The Ag & Food Law Update
New York farm workers challenge labor organizing law
- May 11, 2016
- Elizabeth
The New York Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit this week challenging a state law forbidding farm workers from organizing. Per...
THE AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: MAY 11, 2016
- May 11, 2016
- Elizabeth
The following information is a comprehensive, though not necessarily exhaustive, summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and...
THE AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: MAY 10, 2016
- May 10, 2016
- Elizabeth
The following information is a comprehensive, though not necessarily exhaustive, summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and...
THE AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: MAY 9, 2016
- May 9, 2016
- Elizabeth
The following information is a comprehensive, though not necessarily exhaustive, summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and...
THE AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: MAY 6, 2016
- 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...
THE AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: MAY 5, 2016
- 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...
Center for Agricultural and Shale Law Posts Agricultural Law Weekly Review
- 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...
R-CALF sues USDA over beef checkoff advertising
- 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....
THE AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: MAY 4, 2016
- 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...
USDA to fund antimicrobial research
- 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)....
Suit claims false advertising by Quaker Oats
- 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...
Court dismisses suit against Whole Foods alleging false advertising
- 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...
Center for Agricultural and Shale Law Posts Agricultural Law Weekly Review
- 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...
Center for Agricultural and Shale Law posts Agricultural Law Weekly Review
- 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...
Arkansas Food Innovation Center Workshop, May 18
- 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...
California bill would combat ag cargo theft
- 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...
Pennsylvania legalizes marijuana for medical use
- 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...
Tax code may exclude income earned on 4-H projects
- 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)...
Protestors push Chipotle to pressure tomato supplier
- 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,...
Arkansas State Council for Engage Cuba launched this week
- 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...