• July 4, 2012
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According to a recent Agri-Pulse report, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) believes states need to improve the clean-up process of our...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• July 4, 2012
• Elizabeth

A video published by Delta Farm Press reports that 50,000 acres of peanuts have been planted in Mississippi this year. According...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• July 3, 2012
• Elizabeth

A sweet deal may be in store for New York maple farmers. Sen. Charles Schumer’s proposal to promote New York’s maple...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• July 3, 2012
• Elizabeth

The Washington Post reports that the timber industry hopes that “the U.S. Supreme Court will maintain business as usual on controlling...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• July 2, 2012
• Elizabeth

The National Agricultural Law Center recently published an article that focuses on legal issues associated with prevented planting crop insurance, Prevented...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• June 14, 2012
• Elizabeth

With the world population growing to an expected nine billion people by 2050, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...

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• June 14, 2012
• Elizabeth

Drovers CattleNetwork reports that the National Cattlemens’ Beef Association Chairman of the Cattle Health and Well-Being Committee has concerns over provisions...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• June 11, 2012
• Elizabeth

On June 21, the National Agricultural Law Center will provide a webinar titled, Crop Insurance and Southern Agriculture:  What You Need...

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• June 7, 2012
• Elizabeth

The United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry reports that the U.S. Senate has “cleared a procedural hurdle today...

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• June 1, 2012
• Elizabeth

On Monday, June 4 at 2:15 EST, Senator Debbie Stabenow will host a press teleconference to discuss the Agriculture Reform, Food...

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• May 18, 2012
• Elizabeth

As the U.S. House of Representatives continues to undertake consideration of the 2012 Farm Bill, it is clear that many producer...

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• May 16, 2012
• Elizabeth

On May 15, forty-four U.S. Senators signed and delivered a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Republican...

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• May 12, 2012
• Elizabeth

The twenty-fourth annual meeting of the National Agricultural Biotechnology Council will be held in Fayetteville, Arkansas June 11-13.  The focus of...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• May 11, 2012
• Elizabeth

Federal crop insurance has long been an important risk management tool for agricultural producers.  In light of recent farm bill policy...

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• April 20, 2012
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The American Agricultural Law Association (AALA) will hold its 2012 Annual Agricultural Law Symposium  in Nashville, Tennessee at the downtown Sheraton Hotel...

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• April 16, 2012
• Elizabeth

The National Agricultural Law Center is providing an online webinar titled, “Legal Issues in Animal Agriculture: Regulating Living Space.” The...

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• April 9, 2012
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The National Agricultural Law Center, along with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service and the LSU...

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• April 9, 2012
• Elizabeth

The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund’s lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Health and...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• March 30, 2012
• Elizabeth

Recently, McCarron & Diess has published the PACA Web Guide to assist produce professionals with issues arising under the Perishable...

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• March 30, 2012
• Elizabeth

March 27 was the deadline for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to make its response to the Just Label...

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