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USDA Introduces New Poultry Regulations

Posted August 6, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has released poultry-inspection rules...

Cattle Groups Pleased with Cool Appeal

Posted August 6, 2014 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that required meat producers to label...

OSHA Released New Guidance on the Small Farm Exemption

Posted August 4, 2014 The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) was the target of harsh criticism when the agency...

Allens Ordered to Pay in D&E Case

Posted August 1, 2014 Allens Inc. has been ordered to pay $2 million under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA),...

Debates Arise over RFS in Washington

Posted July 29, 2014 On July 24, White House counselor John Podesta told a group of senators that reduced volumetric...

FCIC Finalizes Insurance Rule

Posted July 29, 2014 The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) has finalized the Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Pear Crop Insurance...

Concerns Over Conservation Regulations Rise With Vegetable Producers

Posted July 29, 2014 Last week, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) informed producers of their obligation to comply with conservation...

FDA Not Required to Ban Antibiotics

Posted July 28, 2014 In a 2-to-1 decision, a federal appeals court has rule that the Food and Drug Administration...

Wild Horse Lawsuit Gains Additional Plaintiffs

Posted July 28, 2014 Two additional parties joined a federal lawsuit concerning wild horse policy, which demands the government gather...

ATF Accepting Applications from Veterans for Training

Posted July 28, 2014 Armed to Farm (ATF) provides veterans and their spouses an opportunity to experience “sustainable, profitable small-scale...

USDA Seeks to Renew Discretionary Committee

Posted July 28, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking renewal of the 2-year charter for its discretionary...

GIPSA Proposed Revisions Under USGSA

Posted July 28, 2014 The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is proposing to revise the U.S. Standards for...

BASF Corp. Proposing Sodium Formate Amendment

Posted July 28, 2014 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that BASF Corp. has filed a petition proposing that...

Spearmint Oil Assessment Rate Decreased

Posted July 28, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim...

FCA Proposing to Amend Regulations

Posted July 28, 2014 The Farm Credit Administration (FCA) is proposing to amend the regulations governing the eligibility of investments...

Agricultural Law Center Updates Bibliography

Posted July 25, 2014 All updates to the Agricultural Law Bibliography for the second quarter of 2014 have been posted...

Organic Food Labels, Are They Trustworthy

Posted July 25, 2014 Peter Laufer, a writer and professor of journalism at the University of Oregon, doesn’t just wonder,...

CoBank Partners with USDA to Create Infrastructure Investment Fund

Posted July 25, 2014 CoBank announced that it has joined with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to create a...

Stabenow to Conduct Committee Hearing July 23

Posted July 23, 2014 Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, will convene...

USDA Accepting Applicants for Fruit & Vegetable Pilot Project

Posted July 23, 2014 Agriculture Undersecretary Kevin Concannon announced the release of a Request for Applications from states interested in...