The Ag & Food Law Update
Biotech Companies Sue Kauai County over GMO Disclosure Law
- January 16, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 16, 2014 Agricultural biotechnology companies, Dow, Syngenta, BASF, and DuPont Pioneer, have filed a lawsuit to block the...
Judge to Decide Fate of NM Horse Slaughter Facility on Friday
- January 15, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 15, 2014 A New Mexico judge will decide on Friday whether a company can open a horse slaughter...
Tyson Foods Recalls Chicken Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
- January 15, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 15, 2014 Tyson Foods recently recalled 34,000 pounds of chicken that may be contaminated with a Salmonella Heidelberg...
Lawmakers Disagree over New Method for Taxing SD Farmland
- January 15, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 15, 2014 South Dakota lawmakers will consider changing the state’s system for setting the taxable values of agricultural...
AFBF President Criticizes EPA, Congress in Convention Remarks
- January 14, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 14, 2014 The president of the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), Bob Stallman, criticized the U.S. Environmental Protection...
Oregon Farm Bureau Helps Draft Crop Donation Tax Credit
- January 14, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 14, 2014 The Oregon Farm Bureau (OFB) is working with the Oregon Food Bank to draft a bill...
Smithfield, Tyson Recommend Animal Welfare Improvements
- January 14, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 14, 2014 Smithfield Foods, Inc. is recommending that all of its contract sow growers follow the company’s lead...
Appeals Court Hears Oral Arguments in COOL Case
- January 13, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 13, 2014 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard oral arguments on Jan. 9...
Monsanto Says Biotech Wheat Moving Closer to Market
- January 13, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 13, 2014 Monsanto recently announced that it was making progress on the development of herbicide-tolerant wheat, advancing the...
Senator Urges Farm Bill Conference to End USDA Catfish Inspection Program
- January 13, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 13, 2014 The subject of the USDA catfish inspection program resurfaced lasted week, as letters from opponents were...
Federal Judge Rules for Florida and EPA over Water Quality Standards
- January 10, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 10, 2014 A federal judge recently ruled in favor of Florida and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
FDA Declines Judges’ Request to Define “Natural”
- January 10, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 10, 2014 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently decline requested by three federal judges to determine...
AMS Gives Beef Board Clean Review
- January 9, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 9, 2014 A recent management review of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) by the Livestock, Poultry and Seed...
Survey Shows Farm to School Legislation is on Rise
- January 9, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 9, 2014 An updated National Farm to School Network (NFSN) survey shows in 2012 and 2013, twenty states...
GMA Pushes Federal GMO Food Labeling Bill
- January 9, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 9, 2014 The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), which represents companies like ConAgra, PepsiCo, and Kraft, is proposing a...
Looking Forward to a Farm Bill
- January 8, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 8, 2014 While Congress has been on break for the holidays, key members of the farm bill conference...
USDA Seeks Comments on Deregulation of New Herbicide Resistant Seeds
- January 8, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 8, 2014 Last week, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recommended the deregulation of genetically engineered...
Chesapeake Energy to Pay $10 Million for Clean Water Act Violations
- January 8, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 8, 2014 Chesapeake Energy, an Oklahoma oil and gas company, will pay $10 million for violating the Clean...
Wind Farm Owner Sues Duke Energy
- January 8, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 8, 2014 The owner of an Indiana wind farm recently filed a lawsuit against Duke Energy Indiana Inc.,...
HSUS Urges Wisconsin Farm Bureau to Oppose Dairy Cow Tail Docking
- January 7, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted January 7, 2014 The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) recently sent a letter to the Wisconsin Farm...