Robert Holly

USDA delays putting organic livestock and poultry rules into action

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is — for the second time — delaying the implementation of organic rules for the treatment and living conditions of poultry and livestock.

By Robert Holly

/ 12 May 2017

USDA delays putting organic livestock and poultry rules into action

Democratic senators call for insider trading investigation into presidential adviser Carl Icahn’s renewable fuel credits investment

A group of eight Democratic senators on Tuesday called upon three federal departments to investigate whether billionaire investor — and adviser to President Donald Trump — Carl Icahn violated insider trading laws for his activity in the renewable fuel credits market.

By Robert Holly

/ 10 May 2017

Salmonella, campylobacter top foodborne illnesses in 2016

Salmonella and campylobacter caused the most reported bacterial foodborne illnesses in 2016, preliminary data recently released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s FoodNet program has found.

By Robert Holly

/ 26 Apr 2017

Newly confirmed Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue joins ‘farmers roundtable’ discussion at White House as Trump issues executive order

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a new executive order targeting economic development in rural America.

By Robert Holly

/ 26 Apr 2017

Environmental groups sue EPA, renew calls for ban on pesticide linked to neurological disorders

Two environmental groups filed a complaint against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday for its controversial decision to not ban a pesticide linked to neurological, developmental and autoimmune disorders.

By Robert Holly

/ 6 Apr 2017

Environmental groups sue EPA, renew calls for ban on pesticide linked to neurological disorders

Nonpartisan watchdog finds ‘gaps’ in oversight of antibiotics in agriculture

The federal government has taken steps aimed at reducing the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a serious health threat that sickens an estimated 2 million people in the United States each year. But nobody knows if those steps — many focused on monitoring the antibiotics given to cattle, hogs

By Robert Holly

/ 4 Apr 2017

Nonpartisan watchdog finds ‘gaps’ in oversight of antibiotics in agriculture

Report: Hundreds of farmworkers exploited, abused in U.S.

Farmworkers laboring inside the United States are at risk for becoming victims of human trafficking thanks to a largely complex and opaque recruiting process, a new report has revealed.

By Robert Holly

/ 30 Mar 2017

Report: Hundreds of farmworkers exploited, abused in U.S.

Business ties made public for Trump’s USDA pick Sonny Perdue

The Office of Government Ethics released on Sunday disclosure documents filed by President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Department of Agriculture, former governor of Georgia Sonny Perdue.

By Robert Holly

/ 14 Mar 2017

State officials call on Pruitt to rein in EPA

More than a dozen state attorneys general and one governor have asked recently confirmed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to scale back on federal involvement in favor of more state control.

By Robert Holly

/ 8 Mar 2017

State officials call on Pruitt to rein in EPA

As Big Ag moves forward with next-generation food modification, federal regulators push to keep up

Federal officials are seeking public comment on proposed regulations to better oversee next-generation food modification. Meanwhile, the St. Louis-based seed giant Monsanto is making strides with gene-editing tools.

By Robert Holly

/ 27 Feb 2017

As Big Ag moves forward with next-generation food modification, federal regulators push to keep up

Report knocks 'fragmented' federal food-safety system

Fragmented oversight on food safety in the United States has allowed foodborne illness to persist as an expensive and all-too-frequent health concern, a new government report has found.

By Robert Holly

/ 20 Feb 2017

More than 300 food and farm groups ask U.S. attorney general to stop agricultural mega mergers

Hundreds of food and farm groups are calling on recently confirmed U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to step in and block a wave of billion-dollar mega mergers sweeping across America’s agriculture industry.

By Robert Holly

/ 16 Feb 2017

USDA delays putting organic livestock and poultry rules into action

Democratic senators call for insider trading investigation into presidential adviser Carl Icahn’s renewable fuel credits investment

Salmonella, campylobacter top foodborne illnesses in 2016

Newly confirmed Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue joins ‘farmers roundtable’ discussion at White House as Trump issues executive order

Environmental groups sue EPA, renew calls for ban on pesticide linked to neurological disorders

Nonpartisan watchdog finds ‘gaps’ in oversight of antibiotics in agriculture

Report: Hundreds of farmworkers exploited, abused in U.S.

Business ties made public for Trump’s USDA pick Sonny Perdue

State officials call on Pruitt to rein in EPA

As Big Ag moves forward with next-generation food modification, federal regulators push to keep up

Report knocks 'fragmented' federal food-safety system

More than 300 food and farm groups ask U.S. attorney general to stop agricultural mega mergers

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