by Elizabeth | Oct 19, 2017 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Pesticides, Webinar
Pesticide use and subsequent damage to neighboring crops is an ongoing problem for producers across the country this year. For example, farmers in Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois have sued biotech companies specifically over dicamba damage. (The dicamba herbicide is...
by Elizabeth | Oct 19, 2017 | Ag & Food Law Update, Climate Change, Daily Update, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Food and Nutrition Service, Food Labeling, Forest Service, NALC Resources, National Environmental Policy Act, 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 nutrition programs, environmental, climate change, and food labeling issues. In J & L LIQUOR, INC.,...
by Elizabeth | Oct 18, 2017 | Ag & Food Law Update
The Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law has posted the Shale Law in the Spotlight: Recent Litigation Relating to Wastewater Injection Well Prohibition in Highland Township. This article describes the lawsuit with Seneca Resources Corporation and...
by Elizabeth | Oct 18, 2017 | Ag & Food Law Update, Aquaculture, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Crop Insurance, Daily Update, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, Federal Loan Programs, Finance and Credit, Fish and Wildlife Service, Food Labeling, Grain Inspection Packers & Stockyards Administration (GIPSA), Indigenous Food and Agriculture, Intellectual Property, International Trade, International Trade Administration, Leases, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Packers and Stockyards Act, Rural Utilities Service, Secured Transactions, United States Department of Agriculture, Water Law, Webinar, Western Water
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 an Agricultural & Food Law Consortium webinar: “Understanding the H-2A...
by Elizabeth | Oct 17, 2017 | Ag & Food Law Update
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) will withdraw an interim final rule that would have set proof of harm standards under the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Act (GIPSA). In an advanced Federal Register notice posted today, USDA said the GIPSA Rule is being...
by Elizabeth | Oct 17, 2017 | 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: EPA proposes to repeal Clean Power Plan, FERC grants NEXUS pipeline permission to begin construction, Ohio Supreme...
by Elizabeth | Oct 17, 2017 | Ag & Food Law Update, Agritourism, Animal Identification, Aquaculture, Biotechnology, Clean Air Act, Daily Update, Environmental Protection Agency, Equine Activity, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Nutrition Programs, Webinar
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ANNOUNCEMENT: Join us tomorrow at 12 noon (ET) for an Agricultural & Food Law Consortium webinar: “Understanding the...
by Elizabeth | Oct 16, 2017 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Animal Welfare, Aquaculture, Clean Air Act, Daily Update, Environmental Protection Agency, Food Safety, International Trade, Landowner Liability, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Nutrition Programs, 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 this Wednesday, October 18th, at 12 noon (ET) for an Agricultural & Food Law Consortium webinar:...
by Elizabeth | Oct 13, 2017 | Ag & Food Law Update
By: Peggy Kirk Hall, Friday, October 6th, 2017 Written by Ellen Essman, Law Fellow, Agricultural & Resource Law Program The U.S. Senate has passed a bill sponsored by Ohio senators Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman that intends to improve the federal response to water...
by Elizabeth | Oct 13, 2017 | Ag & Food Law Update
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ANNOUNCEMENT: Join us Wednesday, October 18th, at 12 noon (ET) for an Agricultural & Food Law Consortium webinar:...
by Elizabeth | Oct 12, 2017 | Ag & Food Law Update, Department of Labor, Farm Labor, Immigration, Labor, United States Department of Agriculture
The availability of qualified domestic agricultural employees has become increasingly challenging for U.S. farmers. In response, the federal government created the Temporary Agricultural Guest Worker Program, commonly known as H-2A. Under H-2A, qualifying employers...
by Elizabeth | Oct 12, 2017 | Ag & Food Law Update, Crop Insurance, Farm Bill, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Written by: Amie Alexander, JD/MPS Candidate, William H. Bowen School of Law The American Prairie Conservation Act is a bipartisan bill, introduced on October 4, 2017, sponsored by Senators John Thune (R – South Dakota) and Amy Klobuchar (D – Minnesota) that aims to...
by Elizabeth | Oct 12, 2017 | 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: agricultural guestworker legislation delayed, Pennsylvania announces new agricultural apprenticeship program, San...
by Elizabeth | Oct 12, 2017 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Welfare, Aquaculture, Bureau of Land Management, Clean Air Act, Daily Update, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Protection Agency, Finance and Credit, Fish and Wildlife Service, Food Labeling, Food Safety, International Trade, Leases, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Organic Program, Rural Utilities Service, 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 Wednesday, October 18th, at 12 noon (ET) for an Agricultural & Food Law Consortium webinar:...
by Elizabeth | Oct 11, 2017 | Ag & Food Law Update
The Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law has posted the Shale Law in the Spotlight: Status and Overview of BLM Hydraulic Fracturing Rule. This article describes the development of the Bureau of Land Management’s Hydraulic Fracturing Rule and its...
by Elizabeth | Oct 11, 2017 | Ag & Food Law Update
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ANNOUNCEMENT: Join us Wednesday, October 18th, at 12 noon (ET) for an Agricultural & Food Law Consortium webinar:...
by Elizabeth | Oct 10, 2017 | Quarterly Newsletter
Ag & Food Law Update: Third Quarter 2017 In the third quarter of 2017, there were a number of significant legal developments in the agricultural sector. Many of these issues will continue to play out over the next year and impact agriculture throughout the...
by Elizabeth | Oct 10, 2017 | 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: Federal court holds Home Rule Charter is preempted by state & federal law, Texas court denies motion for...
by Elizabeth | Oct 10, 2017 | Ag & Food Law Update, Crop Insurance, Daily Update, Intellectual Property, Labor, Landowner Liability, NALC Resources, Pesticides
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. JUDICIAL: Includes landowner liability, labor, crop insurance, and pesticide issues. In CITY OF MIDLAND AND WASHINGTON...
by Elizabeth | Oct 9, 2017 | Ag & Food Law Update, Agricultural Marketing Service, Agritourism, Aquaculture, Clean Air Act, Daily Update, Disaster Assistance Programs, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Equine Activity, Federal Loan Programs, Finance and Credit, Fish and Wildlife Service, Food Labeling, Food Safety, Forest Service, Forestry, Marketing Orders, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Pesticides, Renewable Energy, Water Law
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. JUDICIAL: Includes food labeling and agritourism issues. In re Trader Joe’s Tuna Litigation, No....
