by Elizabeth | Mar 29, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update
The latest installment of the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law’s Agricultural Law Weekly Review is now available. Topics covered include: Omnibus Bill exempts farms from CERCLA air emission reporting, Presiding Official ratifies proposed California...
by Elizabeth | Mar 29, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update
The Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law has posted the Shale Law in the Spotlight: Rover Pipeline Project – An Overview of Status and Current Legal Developments. This article discusses legal developments relating to the Rover Pipeline, a 713-mile...
by Elizabeth | Mar 29, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update, Agricultural Marketing Service, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Animal Welfare, Aquaculture, Biosecurity, Bureau of Land Management, Clean Air Act, Crop Insurance, Daily Update, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, International Trade, Marketing Orders, National Environmental Policy Act, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Pesticides, Webinar, Zoning
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ANNOUNCEMENT: Join us Wednesday, April 4th, for a FREE webinar: Solar Leasing for Agricultural Lands. Details...
by Elizabeth | Mar 28, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. JUDICIAL: Includes CWA, renewable energy, water law, and CAFO issues. In THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel. MICHELE...
by Elizabeth | Mar 27, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Law, Animal Welfare, National Organic Program, United States Department of Agriculture
By: Amanda Nichols, Ocean and Coastal Law Fellow, National Sea Grant Law Center On March 21, several environmental nonprofits filed a complaint against the USDA and others in federal court challenging its withdrawal of the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices...
by Elizabeth | Mar 27, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update
The latest installment of the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law’s Shale Law Weekly Review is now available. Topics covered include: Pennsylvania Issues Notice of Violations to Mariner East 2, PA Department of Environmental Protection Approves...
by Elizabeth | Mar 27, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Air Act, Conservation Programs, Crop Insurance, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Farm Service Agency, Rural Utilities Service, Taxation, Transportation, United States Department of Agriculture, Water Law
By: Peggy Kirk Hall, Monday, March 26th, 2018 Amidst a great deal of controversy, President Trump signed the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018” on March 23. The omnibus $1.3 trillion spending package includes a number of provisions that affect agriculture, not...
by Elizabeth | Mar 27, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Identification, Aquaculture, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Crop Insurance, Daily Update, Environmental Protection Agency, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety, Forest Service, Forestry, International Trade, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Nutrition Programs, United States Department of Agriculture
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. JUDICIAL: Includes food safety, CWA, and crop insurance issues. SUSIE ONG, individually and on behalf of all others similarly...
by Elizabeth | Mar 26, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update
The latest installment of the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law’s Agricultural Law Weekly Review is now available. Topics covered include: Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture asks Dean Foods to extend dairy agreements, USDA Today investigation finds...
by Elizabeth | Mar 26, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Air Act, Daily Update, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Protection Agency, Farm Service Agency, Federal Loan Programs, Finance and Credit, Fish and Wildlife Service, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety, Forest Service, Forestry, International Trade, NALC Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Renewable Energy
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. LEGISLATIVE: S. 269: A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Tanana Tribal Council located in Tanana,...
by Elizabeth | Mar 21, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update, Agritourism, Business Organizations, Daily Update, Environmental Protection Agency, Fish and Wildlife Service, Food and Nutrition Service, Food Safety, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Forest Service, Forestry, NALC Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Nutrition Programs, Pesticides, Taxation, United States Department of Agriculture, Webinar
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ANNOUNCEMENT: Join us TODAY at 12 noon (ET) for a free webinar: 2018 Farm Bill Outlook. Details available here. JUDICIAL:...
by Elizabeth | Mar 20, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update
The latest installment of the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law’s Shale Law Weekly Review is now available. Topics covered include: PA DEP Schedules Hearings for Falcon Ethane Pipeline, West Virginia Governor Signs Law Allowing Drilling When...
by Elizabeth | Mar 20, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Fish and Wildlife Service
Written by: Amie Alexander, JD/MPS Candidate, William H. Bowen School of Law On, March 13, 2018, The United States Court of Federal Claims issued the court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law for Phase I of a trial alleging an unconstitutional taking based on...
by Elizabeth | Mar 20, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Air Act, Daily Update, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Fish and Wildlife Service, Food and Drug Administration, Food Labeling, Landowner Liability, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Agriculture, Webinar
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ANNOUNCEMENT: Join us TOMORROW for a free webinar: 2018 Farm Bill Outlook. Details available here. JUDICIAL: Includes...
by Elizabeth | Mar 19, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Water Law
Written by: Amie Alexander, JD/MPS Candidate, William H. Bowen School of Law The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court’s denial of a motion to dismiss a Clean Water Act suit alleging that discharges from the defendant’s oyster...
by Elizabeth | Mar 19, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update, Agricultural Marketing Service, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Clean Air Act, Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), Daily Update, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Farm Service Agency, Federal Loan Programs, Finance and Credit, Fish and Wildlife Service, Food and Nutrition Service, Food Safety and Inspection Service, International Trade, Marketing Orders, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Nutrition Programs, Rural Utilities Service, Secured Transactions, United States Department of Agriculture, Water Law, Webinar
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ANNOUNCEMENT: Join us this Wednesday, March 21st, for a FREE webinar: 2018 Farm Bill Outlook. Details available here....
by Elizabeth | Mar 16, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update
By: Peggy Kirk Hall, Wednesday, March 14th, 2018 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued a second 90-day waiver from the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) rule for agricultural transportation. The agency had previously issued a waiver that was...
by Elizabeth | Mar 16, 2018 | Administrative Law, Ag & Food Law Update, Agricultural Marketing Service, Aquaculture, Bankruptcy, Business Organizations, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Conservation Programs, Crop Insurance, Daily Update, Disaster Assistance Programs, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Farm Labor, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service, Forestry, Grain Standards Act (GSA), Immigration, International Trade, Labor, NALC Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Nutrition Programs, United States Department of Agriculture, Webinar
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ANNOUNCEMENT: Mark your calendar for the next Agricultural & Food Law Consortium webinar, Wednesday, March 21st: 2018...
by Elizabeth | Mar 15, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update
The latest installment of the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law’s Agricultural Law Weekly Review is now available. Topics covered include: USDA withdraws Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Rule, Georgia court rules paper mill protected under state...
by Elizabeth | Mar 15, 2018 | Administrative Law, Ag & Food Law Update, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Animal Welfare, Aquaculture, Biosecurity, Clean Water Act, Daily Update, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Protection Agency, Fish and Wildlife Service, Food Safety, Forest Service, Forestry, International Trade, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Pesticides, Rural Utilities Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Urban Agriculture, Webinar, Zoning
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ANNOUNCEMENT: Mark your calendar for the next Agricultural & Food Law Consortium webinar, Wednesday, March 21st: 2018...