Tag: Agriculture regulation
Farmers file antitrust lawsuit against big ag companies
BOISE, Idaho — A group of farmers has filed an antitrust case against several big agricultural companies, contending the companies worked together to ban...
Despite headwinds, House set to OK Dems’ immigration bills
WASHINGTON — Democrats seem poised to claim victory in the House’s first votes this year on immigration, but moving legislation on the divisive issue...
House OKs Dems’ immigration bills for Dreamers, farm workers
WASHINGTON — The House has voted to unlatch a gateway to citizenship for young Dreamers, migrant farm workers and immigrants who’ve fled war or...
Congressman hopes politics align on divisive Northwest dams
SPOKANE, Wash. — Nearly two decades ago, Republican President George W. Bush stood on a bank of the Snake River near Pasco, Washington, and...
French Caribbean fights to keep pesticide case alive
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Agricultural workers who have long sought compensation for contamination from a pesticide banned in France but used in the...