• April 15, 2016
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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• April 7, 2016
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The Western Environmental Law Center released a report today, Agricultural Pollution in Puget Sound: Inspiration to Change Washington’s Reliance on Voluntary...

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• April 7, 2016
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In Cuba last month, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the USDA will allow 22 industry-funded Research and Promotion Programs and...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• April 6, 2016
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American retail giant Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club announced their goal to transition to a 100% cage-free egg supply chain by 2025....

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• April 4, 2016
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According to Boulder Public Radio, Boulder County authorities may soon prohibit farmers from growing genetically engineered crops on county-owned farmland. Last...

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• April 4, 2016
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The United States Department of Agriculture recently announced an investment of over $5.2 million to support nanotechnology research at 11 universities....

• Ag & Food Law Update

• April 1, 2016
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A federal court in Florida ruled against a small creamery earlier this week preventing them from labeling their skimmed milk product “skim...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• March 31, 2016
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The Denver Post reports that the Colorado Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy Committee passed a bill this week to legalize...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• March 29, 2016
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The Baltimore Sun reports the Maryland senate passed a bill earlier this month that would ban stores from selling products laced...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• March 28, 2016
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According to the San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Assemblyman David Chiu has proposed a food labeling measure, AB 2725, designed to give...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• March 28, 2016
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Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Tyson Foods over the company’s challenge to a nearly $5.8 million class action...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• March 23, 2016
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According to the Storm Lake Times, the Iowa Farm Bureau and other commodity groups are paying legal fees for county drainage...

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• March 22, 2016
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The nation’s chief agricultural trade negotiator, Darci Vetter, will speak March 29 in Little Rock about the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership, a...

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• March 21, 2016
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A Wisconsin court recently ruled that the state’s the right to farm law protects agricultural uses and practices only from actions...

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