The Ag & Food Law Update
Slow Growth of U.S. Agricultural Exports to the EU
- November 4, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted November 4, 2013 Over the last ten years, growth of U.S. agricultural exports to the European Union (EU) has...
NALC Resource: Center Publications
- November 1, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted November 1, 2013 Research publications are a vital part of the National Agricultural Law Center’s mission to conduct objective,...
2013 Farm Bill May Help SD Ranchers Affected by Blizzard
- November 1, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted November 1, 2013 USDA Under Secretary Michael Scuse was shocked by the damage of an early October blizzard, which...
Farm Bill Conference Targets COOL for Repeal
- October 31, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 31, 2013 Members of the farm bill conference committee are looking to repeal the Country of Origin Labeling...
USDA Releases Humane Handling Guidance
- October 31, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 31, 2013 USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) recently released an advance notice for a new guidance on...
Today: First Meeting for 2013 Farm Bill Conference Committee
- October 30, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 30, 2013 The long-awaited first meeting of the 2013 farm bill conference committee will take place today, October...
Allens Vegetable Canning Company Files for Bankruptcy
- October 30, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 30, 2013 Allens Inc., a company that makes canned and frozen vegetables, filed a Chapter 11 petition for...
Farm Tax Proposal Causes Concern
- October 30, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 30, 2013 A proposal making its rounds in the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee would require all...
FDA Releases Proposed Animal Feed Safety Rule
- October 29, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 29, 2013 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released a proposed rule under the Food Safety...
“Food Stamp Cliff” Nearing, SNAP Cuts on Nov. 1
- October 29, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 29, 2013 The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly referred to as “food stamps,” will be cut at the...
USDA Issues CRP, Direct Payments, and ACRE Payments
- October 29, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 29, 2013 Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, recently announced that USDA has begun distributing Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)...
Groups Urge Obama Administration to Approve FDA Rule on Antibiotics in Agriculture
- October 28, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 28, 2013 Twenty medical, public health, and agriculture groups recently urged the Obama Administration to ban the misuse...
Court Consolidates GMO Wheat Lawsuits
- October 28, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 28, 2013 The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation announced that lawsuits brought against Monsanto over genetically modified...
Illinois Court Rules LLC is Not a Joint Venture, Member May File Lien Against LLC
- October 28, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 28, 2013 In Peabody-Waterside Dev., LLC v. Island of Waterside, LLC, No. 5-12-0490, 2013 WL 4736714 (Ill. App....
ICBA Asks Farm Credit Administration to Explain $12 Billion Loan to Verizon
- October 25, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 25, 2013 The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) expressed concern that Farm Credit System (FCS) lender CoBank,...
Tyson No Longer Accepting Canadian Cattle, Citing COOL
- October 25, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 25, 2013 Tyson Foods announced it has stopped buying Canadian cattle for shipment to its U.S. beef plants,...
WV Poultry Grower Wins Clean Water Act Case Against EPA
- October 25, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 25, 2013 In Alt v. EPA, a federal judge ruled against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), stating...
Drought-Stricken Farmers Have Additional Year to Replace Livestock
- October 25, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 25, 2013 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that farmers and ranchers affected by drought have an additional...
Hearing Scheduled for Motion to Dismiss in BPI “Pink Slime” Case
- October 24, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 24, 2013 A December hearing has been set for a motion to dismiss in a defamation lawsuit over...
Lawsuit Argues EPA Failed to Address Ocean Acidification
- October 24, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 24, 2013 The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...