• March 21, 2016
• Elizabeth

A Wisconsin court recently ruled that the state’s the right to farm law protects agricultural uses and practices only from actions...

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• March 17, 2016
• Elizabeth

In Woody v. Pembina County Annual Fair Exhibition Ass’n, the North Dakota Supreme Court recently affirmed a district court’s ruling that...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• March 16, 2016
• Elizabeth

Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the EPA recently announced its intent to cancel the registration of...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• March 15, 2016
• Elizabeth

Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward will deliver the keynote address, “Agricultural Trade with Cuba,” at the Third Annual Agricultural and...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• March 15, 2016
• Elizabeth

The Lincoln Star Journal reports Nebraska state legislators are considering a proposed constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to “engage in farming and ranching...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• March 10, 2016
• Elizabeth

The Register-Guard reports that organizers in Oregon hope to put a measure on the November ballot banning aerial spraying of herbicides...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• March 10, 2016
• Elizabeth

Capital Press reports that Washington’s attorney general Bob Ferguson filed suit against Food Democracy Action, a group that campaigned for GMO labels...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• March 10, 2016
• Elizabeth

The Juneau Empire reports that U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, introduced a bill last week requiring all genetically engineered salmon to...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• March 8, 2016
• Elizabeth

According to the Capital Press website, House and Senate lawmakers in the state of Washington approved Senate Bill 6206 establishing regulations...

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• March 8, 2016
• Elizabeth

A South Dakota bill that changes the way county zoning is done for Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) has cleared a...

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• March 8, 2016
• Elizabeth

Environmentalists in San Francisco filed a lawsuit last month over thousands of cattle in the Point Reyes National Seashore. The suit...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• March 8, 2016
• Elizabeth

The Wall Street Journal reports that Perdue Farms Inc. will eliminate antibiotics used in chicken it sells as nuggets and strips...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• March 8, 2016
• Elizabeth

In an apparent victory for farmers and longtime water rights holders, the Texas Supreme Court recently affirmed a decision limiting the...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• February 18, 2016
• Cade Collister

Posted February 18, 2016 Agriculture in the Mid-South is uniquely impacted by changes and developments in state, federal, and international laws...

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• February 18, 2016
• Cade Collister

Posted February 18, 2016 Under a proposed rule change announced Tuesday by the USDA, retailers who accept food stamps would have...

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• February 17, 2016
• Cade Collister

Posted February 17, 2016 The 64th Annual Mid-South Farm & Gin Show will be held February 26 & 27 at the...

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• February 16, 2016
• Cade Collister

Posted February 16, 2016 A U.S. District Court in Puerto Rico has determined that the Endangered Species Act does not require...

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• February 16, 2016
• Cade Collister

Posted February 16, 2016 Per nationalhogfarmer.com, Nebraska meatpackers can now own hogs. Under LB176, passed February 5, a person who owns, leases...

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• February 15, 2016
• Cade Collister

Posted February 15, 2016 A federal judge in California recently rejected a lawsuit that alleged Chipotle deceived consumers by advertising its...

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• February 11, 2016
• Cade Collister

Posted February 11, 2016 Ross Pifer, director of the Center for Agricultural and Shale Law at the Penn State University Dickinson...

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