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THE AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: JUNE 16, 2016

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions to: camarigg at uark.edu MEETING: House Committee...

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THE AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: JUNE 13, 2016

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions to: camarigg at uark.edu H.R. 5423: To...

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THE AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: MAY 23, 2016

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions to: camarigg at uark.edu Cannon v....

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Mid-South ag, environmental law conference April 21-22

By Mary Hightower Handling agricultural bankruptcies, federal wetland regulations and a keynote about ag trade with Cuba are all part of...

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Washington Attorney General alleges intentional deception by Grocery Manufacturers Association

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

Grain storage bins not taxable as property

Posted July 22, 2015 The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that grain storage bins are personal property pursuant to state law...

Senators Introduce Bill to Ease Ag Sales in Cuba

Posted April 24, 2015 Sens. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., and John Boozman, R-Ark., introduced a bill today that would allow banks...

USDA to Limit Payments to Non-Farmers, 2014 Farm Bill

Posted March 25, 2015 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a proposed rule to limit farm payments to...

Ag Groups Form Coalition to Lift Cuba Embargo

Posted January 12, 2015 Many U.S. farm groups, including Cargill, CoBank, and American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) have launched the...

Two Indicted in Organic Tomato Farm Case, Multiple Fraud Charges

Posted December 17, 2014 The Alabama Securities Commission has indicted James Albert Lawhorne and Jacqueline Wilson in multiple counts of...

U.S., Brazil Resolve Decade-Long Dispute

Posted October 2, 2014 On Wednesday, The U.S. and Brazil ended a decade-long dispute over subsidies paid to cotton growers,...

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...

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...

FCA Reducing Regulatory Burdens for FCS

Posted July 22, 2014 Several System institutions responded to the Farm Credit Administration’s (FCA) July 2013 request for comments on...

Ohio’s Small Business Income Tax Deduction Increases

Posted July 15, 2014 Ohio Governor John Kasich signed a bill that increases the small business income deduction from 50 percent...

Drake Law Center Will Host Farmer Veteran’s Coalition

–>  Posted July, 4 2014 Drake University Law School is partnering with the Farmer Veteran Coalition to host the Midwest Conference...

Initiative-522 Fined for Failure to Report Donations

Posted June 30, 2014 The campaign committee behind last fall’s food-labeling initiative must pay $4,000 fine for failing to...

Tyson Bids to Acquire Hillshire Farms

Posted May 29, 2014   Tyson Foods, Inc. has announced its proposal to acquire The Hillshire Brands Company for $50 per...

Farm Lending Strong in First Quarter

Posted May 1, 2014   Farmers are borrowing in larger amounts during the first quarter of 2014 for inputs at spring...

USDA Announces Funding for Beginning Farmer and Rancher Program

Posted April 14, 2014   USDA recently announced the availability of over $19 million in grant funding for the Beginning Farmer...