• February 16, 2016
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Posted February 16, 2016 Per nationalhogfarmer.com, Nebraska meatpackers can now own hogs. Under LB176, passed February 5, a person who owns, leases...

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• February 15, 2016
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Posted February 15, 2016 A federal judge in California recently rejected a lawsuit that alleged Chipotle deceived consumers by advertising its...

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• February 11, 2016
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Posted February 11, 2016 Ross Pifer, director of the Center for Agricultural and Shale Law at the Penn State University Dickinson...

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• February 9, 2016
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Posted February 9, 2016 Last week, the Court of Appeals of Oregon considered the definition of the term “private park” as...

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• February 4, 2016
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Posted February 4, 2016 The Baltimore Sun reports that some Maryland lawmakers want to make large poultry processors responsible for the...

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• February 3, 2016
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Posted February 3, 2016 The Agricultural & Food Law Consortium is seeking formal collaboration with individuals, organizations, and institutions to conduct...

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• February 2, 2016
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Posted February 2, 2016 According to new government spending projections released by the Congressional Budget Office, spending on farm subsidies will...

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• February 2, 2016
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Posted February 2, 2016 A federal judge ruled last Friday that New York-based yogurt maker Chobani must cease running ads claiming...

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• January 28, 2016
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Posted January 28, 2016 Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson wants to penalize the Grocery Manufacturers Association. His office contends the...

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• January 26, 2016
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Posted on January 26, 2016 A decision on whether USDA can make cottonseed an “other oilseed” is coming soon, according to...

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• January 26, 2016
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Posted January 26, 2016 Monsanto filed a lawsuit against California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment seeking to keep a main...

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• January 21, 2016
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Arkansas State University’s 22nd annual Agribusiness Conference will be held Wednesday, February 10. The conference provides information and education outreach to farmers, agribusiness...

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• January 21, 2016
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Breaking from industry rivals, Campbell Soup Company will become the first major food company to begin disclosing the presence of genetically...

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• January 21, 2016
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The first-ever federal regulations for large-scale fish farming in the ocean were recently issued, opening a new frontier in the harvesting...

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• January 19, 2016
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On Monday, ConAgra Foods joined dozens of other food companies and restaurants committed to sourcing only cage-free eggs. The company announced...

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• January 19, 2016
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A coalition of animal activist groups filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a North Carolina “ag-gag” law designed to...

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• January 14, 2016
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The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the USDA provides the livestock and meat industries with an option to voluntarily have marketing...

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• January 13, 2016
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Posted January 13, 2016 The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered that all drones be registered with the federal government by February...

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• January 7, 2016
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Posted January 7, 2013 On Wednesday, in a regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),Chipotle Mexican Grille Inc....

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• January 7, 2016
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Posted January 7, 2016 On Wednesday, January 20 at 12 pm (EST), join us in our continuing webinar series sponsored by...

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