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Latest Fact-Checks In Agriculture

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Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on March 30, 2016 in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee:
"The EPA has tried to define a puddle or a drainage ditch on your farm to be navigable waters and thus subject to massive environmental regulations."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 31, 2016
Heather Moore
Heather Moore
stated on November 17, 2015 in a Providence Journal commentary:
"Each vegan spares more than 100 animals every year."  
Mostly False
By Mark Reynolds • December 6, 2015
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on August 18, 2015 in a speech:
Says Ron Johnson "opposes entirely a federal minimum wage," except perhaps for "guest workers."
True
By Tom Kertscher • August 27, 2015
Centers for Disease Control
Centers for Disease Control
stated on July 16, 2015 in radio interview:
Caution: Kissing and cuddling chickens can be hazardous to your health.
True
By Nancy Badertscher • August 4, 2015
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 29, 2015 in social media posts.:
"The House of Representatives just voted 300-131 to remove ‘country-of-origin labeling’ on chicken, pork, and beef sold in the U.S."
True
By Linda Qiu • July 2, 2015
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on May 16, 2015 in a speech in Iowa:
"One out of five of our children live in a family that’s on food stamps."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 3, 2015
Sid Miller
Sid Miller
stated on March 10, 2015 in a symposium on water hosted by the Texas Tribune:
Texas agriculture is "at 98 percent efficiency" in water use and "just about maxed out as to what we can do on the conservation end of it."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 4, 2015
Robert Hurt
Robert Hurt
stated on April 16, 2015 in a statement.:
Says the estate tax, "in many cases," forces family farmers and small businesses owners to sell their holdings.
False
By Warren Fiske • May 3, 2015
Donna Nesselbush
Donna Nesselbush
stated on March 6, 2015 in a commentary:
"In an average grocery store, roughly 75 percent of processed foods contain genetically modified organisms, or GMOs."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Mark Reynolds • March 22, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on March 7, 2015 in a speech:
On support for ethanol mandates
Half Flip
By James B. Nelson • March 13, 2015
Peter DeFazio
Peter DeFazio
stated on February 12, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC:
"Monarch butterflies are becoming extinct" because of increased use of crops genetically modified to withstand pesticides.
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • February 17, 2015
Georgia Farm Bureau
Georgia Farm Bureau
stated on January 8, 2015 in a statement on the Georgia Farm Bureau website:
Agriculture contributes $71 billion to Georgia’s economy annually, making it the state’s largest industry.
Mostly True
By April Hunt • January 9, 2015
Mother Jones
Mother Jones
stated on November 24, 2014 in a Facebook post:
"Turkeys today weigh 29.8 pounds. In the ‘30s, they weighed 13.2 pounds."
True
By Tom Kertscher • November 25, 2014
Michelle Nunn
Michelle Nunn
stated on October 7, 2014 in a U.S. Senate debate:
David Perdue did not support the 2014 farm bill that U.S. Sens. Isakson and Chambliss did.
Mostly True
By April Hunt • October 13, 2014
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on October 7, 2014 in a U.S. Senate debate:
Michelle Nunn ranks agriculture issues as the 18th most important items facing Georgia.
Mostly False
By April Hunt • October 10, 2014
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on September 18, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says "President Obama hijacked the farm bill (and) turned it into a food stamp bill."
Pants on Fire!
By Lauren Carroll • September 19, 2014
Oregon Department of Agriculture
Oregon Department of Agriculture
stated on June 12, 2014 in a news release:
"Oregon school districts are directing 24 percent of their food budgets to purchase local foods. That’s the highest percentage in the country."
Half-True
By Dana Tims • June 18, 2014
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on April 23, 2014 in a news conference:
40 percent of illegal immigrants "had a visa and then became illegal," mostly because "they changed jobs."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • April 29, 2014
Kentucky Opportunity Coalition
Kentucky Opportunity Coalition
stated on April 1, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says the estate tax is a threat to family farms.
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • April 3, 2014
Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile
stated on December 29, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "State of the Union":
"(The farm bill) has a provision that would in many ways reduce the deficit."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • January 2, 2014
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