farms Defends Right To Test For BSE

Filed under: Agri-Tech, Legal - 12 May 2008

By Tom Johnston on 5/12/2008 for Meatingplace.com

Lawyers representing Creekstone Farms Premium Beef told a federal appeals court on Friday that USDA has no authority to keep the company from testing slaughtered cattle for bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

The …

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