The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania awarded summary judgment to the government on a finding that Daniel Allgyer, dba Rainbow Acres Farm and Rainbow Valley Farms, violated the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Services Act, the Justice Department announced today.

The Justice Department announced today the filing of a lawsuit against Rose Acre Farms Inc., a major U.S. egg producer based in Seymour, Ind., alleging that Rose Acre engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination against work-authorized non-citizens in the employment eligibility verification process.

The Justice Department filed a motion to intervene today in a lawsuit against Jerry Estopy, d/b/a Estopy Farms, a sorghum and soy farm in McAllen, Tex., which also provides equipment and equipment operators for harvests at other farms. The Justice Department seeks to intervene in a lawsuit filed by two U.S. citizens against the farm. The department alleges that the company discriminated against one of the U.S. citizens when it refused to hire him based on his citizenship status. The Immigration and Nationality Act’s (INA) anti-discrimination provision prohibits employers from discriminating against workers based on national origin or citizenship status in the hiring or firing process.

The United States has filed suit in the U.S. District Court for Vermont against Lawson Farm, Robert Lawson, George R. Lawson, and Lonnie A. Griffin to block them from violating the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) in connection with their alleged unlawful use of new animal drugs in cows slaughtered for food.

Bill Melot, a farmer from Hobbs, N.M., was sentenced to serve 14 years in prison today to be followed by three years of supervised release for tax evasion, program fraud and other crimes, the Justice Department, Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Inspector General announced.

That's the question I'm scratching my head over while reading about the ambitious goals of one Douglas Jones, a 20 year old studying at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia who hopes to turn his family's 1500 acre dairy

Wave power is a promising source of clean energy, but it is usually overlooked because wind and solar power are farther along.

This office system has been adapted to be flexible, fun and comfortable.

Bamboo may seem like a questionable material for making bikes, but we've seen our share of great bamboo bikes -- and hey, there's even DIY bamboo bike-building classes out there. Taking advantage

Even farmers who don't use organic practices are leaving genetically engineered crops behind.

Here's why it doesn't really matter that Cheerios are GMO-free.

Just days ago, 19 Asiatic black bears were rescued from an illegal bile farming operation in Vietnam. For six to seven years, the animals were kept

Hungary already has a ban on genetically modified crops, so this is a bit more complicated than it may seem at first. As PlanetSave reports Hungary has destroyed approximately 1000 acres of maize fields found to

After making its way through the Californian legislature with bi-partisan support (!), the California Industrial Hemp Farming Act (aka SB 566) was signed by governor Jerry Brown and became state law.

Before Stonyfield Farm was a $325 million company, Gary Hirshberg was milking the cows and trying to get the bills paid. Now, as the largest organic yogurt-maker, he is fulfilling the original mission: make money and save the world. From milk cows to

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Beyond the headline, a really great overview of how globalization may well be entirely reshaped by energy constraints, for the betterment of local economies in places where manufacturing has been outsourced for years.

Take a tour of two pioneering rooftop farms that could be the first signs of a growing and much needed movement in a rapidly urbanizing China.

Let's hope cows don't get seasick.

From retiring dairy cows to asking whether

Authorities in Ohio are warning residents to remain inside their houses after dozens of exotic animals had apparently broken free of an area wildlife farm and taken to the streets and highways. Police haven't said exactly

Doug Ford, now leading in the polls, wants to open up more of it for development.

A commercial fish farm in El Borboton, Honduras is using fish guts--heads, skins, and internal organs--to produce biodiesel. Instead of dumping what's left after filleting for commercial sale, Saint Peter's cooks the parts down to produce 300,000

Ramón Cruz has been growing oil palms for 37 years. He is a supporter of Rainforest Alliance's sustainable certification process.

Hunter-gatherers used to populate Europe before ancient farmers took over. Scientists are trying to figure out what happened.

It takes the controversial stance that more fish doesn't necessarily mean better fish.

If it weren't for an added colorant, it would be grey or white like most of the other fish on display at the store.

This aeroponic indoor gardening system from the Italian startup Hexagro is modular, scalable, and automated.

This technology might open up many new areas to offshore wind.

From chard on a chair to tat soi in a suitcase, artist Jenna Spevack is cultivating a tasty variety of organic microgreens in her furniture farms -- and visitors to her upcoming gallery show will be able to reap the harvest.

The husband and wife have spent 25 years buying up wasteland farmers no longer wanted; now elephants, tigers and leopards roam free there.

After 25 years of buying land in India that farmers no longer wanted, the husband and wife now play host to elephants, monkeys and more; see a new video about their work here.

Supported by the Amrita Bhoomi Agroecology Centre, young farmers are experimenting with natural farming methods, while saving money and lives in the process.

The company should really be called 'Eggland's Worst,' based on how these poor animals are treated.

Scientists found a way to get more crops per acre and save the planet at the same time.

I picked a lot of squash.

Few things make as much sense as eating a harmful species, while sparing the threatened ones.

Forty years ago, activists blocked plans to dam the Buffalo River, eventually getting Congress and President Nixon to designate the river as America's first National River. Now, a factory hog farm is putting one of Arkansas' most beautiful spots at risk.

The evaluation report three years after Double Up Food Bucks started giving incentives to SNAP (formerly food stamp) recipients

Image credit: UMBI Center of Marine Biotechnology Fully Contained, Indoor Fish Farming Update: Karin has reported on this initiative before under Fish Farming Moves to the Condos, and Lloyd also covered it under the Future of Food. Great to see it still

New York's skyline is getting greener and a whole lot more productive too.

We are going to need a new term that binds them all together. A lecture in 20 slides.

As subsidy-free renewables proliferate, it will become harder to derail decarbonization.

photo: J. Novak Food Freedom recently reported that Chavannes Jean-Baptiste, peasant farmer leader of the Peasant Movement of Papay (MPP) called the entry of Monsanto seeds into Haiti "a very strong attack on small agriculture, on farmers, on

Managing a sugar bush is a win-win situation for all involved.

A community effort in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains offers hope for this unique mammal.

Agriculture has become the single largest driver of climate change. It's time to start farming for the whole planet.

Buying products from solar farms is just one more way to support clean energy.

Radioactive uranium occurs naturally in soils but farming techniques may be causing it to dissolve into groundwater