Prop 12
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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...
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...
Senator Schumer’s Maple Syrup Amendment Finds Way to 2012 Farm Bill Proposal
- July 3, 2012
- Elizabeth
A sweet deal may be in store for New York maple farmers. Sen. Charles Schumer’s proposal to promote New York’s maple...
FSIS Proposed Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products
- August 15, 2024
- Emily Stone
On August 7, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) published its proposed Salmonella Framework...
Farm Bill 2024: Themes in the Proposed Energy and Miscellaneous Titles
- August 8, 2024
- Elizabeth
As of August 2024, three proposals have been released on the 2024 Farm Bill – one in the House of Representatives...
Farm Bill 2024: Themes in the Proposed Conservation Titles
- July 30, 2024
- Brigit Rollins
The Farm Bill is an omnibus bill enacted approximately every five years that authorizes and funds most programs administered by the...
Farm Bill 2024: Themes in the Proposed Commodities, Forestry, and Horticulture Titles
- July 25, 2024
- Elizabeth
As of July 2024, three proposals have been released on the 2024 Farm Bill – one in the House of Representatives...
Heirs’ Property State Survey
- July 9, 2024
- Ramie Parsons
Heirs’ Property State Survey Compiled by: Jill ApterResearch Fellow, National Agricultural Law CenterJesse J. RichardsonWest Virginia University College of Law Comprehensive research...
Farm Bill 2024: Themes in the Proposed Rural Development Titles
- July 9, 2024
- Emily Stone
Due to the often-isolated geographic location of rural communities and a declining population, rural America faces a unique set of challenges....
Farm Bill 2024: Themes in the Proposed Trade, Credit, and Research & Extension Titles
- June 27, 2024
- Elizabeth
As of June 2024, three proposals have been released on the 2024 Farm Bill – one in the House of Representatives...
Farm Bill 2024: Themes in the Proposed Nutrition Titles
- June 25, 2024
- Emily Stone
When most people hear the words “Farm Bill” they generally would not think that the largest and most expensive title in...
Federal Bills Propose Changes to the H-2A Program
- April 18, 2024
- Elizabeth
In 2022, agriculture and food related jobs accounted for approximately ten percent of employment in the United States. H-2A workers play...
Update on Proposed Food Additive Bans
- April 11, 2024
- Emily Stone
In October 2023, California passed the California Food Safety Act becoming the first state to ban the manufacturing, distribution and sale...
Farm Animal Housing in 2024: Laws, Proposals and Challenges
- March 26, 2024
- Elizabeth
In 2018, California passed Proposition 12, a high-profile ballot initiative regulating the production and sale of many veal, egg, and pork...
Update on Cottage Food Laws – 2024 Proposed Legislation
- February 27, 2024
- Emily Stone
Have you ever wondered who regulates the pickles your next-door neighbor makes and sells out of their home? The regulation of...
EPA Proposes Updates to Effluent Limitations for Meat and Poultry Processors
- February 1, 2024
- Brigit Rollins
In late January, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that it was seeking public comment on its proposal to revise technology-based...
USDA Proposes Updates to Foreign Held Agricultural Land Reporting
- January 23, 2024
- Elizabeth
Recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (“USDA”) announced that it is seeking public feedback—due by February 16, 2024—on how foreign persons...
EPA Proposes Vulnerable Species Pilot Project
- December 7, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
One June 22, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released a draft white paper for its Vulnerable Species Pilot Project (“VSPP”),...
Members of Congress Propose Bills to Amend the Federal Crop Insurance Program
- October 19, 2023
- Elizabeth
According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, for the 2022 crop year, there were 493 million acres of land in the...