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THE AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: AUGUST 31, 2016
- August 31, 2016
- Elizabeth
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions to: camarigg at uark.edu JUDICIAL: Includes FOIA,...

THE AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: JUNE 7, 2016
- June 7, 2016
- Elizabeth
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions to: camarigg at uark.edu In S &...

California bill would standardize food label expiration dates
- March 28, 2016
- Elizabeth
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Assemblyman David Chiu has proposed a food labeling measure, AB 2725, designed to give...
United Airlines flight to run on animal fat and farm waste
- July 1, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted July 1, 2015 United Airlines will soon use biofuel made from animal oil and by-products as early as this...

Clean Air Act
- April 10, 2015
- Elizabeth
Clean Air Act Overview Enacted in 1955 to protect the nation’s air quality, the Clean Air Act (“CAA”), took its current...
Clean Air Act Overview
- April 10, 2015
- Elizabeth
Clean Air Act: An Overview Background and Statutory Framework The Clean Air Act (“CAA”) seeks “to protect and enhance the quality...
Bridge to Clean Energy Future Act Introduced
- September 25, 2014
- Elizabeth
–> Posted September 25, 2014 Reps. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., and Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa have introduced a bill titled the Bridge to...
Anti-Dumping Duties Imposed on U.S. Ethanol Blended in Norway
- June 6, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted June 6, 2014 The European Commission decided to apply anti-dumping duties on all U.S. ethanol coming to the European...
White House Announces Proposal to Reduce Methane Emissions
- April 1, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted April 1, 2014 On Friday, the administration announced a proposal to reduce methane emissions, including a plan to lower...
ND and California Consider Beet Ethanol Plants
- March 28, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted March 28, 2014 Companies in North Dakota and California are planning to test the feasibility of raising sugar beets...

Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports
- March 7, 2014
- Elizabeth
Congressional Research Service Reports The Congressional Research Service is the public policy research arm of the United States Congress and...
CA Bill would Create Office of Farm to Fork
- February 27, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted February 27, 2014 California Assembly Speaker John A. Perez introduced a bill that would create the “Office of Farm...
Senators Introduce “Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act”
- December 13, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted December 13, 2013 On Thursday, Senators Diane Feinstein (D-CA), Tom Coburn (R-OK), and Kay Hagan (D-NC) introduced a bill...
Lawsuit Argues EPA Failed to Address Ocean Acidification
- October 24, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 24, 2013 The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
Lawsuit Challenges Use of GE Crops and Pesticides in Wildlife Refuges
- September 6, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted September 6, 2013 Environmental groups recently filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S....
USDA Releases Report on Methods for Quantifying GHG Emissions and Removals
- September 4, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted September 4, 2013 USDA has released a report containing methods for quantifying entity-scale greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals...
Glossary: T
- August 6, 2013
- Elizabeth
T: T: T-value; soil loss tolerance level T by 2000: The conservation program adopted in some states to meet the soil loss tolerance level, or the T-value, by...
Glossary: S
- August 6, 2013
- Elizabeth
S: S & D: Special and differential treatment SAA: Shared appreciation agreement Saccharimeter: Instrument used in sugar analysis to measure the amount of rotation...
Glossary: P
- August 5, 2013
- Elizabeth
P: P: Phosphorus P: Support practice (factor) P & S(A): Packers and Stockyards Administration P & SP: Packers and Stockyards Program P (support practice factor): See Support...
Glossary: O
- July 25, 2013
- Elizabeth
O: OAQ: Overall allotment quality Objectionable (foreign) odors (grain): Grain that has a musty (earthy), sour (rancid), or commercially objectionable foreign odor (except for smut or...