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TOP HEADLINES
Challenge seeks to keep Oklahoma farming measure off November ballot:
“The lawsuit was nothing but a stunt by special interests to keep Oklahomans from having a voice, and this appeal is trying to do the same thing,” Biggs said. He believes the measure will protect Oklahoma farmers from restrictive laws to regular farming and ranching at the behest of special interest groups [The Oklahoman].
House ready to clear biotech bill (audio):
The national biotech disclosure bill appears headed to an easy victory in the House, clearing the legislation for President Obama’s signature [Agri-Pulse].
FEDERAL ISSUES
Farm groups offer reluctant support to GMO bill (audio):
The House is expected to vote today on a rule to govern debate of the GMO labeling bill currently before the chamber, and ag groups hoping the bill can pass before Congress takes it summer break [Agri-Pulse].
Will food shoppers really seek out GMO information using QR codes?
A controversial bill that could pass from the U.S. House this week would allow food companies to use electronic QR codes — as opposed to on-package labeling — to tell shoppers whether food contains genetically modified organisms [Chicago Tribune].
Groups criticize EPA funding bill ahead of floor vote:
Conservation groups, environmental lobbyists and workers rights advocates pushed lawmakers in recent days to strip dozens of controversial riders from legislation (H.R. 5538) that would fund the Environmental Protection Agency and Interior Department [Bloomberg BNA].
MISCELLANEOUS
Would Pence as VP be good for agriculture?:
Media speculation is that later today Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump will pick Indiana Governor Mike Pence to be his running mate. What would that mean for agriculture [Hoosier Ag Today]?
Bittersweet harvest: Weak market greets state’s banner wheat crop:
Oklahoma farmers are wrapping up one of their best wheat harvest in years, but nobody is celebrating [The Oklahoman].
Brexit fallout:
It’s probably too early to know how the recent Brexit vote to withdraw Great Britain from the European Union will affect agriculture. But the spread of anti-immigration and anti-globalization sentiment indicated by the outcome could have a lasting impact on U.S. farmers [Lancaster Farming].
