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A federal judge has extended the deadline for a joint statement to be issued regarding the implementation of the Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA). On May 21, U.S. District Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton in Oakland, Calif., granted an extension until June 10 for FDA… Full Story »

On May 14, the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry amended and passed its 2013 Farm Bill by a vote of 15 to 5. The legislation will move to the floor of the Senate for debate and amendment, according to the Center for… Full Story »

Northern Plains Nitrogen plans to build and operate a $1.5 billion nitrogen fertilizer facility near Grand Forks, N.D. The facility will include a 2,200-ton per day ammonia plant along with urea and urea-ammonium-nitrate production facilities. The plant is expected to be completed and provide fertilizer… Full Story »

Dow AgroSciences has received EPA registration for Transform WG insecticide. Sulfoxaflor, Transform’s active ingredient, controls sap-feeding insects, such as potato psyllid, aphids and leafhoppers. It controls insects at a low use rate while not harming most beneficial insects and not flaring aphids or mites. Transform… Full Story »

AGCO has begun a $42 million expansion at its Jackson, Minn., manufacturing center. The three-year project is broken down into seven phases. The first phase, scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2013 includes a 30,000-square-foot expansion of the component manufacturing area, increasing capacity… Full Story »

USDA is urging farmers to respond to the 2012 Census of Agriculture by the May 31 deadline. The Census of Agriculture, conducted every five years, is touted as the only source of consistent and comprehensive agricultural data for every state and county in the United… Full Story »

After more than 12 years of research, Simplot Plant Sciences has submitted three genetically altered varieties of Russet Burbank, Ranger Russet and Atlantic to the USDA and the Food and Drug Administration for public comment between now and July 2, 2013. Utilizing Innate technology, a… Full Story »

Applications for the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) are due May 31. The CSP will provide $175 million in funding for up to 12.6 million additional acres of enrollment this year. CSP is a voluntary program that allows producers to conserve… Full Story »