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The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is in a policy showdown with the federal government over issues ranging from air quality to using poultry litter as a source of nutrients for cattle.

TULSA, Okla. -- A United States District Court Judge has ruled that a state environmental official is not qualified to give testimony on whether or not poultry litter has polluted the Illinois River watershed.

Citing fraudulent tactics such as faked sterility tests and bogus employees, the California Superior Court has overturned a Nicaraguan court's $2.1 billion judgment against Dole.

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a New Jersey statewide class action suit against Snapple, finding that federal regulation does not preempt consumer fraud claims involving Snapple’s “All Natural” labeling.

CASPER, Wyo.-- Another major state industry has come out against the Obama administration’s proposed climate bill.

CHEYENNE, Wyo.-- Even though the Senate is in full summer recess, organizations are already gearing up for a showdown this fall over so-called "cap and trade" legislation that could badly damage the farming industry.

BOISE, Idaho -- A federal judge ruled in July that the US Forest Service cannot use an advisory committee’s report on whether domestic sheep pose a disease risk to bighorn sheep because the committee was improperly formed.

TULSA, Okla. -- A federal judge in Oklahoma has ruled that excessive amounts of poultry litter can be classified as solid waste under federal environmental guidelines.

FRESNO, Calif. - The Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) is following every avenue to stop the cutbacks on water supplies resulting from federal environmental regulations -- cutbacks that have devastated California's San Joaquin Valley.

TULSA, Okla. -- As the State of Oklahoma draws closer to a courtroom showdown with Tyson Foods, one local poultry farmer wants to set the record straight about poultry litter.

Washington, D.C.-- Officials representing America’s agriculture and pork industries are expressing growing concern over the potential of skyrocketing costs and job loss if the climate bill makes it through the Senate.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Mandating carbon reductions through such a scheme as the climate bill is simply a tax on oil and coal and the businesses and industries using them, according to Missouri Farm Bureau President Charles Kruse.

WASHINGTON, DC -- On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed sweeping legislation that could change the face of business in America. However, one group says Congress should look at loosening current EPA restrictions.