• December 4, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.                                                                                                                                                   JUDICIAL:...

• Ag & Food Law UpdateEnvironmental Protection AgencyFish and Wildlife ServiceFood LabelingNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• December 3, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

In November, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released a draft Biological Evaluation (“BE”) assessing the risks posed to species listed...

• Brigit RollinsEndangered Species ActEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection AgencyFederal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide ActPesticides

• December 3, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.                                                                                                                                                   REGULATORY:...

• Ag & Food Law UpdateAnimal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceFish and Wildlife ServiceFood and Drug AdministrationNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• December 2, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.                                                                                                                                                 REGULATORY: Includes...

• Ag & Food Law UpdateFish and Wildlife ServiceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• December 1, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

This past month sesame allergen labeling has been a hot topic. From the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) draft guidance...

• Food and Drug AdministrationFood Labeling

• December 1, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.                                                                                                                                                 REGULATORY: Includes...

• Ag & Food Law UpdateFederal Crop Insurance CorporationNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• November 20, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.                                                                                                                                                 REGULATORY: Includes...

• Ag & Food Law UpdateAgricultural Marketing ServiceFish and Wildlife ServiceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationTransportationUnited States Department of Agriculture

• November 17, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

“Frankenfish”, “GMO Salmon” or “GE Atlantic Salmon” has been making headlines these past few months as AquaBounty prepares for the first...

• BiotechnologyEndangered Species ActEnvironmental LawFood and Drug AdministrationFood LabelingFood SafetyNational Environmental Policy ActUnited States Department of Agriculture

• November 12, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

In late October, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that it had renewed the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act...

• Brigit RollinsEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection AgencyFederal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide ActPesticidesThe Deal with Dicamba

• November 5, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

Two lawsuits have recently been filed in California state courts against Corteva Inc. (“Corteva”), the corporation which manufactures the pesticide chlorpyrifos....

• Brigit RollinsEnvironmental LawFederal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide ActPesticides

• November 3, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

Hydroponics, including Aeroponics and Aquaponics, have been a hotly debated topic in the organic’s world since at least 1995. The main...

• Agricultural Marketing ServiceFood LabelingNational Organic ProgramUnited States Department of Agriculture

• October 28, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

On October 27, 2020 the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that it had approved three dicamba-based pesticides for over-the-top use on...

• Brigit RollinsEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection AgencyFederal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide ActPesticidesThe Deal with Dicamba

• October 23, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.                                                                                                                                                 REGULATORY: Includes...

• Ag & Food Law UpdateEnvironmental Protection AgencyNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• October 22, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

The Food Security Act of 1985 (“1985 Farm Bill”) established the Highly Erodible Lands and Wetlands Conservation program that relates to...

• Brigit RollinsConservation ProgramsEnvironmental LawNatural Resources Conservation ServiceUnited States Department of Agriculture

• October 20, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

Produce safety, especially the safety of leafy green vegetables, has been at the forefront of U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA)...

• Ag & Food Law UpdateFood and Drug AdministrationFood Safety

• October 15, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

On September 17, 2020, the Nevada Supreme Court issued an opinion answering two questions posed to it by the United States...

• Brigit RollinsEnvironmental LawWater Law

• October 6, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

The comment period for the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) “Made in the USA” (MUSA) labeling proposed rule closed on September 14,...

• Food LabelingFood Safety and Inspection Service

• October 1, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

One of the key tools employed by the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) to help meet the statute’s goal of reducing pollution...

• Brigit RollinsClean Water ActEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection Agency

• September 24, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

“Swampbuster” is the name often used to refer to the section of the Highly Erodible Lands and Wetlands Conservation provisions of...

• Brigit RollinsConservation ProgramsEnvironmental LawNatural Resources Conservation ServiceUnited States Department of Agriculture

• September 22, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

On September 9, 2020, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced their intent to...

• Food LabelingFood SafetyFood Safety and Inspection Service