In: Animal Law
USDA Publishes Final Rule Amending Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards
- November 2, 2023
- Samantha Capaldo
On October 25, 2023, Secretary Vilsack announced that the Agricultural Marketing Service (“AMS”) had finalized the Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards...
Farm Animal Confinement: Legal Challenges to Mass. Question 3
- October 25, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
Last October, the Supreme Court (“SCOTUS”) considered a challenge to Proposition 12, a California law regulating the production and sale of...
The Feed: Volume 1, Issue 16
- August 23, 2023
- Drew Viguet
The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for...
The Feed: Volume 1, Issue 15
- August 9, 2023
- Ramie Parsons
The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for...
What’s Cooking with Prop 12?: SCOTUS Decision
- May 12, 2023
- Elizabeth
After considering a constitutional challenge to a California ballot initiative regulating space requirements for farm animals, the Supreme Court of the United...
What’s Cooking with Prop 12?: An Update
- September 22, 2022
- Elizabeth
In 2018, California voters passed “Prop 12,” a ballot proposal regulating space requirements for farm animals. The proposal had two main...
Ag and Food Law Daily Update: August 19, 2022
- August 19, 2022
- Micah Brown
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ...
Ag and Food Law Daily Update: August 17, 2022
- August 17, 2022
- Micah Brown
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ...
Proposed Updates to the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Rule
- August 16, 2022
- Elizabeth
On August 9, 2022 the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), an agency within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), published a...
Procedures: The First Amendment and Agriculture
- March 24, 2022
- Elizabeth
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of...
What is Going on With Prop 12?
- February 22, 2022
- Elizabeth
In 2018, voters in California passed Proposition 12 (Prop 12). Prop 12 was a ballot initiative that enacted a law requiring...
Top Ten Agricultural Law Issues in 2021
- December 20, 2021
- Elizabeth
In the world of agricultural law, 2021 was a year for significant developments and changes. Below, attorneys at the National Agricultural...
The Ag & Food Law Daily Update: Feb. 18, 2020
- February 18, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. JUDICIAL: Includes...
The Ag & Food Law Daily Update: Jan. 27, 2020
- January 27, 2020
- Elizabeth
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. REGULATORY:...
Announcement: Packers and Stockyards Proposed Regulation Currently Accepting Comments
- January 13, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
Today, USDA released a proposed rule governing competition in the livestock and poultry industries. This was the latest iteration of the...
THE AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: APRIL 9, 2018
- April 9, 2018
- Elizabeth
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ANNOUNCEMENT: Join us Wednesday,...