By: Elizabeth
House Names Farm Bill Conferees
- October 14, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 14, 2013 On Saturday, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) named farm...
Save the Date: November 14 Webinar on Country of Origin Labeling
- October 11, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 11, 2013 On November 14, 12-1 (CDT),the National Agricultural Law Center is hosting a webinar titled, COOL Or...
NALC Resource: Biotechnology Reading Room
- October 11, 2013
- Elizabeth
October 11, 2013 What is biotechnology? A uniformly accepted definition of “biotechnology” does not exist. In broad terms, it is...
NOW Foods Will Sell Only Non-GMO Products by Year’s End
- October 11, 2013
- Elizabeth
October 11, 2013 Natural foods manufacturer, NOW Foods, has committed to make its entire food line non-genetically modified (GMO) by...
Monsanto Buys Climate Corp. for Nearly $1 Billion
- October 11, 2013
- Elizabeth
October 11, 2013 In one of the largest buys of a data analytics company, Monsanto has agreed to buy the...
House to Appoint Farm Bill Conferees
- October 10, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 10, 2013 House GOP leaders will appoint farm bill conferees in the next week, according to U.S. Representative...
District Court Dismisses Nebraska Water Rights Lawsuit
- October 10, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 10, 2013 In Frenchman Cambridge Irr. Dist. V. Heineman, No. 8:12CV445, 2013 WL 5367353 (D.D.C. September 24, 2013),...
Court Grants Motion to Intervene in COOL Case
- October 10, 2013
- Elizabeth
October 10, 2013 The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted four groups’ motion to intervene in a...
Oct. 10 Webinar/CLE: (When) Can Private Citizens Enforce States’ Animal Welfare Laws?
- October 9, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 9, 2013 The National Agricultural Law Center and the American Agricultural Law Association are co-sponsoring a webinar titled, “Enforcing...
Update: District Court Ruling Forces EPA Action on “Dead Zone”
- October 9, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 9, 2013 In Gulf Restoration Network, et al. v. Jackson, No. 12-677, 2013 WL 55328547 (E.D.L.A. September...
EPA Opens Review of Pesticide Methyl Bromide
- October 9, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 9, 2013 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has opened its registration review of fifteen fumigant pesticides, including...
WTO Adopts Report in China-U.S. Poultry Dispute, China Will Not Appeal
- October 9, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 9, 2013 U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman recently announced that the World Trade Organization (WTO) has formally adopted...
Wisconsin Law Review Symposium Set for Oct. 31, 2013
- October 8, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 8, 2013 The Wisconsin Law Review Symposium, “Safety and Sustainability in the Era of Food Systems: Reaching a...
Lawsuit Filed Against Safeway over “100% Natural” Food Labeling
- October 8, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 8, 2013 A proposed class action lawsuit against Safeway has been filed alleging that the company misled consumers...
Oregon Passes Bill Protecting Biotech Crops
- October 8, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 8, 2013 During a special session which concluded last week, the Oregon legislature passed a package of bills...
EPA to Investigate Hawaii Molasses Spill
- October 7, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 7, 2013 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Hawaii’s state Department of Health will both investigate a...
Senate Names Farm Bill Conferees
- October 7, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 7, 2013 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced five Republican and seven Democratic Senators to serve as...
WA Judge Dismisses Lawsuit over GMO Food Labeling Initiative
- October 7, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 7, 2013 A Superior Court Judge in Washington has dismissed a lawsuit against the “No on I-522” campaign...
(When) Can Private Citizens Enforce States’ Animal Welfare Laws?
- October 4, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 4, 2013 The National Agricultural Law Center and the American Agricultural Law Association are co-sponsoring a webinar titled,...
FDA Bans Three Arsenic Drugs for Poultry and Pig Feed
- October 4, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 4, 2013 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it will rescind approval for three arsenic...