• May 6, 2016
• Elizabeth

The following information is a comprehensive, though not necessarily exhaustive, summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• May 5, 2016
• Elizabeth

The latest installment of the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law’s Agricultural Law Weekly Review is now available.  Topics...

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• May 4, 2016
• Elizabeth

Per the Billings-Gazette, the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, (R-CALF USA) filed a federal lawsuit Monday against the US Department of Agriculture....

• Ag & Food Law Update

• May 4, 2016
• Elizabeth

The following information is a comprehensive, though not necessarily exhaustive, summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• May 3, 2016
• Elizabeth

Earlier this week the U.S. department of Agriculture (USDA) announced $6 million in available funding for research addressing antimicrobial resistance (AMR)....

• Ag & Food Law Update

• May 2, 2016
• Elizabeth

Per the New York Times, consumers in New York and California filed a lawsuit April 29 against the Quaker Oats company...

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• April 29, 2016
• Elizabeth

On April 26, the United States District Court Northern District of California granted Whole Foods’ motion to dismiss a class action...

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• April 28, 2016
• Elizabeth

The latest installment of the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law’s Agricultural Law Weekly Review is now available.  Topics...

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• April 25, 2016
• Elizabeth

The latest installment of the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law’s Agricultural Law Weekly Review is now available.  Topics...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• April 25, 2016
• Elizabeth

With the recent consumer focus on locally-grown foods, many farmers and food entrepreneurs are trying to expand their markets by creating...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• April 20, 2016
• Elizabeth

Cargo theft of produce is an ongoing problem in California that investigators believe involves domestic and international organized crime. The state has...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• April 18, 2016
• Elizabeth

On Sunday, Pennsylvania became the 24th state to legalize marijuana for medical use. Per the Washington Times, the state may license...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• April 18, 2016
• Elizabeth

Last week, U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• April 15, 2016
• Elizabeth

Representatives from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters protested outside a Chipotle Mexican Grill in San Jose, CA, earlier this week. However,...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• April 14, 2016
• Elizabeth

Earlier this week, members of the Arkansas agribusiness community, including academic and political leaders, launched the Arkansas State Council for Engage...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• April 14, 2016
• Elizabeth

The latest installment of the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law’s Agricultural Law Weekly Review is now available.  Topics...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• April 13, 2016
• Elizabeth

A new lawsuit claims that crops genetically engineered to withstand glyphosate herbicides is responsible for the decline of monarch butterflies. As...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• April 11, 2016
• Elizabeth

By Mary Hightower Handling agricultural bankruptcies, federal wetland regulations and a keynote about ag trade with Cuba are all part of...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• April 11, 2016
• Elizabeth

The latest installment of the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law’s Agricultural Law Weekly Review is available for viewing...

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• April 8, 2016
• Elizabeth

Earlier this week at the Consumer Federation of America’s 39th Annual National Food Policy Conference, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Benjamin C....

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