GLOUCESTER POINT — Following legislation this past session that required the Virginia Institute of Marine Science to determine how long a study on the Atlantic…
A coalition of animal-welfare and family-farm advocates say a proposed amendment to the 2023 Farm Bill jeopardizes states ability to regulate their own farming practices. The EATS Act is a response to Proposition 12, a California law mandating better conditions for all farm animals raised in the state and transported there. New England Farmers Union member Matt Barron said agricultural corporations are spreading misinformation about the law and threatening a dramatic rise in food prices. .