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Vilsack Releases Farm Bill Implementation Progress Report

Posted April 7, 2014   Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently released a progress report for the implementation of the farm...

EPA Orders Company to Halt Sale of Food Containers Containing Pesticide

Posted April 4, 2014   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently ordered the Pathway Investment Corp. of Englewood, New Jersey...

Senator Cochran Asks USDA to Designate a Critical Conservation Area

Posted April 4, 2014   U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS) recently suggested that USDA consider designating the Lower Mississippi River Valley...

California Legislature Considers GMO Food Labeling Bill

Posted April 4, 2014   The California legislature is considering a bill that would require labels for bulk and packaged foods...

Vilsack Says No FSA Offices Closing This Year

Posted April 3, 2014   Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack reassured lawmakers that he does not anticipate any closures of Farm...

Arkansas House Delegation Introduces “Common Sense in Species Protection Act”

Posted April 3, 2014   The U.S. House delegation from Arkansas recently introduced legislation that would require the U.S. Fish and...

FDA to Finalize Guidance on Voluntary GMO Labeling

Posted April 3, 2014   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will soon finalize its voluntary guidance on labeling for...

USDA Announces MILC Program Extension

Posted April 2, 2014   USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator, Juan M. Garcia, recently announced the extension of the Milk...

April 22: Direct Marketing Aquaculture Products in Alabama Workshop

Posted April 2, 2014   The National Sea Grant Law Center and the National Agricultural Law Center, in collaboration with the...

Lesser Prairie Chicken Listed as “Threatened” Under the Endangered Species Act

Posted April 2, 2014   The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently announced its final listing of the lesser prairie-chicken...

May 16: Mid-South Agricultural & Environmental Law Conference

Posted April 2, 2014   The Arkansas Bar Association, the National Agricultural Law Center, and the National Sea Grant Law Center...

Appeals Court Upholds Country of Origin Labeling

Posted April 1, 2014   On Friday, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the meat industry’s request for an injunction...

Groups Voice Concern over FSMA Proposed Animal Feed Safety Rule

Posted April 1, 2014   The comment period for the FDA’s Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA) proposed rule on “Current...

White House Announces Proposal to Reduce Methane Emissions

Posted April 1, 2014   On Friday, the administration announced a proposal to reduce methane emissions, including a plan to lower...

NALC Resource: Labor Law Reading Room

Posted March 31, 2014   The National Agricultural Law Center offers a wide range of resources, one of which is the...

American Agricultural Law Association

March 28, 2014   The American Agricultural Law Association (AALA) welcomes attorneys, students, and other professionals interested in agricultural and food...

ND and California Consider Beet Ethanol Plants

Posted March 28, 2014   Companies in North Dakota and California are planning to test the feasibility of raising sugar beets...

USDA Announces Farm Bill Modifications to Loan Programs

Posted March 27, 2014   Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, recently announced modifications to loan programs administered by...

Judge Finds Vidalia Onion Marketing Rule Invalid

Posted March 27, 2014   A Georgia judge recently ruled that the state’s Agriculture Commissioner exceeded his authority when he issued...

FDA Extends Comment Period for FSMA Proposed Rule

Posted March 26, 2014   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the comment period for a proposed rule...