• 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...

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• 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...

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• 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...

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• 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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• February 9, 2016
• Cade Collister

Posted February 9, 2016 Last week, the Court of Appeals of Oregon considered the definition of the term “private park” as...

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• February 4, 2016
• Cade Collister

Posted February 4, 2016 The Baltimore Sun reports that some Maryland lawmakers want to make large poultry processors responsible for the...

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• February 3, 2016
• Cade Collister

Posted February 3, 2016 The Agricultural & Food Law Consortium is seeking formal collaboration with individuals, organizations, and institutions to conduct...

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• February 2, 2016
• Cade Collister

Posted February 2, 2016 According to new government spending projections released by the Congressional Budget Office, spending on farm subsidies will...

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• February 2, 2016
• Cade Collister

Posted February 2, 2016 A federal judge ruled last Friday that New York-based yogurt maker Chobani must cease running ads claiming...

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• January 28, 2016
• Cade Collister

Posted January 28, 2016 Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson wants to penalize the Grocery Manufacturers Association. His office contends the...

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• January 26, 2016
• Cade Collister

Posted on January 26, 2016 A decision on whether USDA can make cottonseed an “other oilseed” is coming soon, according to...

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• January 26, 2016
• Cade Collister

Posted January 26, 2016 Monsanto filed a lawsuit against California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment seeking to keep a main...

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