Prop 12
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What’s Cooking with Prop 12?: SCOTUS Decision
- May 12, 2023
- Elizabeth
After considering a constitutional challenge to a California ballot initiative regulating space requirements for farm animals, the Supreme Court of the United...
What’s Cooking with Prop 12?: An Update
- September 22, 2022
- Elizabeth
In 2018, California voters passed “Prop 12,” a ballot proposal regulating space requirements for farm animals. The proposal had two main...
What is Going on With Prop 12?
- February 22, 2022
- Elizabeth
In 2018, voters in California passed Proposition 12 (Prop 12). Prop 12 was a ballot initiative that enacted a law requiring...
Senator Schumer’s Maple Syrup Amendment Finds Way to 2012 Farm Bill Proposal
- July 3, 2012
- Elizabeth
A sweet deal may be in store for New York maple farmers. Sen. Charles Schumer’s proposal to promote New York’s maple...
Federal Bills Propose Changes to the H-2A Program
- April 18, 2024
- Samantha Capaldo
In 2022, agriculture and food related jobs accounted for approximately ten percent of employment in the United States. H-2A workers play...
Update on Proposed Food Additive Bans
- April 11, 2024
- Emily Stone
In October 2023, California passed the California Food Safety Act becoming the first state to ban the manufacturing, distribution and sale...
Farm Animal Housing in 2024: Laws, Proposals and Challenges
- March 26, 2024
- Elizabeth
In 2018, California passed Proposition 12, a high-profile ballot initiative regulating the production and sale of many veal, egg, and pork...
Update on Cottage Food Laws – 2024 Proposed Legislation
- February 27, 2024
- Emily Stone
Have you ever wondered who regulates the pickles your next-door neighbor makes and sells out of their home? The regulation of...
EPA Proposes Updates to Effluent Limitations for Meat and Poultry Processors
- February 1, 2024
- Brigit Rollins
In late January, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that it was seeking public comment on its proposal to revise technology-based...
USDA Proposes Updates to Foreign Held Agricultural Land Reporting
- January 23, 2024
- Elizabeth
Recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (“USDA”) announced that it is seeking public feedback—due by February 16, 2024—on how foreign persons...
EPA Proposes Vulnerable Species Pilot Project
- December 7, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
One June 22, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released a draft white paper for its Vulnerable Species Pilot Project (“VSPP”),...
Members of Congress Propose Bills to Amend the Federal Crop Insurance Program
- October 19, 2023
- Samantha Capaldo
According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, for the 2022 crop year, there were 493 million acres of land in the...
DOL, DHS, and USDA Launch New Proposed Rules and Initiatives Affecting H-2 Programs
- October 5, 2023
- Samantha Capaldo
The H-2A program allows agricultural employers to hire foreign workers when there is a shortage in domestic labor. According to Philp...
State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland: Part Seven
- June 27, 2023
- Elizabeth
In the past two years or so, as discussed in the first article of this series, the issue of restricting foreign...
State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland: Part Six
- May 2, 2023
- Elizabeth
In the past two years or so, as discussed in the first article of this series, the issue of restricting foreign...
BLM Proposes New Conservation Rules for FLPMA
- April 13, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
On April 3, 2023, the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that introduces a...
State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland: Part Five
- March 21, 2023
- Elizabeth
In the past two years or so, as discussed in the first article of this series, the issue of restricting foreign...
State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland: Part Four
- March 7, 2023
- Elizabeth
In the past two years or so, as discussed in the first article of this series, the issue of restricting foreign...
State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland: Part Three
- February 7, 2023
- Elizabeth
In the past two years or so, as discussed in the first article of this series, the issue of restricting foreign...
State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland: Part Two
- January 10, 2023
- Elizabeth
In the past two years or so, as discussed in the first article of this series, the issue of restricting foreign...