• April 22, 2025
• Emily Stone

Over the past year, the European Union’s (EU) Court of Justice released two decisions related to food labeling that might affect...

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• March 25, 2025
• Emily Stone

Producers who participate in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) may benefit from the non-traditional aspects of the CSA business model. However, CSA...

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• August 29, 2024
• Emily Stone

When looking at a food’s packaging, there can be many confusing words, statements, or logos that appear. Along with nutritional claims...

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• July 25, 2024
• Elizabeth

As of July 2024, three proposals have been released on the 2024 Farm Bill – one in the House of Representatives...

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• November 2, 2023
• Elizabeth

On October 25, 2023, Secretary Vilsack announced that the Agricultural Marketing Service (“AMS”) had finalized the Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards...

• Agricultural Marketing ServiceAnimal IdentificationAnimal LawNational Organic ProgramSamantha Capaldo

• September 27, 2022
• Elizabeth

On September 22, 2022, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court ruling that allows hydroponic produce growers to...

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• 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...

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• April 26, 2022
• Elizabeth

On April 5, 2022 the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), an agency within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), published a...

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• March 9, 2022
• Elizabeth

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.        ...

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• February 28, 2022
• Elizabeth

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.        ...

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• January 11, 2022
• Elizabeth

At the beginning of 2021 the National Agricultural Law Center (NALC) published a blog post highlighting some of the major food...

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• October 19, 2021
• Elizabeth

On August 23, the Agricultural Marketing Service (“AMS”), an agency housed within the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”), published a...

• Agricultural Marketing ServiceFood LabelingJana CaraccioloNational Organic Program

• April 5, 2021
• Elizabeth

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.                                                                                                                                                 JUDICIAL: Includes...

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• November 3, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

Hydroponics, including Aeroponics and Aquaponics, have been a hotly debated topic in the organic’s world since at least 1995. The main...

• Agricultural Marketing ServiceFood LabelingNational Organic ProgramUnited States Department of Agriculture

• September 1, 2020
• Elizabeth

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.                                                                                                                                                 JUDICIAL:...

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• August 5, 2020
• Elizabeth

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.                                                                                                                                                 REGULATORY:...

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• April 30, 2019
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL: Wild Fish Conservancy v. Cooke Aquaculture Pac. LLC, No. C17-1708-JCC, 2019 WL 1880035 (W.D. Wash. Apr. 26, 2019) Defendant Cooke...

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• March 8, 2019
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL: Backus v. Conagra Brands, Inc., No. C 16-00454 WHA, 2019 WL 1046025 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 5, 2019) Plaintiff brought this...

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• August 9, 2018
• Elizabeth

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ANNOUNCEMENT:  Mark your calendar...

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• June 15, 2018
• Elizabeth

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Mark your calendar...

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