The Ag & Food Law Update
Renewable Fuels Groups Oppose EPA’s 2014 RFS
- February 4, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted February 4, 2014 Renewable fuels groups opposed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) proposal to reduce the 2014 renewable...
Allens Disputes $18 Million in PACA Claims
- February 3, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted February 3, 2014 While various produce suppliers claim Allens Inc. owes them over $19 million under the Perishable Agricultural...
NY Landowners Plan Suit to Force Hydrofracking Decision
- February 3, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted February 3, 2014 A group of New York landowners say they will sue the state if officials fail to...
Country of Origin Labeling Divides Livestock Industry
- January 31, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 31, 2014 While most celebrated when the U.S. House passed a farm bill on Wednesday, some regional beef...
WA Dairy Fined $6,000 for Manure Spill
- January 31, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 31, 2014 The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) cited a Washington dairy and fined it $6,000 for...
Farmers in Cantaloupe Listeria Outbreak Sentenced
- January 30, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 30, 2014 A federal judge sentenced Eric and Ryan Jensen, owners of the cantaloupe farm linked to a...
AFBF Appeals Chesapeake Bay Ruling in Favor of EPA
- January 30, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 30, 2014 The American Farm Bureau Federation recently asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit...
Farm Bill Passes House of Representatives
- January 29, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 29, 2014 After a three-year process of debate and compromise, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the $956...
Congressman Urges OSHA to Dismiss Fines Against Small Farmers
- January 29, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 29, 2014 U.S. Representative Kevin Cramer (R-ND) recently responded to reports of excessive fines on small farming operations...
Monsanto Shareholders Consider GMO Proposals
- January 29, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 29, 2014 Monsanto shareholders considered two proposals related to genetically modified (GMO) foods at their annual meeting on...
USDA Publishes Final Rule Establishing Paper Checkoff Program
- January 29, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 29, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently published a final rule for the Paper and Paper-based...
Nebraska Bill Would Exempt Ag Repair and Replacement Parts from Sales Tax
- January 28, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 28, 2014 A bill introduced in the Nebraska legislature would exempt agricultural repair and replacement parts from Nebraska’s...
Deadly Pig Virus Reported in Canada, Spreads in U.S.
- January 28, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 28, 2014 A virus already responsible for killing about one million piglets in the United States has been...
FDA to Revise Nutrition Facts Panel
- January 28, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 28, 2014 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will revise nutrition label standards, according to an article...
House and Senate Negotiators Announce Agreement on Final Farm Bill
- January 27, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 27, 2014 This evening, negotiators from the U.S. House and Senate announced a bipartisan agreement on a five-year...
WTO Announces Hearing Date for COOL Dispute
- January 27, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 27, 2014 The World Trade Organization (WTO) has announced that a public hearing of the U.S. Country of...
Groups Oppose Changes to Payment Limit Reform in Farm Bill
- January 27, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 27, 2014 The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) recently voiced its opposition to changes in the payment limitation...
Appeals Court Upholds FCIC’s Denial of Crop Insurance
- January 27, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 27, 2014 In Jagers v. Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, No. 12-1342, 2014 WL 114508 (10th Cir. Jan. 14,...
NALC Resource: Conservation Programs Reading Room
- January 24, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 24, 2014 The National Agricultural Law Center offers a wide range of resources, one of which is the...
Supreme Court to Hear Pom Wonderful v. Coca-Cola Labeling Case
- January 24, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 24, 2014 The United States Supreme Court has granted cert. in a food labeling case, Pom Wonderful, LLC...