Jody Heemstra

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U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) has reintroduced (June 18, 2025) the USA Beef Act, legislation to limit the use of the “Product of USA” label only to beef products that are born, raised and slaughtered in the United States. The legislation would also codify the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) rule addressing the same issue.

2 days ago | drgnews.com | Jody Heemstra

Zebra mussel larvae, known as veligers, will free float throughout the water column throughout the warm summer months. It is during this time that the risk of transporting from one water body to another is at it’s highest. Boaters can do their part to slow the spread of these mussels by ensuring they always practice Clean, Drain, and Dry.

2 days ago | drgnews.com | Jody Heemstra

In a strongly-worded complaint sent Wednesday (June 25, 2025) to the Food and Drug Administration, America’s butter marketers asked the agency to take action against Country Crock’s “dairy free salted butter,” asserting that the product’s label violates federal regulations. The plant-based spread’s front label, in bold letters, describes itself as a form of butter, although federal standards of identity, along with legislation passed by Congress, defines butter as a product made from milk.

2 days ago | drgnews.com | Jody Heemstra

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued orders (June 25, 2025) identifying three Mexico-based financial institutions—CIBanco S.A., Institution de Banca Multiple (CIBanco), Intercam Banco S.A., Institución de Banca Multiple (Intercam), and Vector Casa de Bolsa, S.A. de C.V. (Vector)—as being of primary money laundering concern in connection with illicit opioid trafficking, and prohibit, respectively, certain transmittals of funds involving...

2 days ago | drgnews.com | Jody Heemstra

A U.S. District Judge has sentenced a McLaughlin, South Dakota, man convicted of Resisting and Impeding a Federal Officer. The sentencing took place on June 9, 2025. Verl Antonie Janis, age 44, was sentenced to five years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Janis was indicted by a federal grand jury in December 2024. He pleaded guilty on February 20, 2025.