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Court Finds BLM Failed to Meet Regulatory Requirements

Posted January 6, 2014   In Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance v. Burke, No. 2:12CV257DAK, 2013 WL 5916815, D. Utah (Nov. 4,...

NALC Resource: Forestry Reading Room

Posted January 3, 2014   The National Agricultural Law Center offers a wide range of resources, one of which is the...

FDA Plans to Change Proposed Food Safety Rules

Posted December 23, 2013   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will revise proposed food safety rules under the Food...

Judge Dismisses Water Quality Trading Lawsuit against EPA

Posted December 16, 2013   A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging the use of water quality trading to clean up...

USDA Terminates Proposed Leafy Green Marketing Agreement

Posted December 10, 2013   USDA recently announced its termination of the proposed leafy green marketing agreement (LGMA) that would have...

USDA and EPA Partnership Supports Water Quality Trading

Posted December 6, 2013   The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced an expanded...

Almond Industry Seeks Exemption from FSMA Rule

Posted December 3, 2013   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed an exemption from the Food Safety Modernization Act...

Groups to Sue Iowa Hog Operation over Manure Spills

Posted November 25, 2013   After a manure spill earlier this month at one of Iowa’s largest hog operations, a coalition...

Groups React to EPA Clean Water Act Report

Posted November 14, 2013   Agriculture organizations are raising concerns over the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) draft report “Connectivity of...

Change to FSMA Import Rule Causes Negative Response

Posted November 13, 2013   In October, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the most recent revisions from the...

Appeals Court Denies FDA Request to Delay FSMA Rules

Posted November 7, 2013   The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) request to...

USDA Releases Humane Handling Guidance

Posted October 31, 2013   USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) recently released an advance notice for a new guidance on...

FDA Releases Proposed Animal Feed Safety Rule

Posted October 29, 2013   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released a proposed rule under the Food Safety...

WV Poultry Grower Wins Clean Water Act Case Against EPA

Posted October 25, 2013   In Alt v. EPA, a federal judge ruled against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), stating...

Lawsuit Argues EPA Failed to Address Ocean Acidification

Posted October 24, 2013   The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...

Groups Sue EPA Over Fish Consumption Estimates

Posted October 23, 2013   Conservation and commercial fishing groups recently filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),...

New Food Safety Regulations Worry Growers, Packers

Posted October 22, 2013   Growers in the Pacific Northwest are concerned about upcoming food safety regulations under the Food Safety...

Groups Sue EPA Over Withdrawal of Factory Farm Rule

Posted October 17,  2013   A coalition of community, animal welfare, and environmental organizations has filed a lawsuit against the U.S....

Farm Groups Appeal Chesapeake Bay Ruling

Posted October 16, 2013   Farm and commodity groups have announced they will appeal a recent district court judge’s decision to...

Update: District Court Ruling Forces EPA Action on “Dead Zone”

Posted October 9, 2013   In Gulf Restoration Network, et al. v. Jackson, No. 12-677, 2013 WL 55328547 (E.D.L.A. September...