It’s Official: EPA Publishes Renewable Fuels Standard Final Rule
- August 16, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted August 16, 2013 Earlier this month ,the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its yearly requirement under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), which...
USDA Moves Closer to Accepting Chinese-Processed Chicken
- August 16, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted August 16, 2013 Politico reports that the U.S. Department of Agriculture(USDA) “is moving closer to opening the U.S. market...
Oil Industry Requests Reduction in Renewable Fuel Standard
- August 16, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted August 16, 2013 On Tuesday, the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) petitioned the...
Bill Establishing USDA Review of EPA Regulations Introduced
- August 15, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted August 15, 2013 On August 1, S. 1466 was introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) and...
Heritage Action Group Calls for Farm Bill Extension
- August 15, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted August 15, 2013 The CEO of the conservative Heritage Action organization, Michael Needham, has called for a one-year extension of...
Arizona Groundwater Credit Rule Causes Controversy With Farmers
- August 15, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted August 15, 2013 Farm groups in Arizona oppose an Arizona Department of Water Resources rule modification that would gradually eliminate...
FDA Meets with Farmers Concerned about Water Regulations
- August 15, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted August 15, 2013 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials recently met with farmers in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington to listen...
Brazil’s Largest Soybean Cooperative Ends Lawsuit Against Monsanto
- August 14, 2013
- Elizabeth
This article posted August 14, 2013 Brazil’s largest soybean cooperative, Aprosoja, has agreed to end a lawsuit against Monsanto in exchange...
WTO Rules in Favor of U.S. in Poultry Dispute
- August 13, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted August 13, 2013 On Aug. 2, the World Trade Organization (WTO) issued a panel report in favor of the United...
USDA Extends Comment Period for Mechanically Tenderized Meat
- August 12, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted August 12, 2013 USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) announced an extension of the comment period for a proposed rule,...
Comment Period Extended for Food Safety Modernization Act Regulations
- August 12, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted August 12, 2013 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has officially extended the comment period for the proposed rules,...
EPA Announces Changes to 2013 Biofuel Requirement
- August 9, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted August 9, 2013 On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its yearly requirement under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS),...
Vilsack Says Farm Bill Limbo Risks WTO Sanctions
- August 8, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted: August 8, 2013 Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, announced that without a new farm bill, the United States will stop...
USDA Announces Emergency Assistance to Ranchers
- August 7, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted: August 7, 2013 In response to continued severe drought conditions in certain areas of the country, USDA’s Farm Service...
Florida Appellate Court Awards Former Hog Farmer $505,000 Over Confinement Amendment
- July 30, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted: July 30, 2013 In terms of farm animal confinement laws, Florida is where it all began, when it passed a...
USDA Announces Feedstock Flexibility Program Final Rule
- July 26, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted: July 26, 2013 The USDA Farm Service Agency has announced the Feedstock Flexibility Program (FFP) final rule, which will be published...
Upcoming: American Agricultural Law Association Annual Meeting
- July 24, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted: July 24, 2013 The 34th Annual Conference of the American Agricultural Law Association will be held October 31 – November 2, 2013 at the Concourse...
North Carolina Developing New Approach to Award of Attorney Fees in Right to Farm Law
- July 19, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted: July 19, 2013 The topic of nuisance and right to farm statutes has been red hot over the past couple...
Upcoming: 34th Annual Meeting of the American Agricultural Law Association
- July 1, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted: July 1, 2013 The 34th Annual Conference of the American Agricultural Law Association will be held October 31 – November 2, 2013 at the Concourse...
Senate Majority Leader Reid: Temporary Extension of Farm Bill Not Going To Happen
- June 24, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted: June 24, 2013 In the wake of last week’s stunning rejection of the farm bill in the U.S. House of...