by Elizabeth | Feb 17, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted February 17, 2015 Syngenta AG may file counterclaims against some of the 750 plus U.S. grain farmers and exporters who have sued them over sales of biotech corn seed that disrupted trading with China last year, according to an Ag Professional article...
by Elizabeth | Feb 12, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Conservation Programs, Environmental Law, Farm Bill, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Sustainable Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted February 12, 2015 The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) has released two free resources to help farmers and ranchers nationwide learn how apply to enroll in the federal Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) for 2015, according a NSAC...
by Elizabeth | Feb 11, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, Food Labeling
–> Posted February 11, 2015 The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture passed a resolution to support a national uniform labeling policy for genetically modified foods (GMO), according to an Ag Week article available here. WNAX also...
by Elizabeth | Feb 11, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Country of Origin Labeling, Food Labeling, International Trade, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted February 11, 2015 The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has dropped their U.S. country of origin labeling (COOL) case against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), according to a Feedstuffs article available here. The Minneapolis Star...
by Elizabeth | Feb 10, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Leases, Taxation, Taxation
Posted February 10, 2015 The Ohio State University’s Agricultural Law & Taxation blog published an article on Leasing, Conditional Sales Agreements, and the Future of Section 179. The Internal Revenue Code (Code) allows an annual deduction of a portion of...
by Elizabeth | Feb 6, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted February 6, 2015 Dr. Margaret Hamburg is stepping down as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after almost six years, according to a Reuters article available here. The New York Times also published an article available hereand...
by Elizabeth | Feb 5, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Webinar
Posted February 5, 2015 The Ohio State University Agricultural Law & Taxation blog is hosting a webinar on February 12, 1-2 p.m. The webinar, Introduction to Food Law: What You Need to Know to Build a Food Law Practice, will be hosted by Jason Foscolo,...
by Elizabeth | Feb 4, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted February 4, 2015 President Obama is seeking an increase fiscal 2016 to fund the proposed single food agency, according to a Meating Place article available here. Law 360 also published an article available here and Farm Futures here. Lawmakers have...
by Elizabeth | Feb 3, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Water Law
Posted February 3, 2015 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers issued a memorandum of understanding to withdraw the Waters of the U.S. (WPYUS) Interpretive Rule, according to a Farm Futures article available here. Hoosier Ag Today...
by Elizabeth | Feb 2, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted February , 2015 The United States District Court in Kansas has named a team of four attorneys to lead the multi-district litigation cases filed against Syngenta, according to an Ag Professional article available here. The entire co-lead counsel team...
by Elizabeth | Feb 2, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Farm Bill, Hemp
Posted February 2, 2015 A House panel passed legislation that would allow industrial hemp to be grown in Virginia, according to a Richmond Times Dispatch article available here. Go Dan River also published an article available hereand WVTF here. “If you look at...
by Elizabeth | Feb 2, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety, Food Safety Modernization Act, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted February 2, 2015 Lawmakers have proposed a bill that would establish a single food safety agency by uniting the oversight functions of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and other agencies, according to a...
by Elizabeth | Jan 30, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Feeding Operations, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Environmental Protection Agency
–> Posted January 30, 2015 A Minnesota federal judge ruled that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is allowed to release information regarding livestock farms subject to concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) regulations, according to...
by Elizabeth | Jan 30, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Feeding Operations, Clean Air Act, Environmental Protection Agency
Posted January 30, 2015 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is being sued by five animal activist and environmental organizations because they never responded to an earlier concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO) petition, according to a Meating...
by Elizabeth | Jan 28, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, International Trade
Posted January 28, 2015 U.S. trade officials could finalize the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) in the coming months, according to a Reuters article available here. Farm Futures also published an article available here, Washington Post here, and The Hill here....
by Elizabeth | Jan 26, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Law
Posted January 26, 2015 The House and Senate committees have set a joint Feb. 4 hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed Clean Water Act rule, according to an Agri-Pulse article available here. WNAX also published an article available...
by Elizabeth | Jan 25, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Department of Labor, Farm Labor, Labor
Posted January 26, 2015 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is dropping a lawsuit against two Oregon blueberry growers accused of “hot goods” labor law violations, according to a Capital Press article available here. The Register Guard also published...
by Elizabeth | Jan 21, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Pesticides, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted January 21, 2015 Monsanto has received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for new genetically modified cotton and soybean seeds, according to an ABC News article available here. Capital Press also published the article here, and The...
by Elizabeth | Jan 20, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Law
Posted January 20, 2015 A U.S. federal court has ruled that manure from livestock facilities can be regulated as solid waste, according to a Reuters article available here. Huffington Post also published the article hereand Environment & Energy Publishing...
by Elizabeth | Jan 19, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biofuels, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Renewable Energy
Posted January 19, 2015 Sens. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced a bill to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline eliminating the corn ethanol-blending mandate, according to The Hill article available here. Agri-Pulse also published an...
