The Ag & Food Law Update
Statements by Attorney General Holder and Agricultural Secretary Vilsack on Court Approval of Pigford II Settlement Agreement
- October 28, 2011
- Elizabeth
Attorney General Eric Holder and Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack released the following statements on the U.S. Disrict Court for the District...
Court approves $1.15 billion settlement for black farmers in Pigford II
- October 28, 2011
- Elizabeth
Yesterday, a judge approved a $1.15 billion settlement in the decades old class action suit filed by black farmers against the...
USDA tightens belt by cutting agriculture reports
- October 28, 2011
- Elizabeth
The U.S. Agriculture Department has kept tabs for decades on a wide range of agricultural industries that generate billions of dollars...
Vilsack sees farm bill urging conservation
- October 28, 2011
- Elizabeth
This week, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack stated that he is not proposing the linking of conservation compliance with subsidized...
USDA seeks comments on amendments establishing a controlled import permit
- October 27, 2011
- Elizabeth
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to amend regulations concerning the importation...
USDA Grants Protection to 45 New Plant Varieties
- October 27, 2011
- Elizabeth
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued certificates of protection to developers of 45 new varieties of seed-reproduced and tuber-propagated plants....