This morning, in a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court overturned a 40 year-old legal precedent known as Chevron deference, the rule which has empowered unelected bureaucrats working for large three-letter government agencies to make laws governing American industry.
Denmark is set to tax farmers for emissions from their cattle and other livestock. Dependent on approval from national parliament, which is expected to come in August, Denmark will become the first country on earth to extract a carbon tax from livestock farmers. Beginning in 2030, farmers will be taxed 120 Danish krone, equivalent to
Farm groups in Sonoma County say Measure J is misleading and will shut down legacy family farms. They claim the true intent of the animal rights group behind the legislation is to end animal agriculture and meat consumption altogether.
Water rights holders in Idaho have reached an agreement to prevent an immediate water shutdown on 330,000 acres of farmland across the state. The new mitigation agreement was signed Wednesday, June 19, and now heads to the Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR) for final approval. Once the agreement is signed by IDWR Director Mathew
Idaho has issued sudden water curtailment orders over half a million acres of farmland. Locals say the orders took them by surprise and will devastate agriculture in the region. “That appears to be the plan,” Frank VanderSloot, executive chairman at Melaleuca, told East Idaho News. “To really, over time or immediately, shut off agriculture in
In fallout likened to the Chernobyl catastrophe, a group of ranchers in Johnson County, Texas are claiming their land and animals have been poisoned after contact with a fertilizer produced by Synagro. The fertilizer product was used by a neighboring rancher to fertilize his property. Synagro asserts their products follow all government safety standards. The
