by Elizabeth | Jun 20, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Estate Planning, Taxation
Posted June 20, 2014 Legislation to repeal estate taxes is ready for floor action with 218 co-sponsors, more than half of the House of Representatives, on board, according to an American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) press release available here. Wisconsin Ag...
by Elizabeth | Jun 19, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted June 19, 2014 Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced a judgment and order against a Viroqua dairy farm that allegedly discharged manure from its storage facility into a stream, according to an article on the Washington Examiner available here. The...
by Elizabeth | Jun 19, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Welfare
Posted June 19, 2014 The Center for Animal Wellbeing is hosting the fourth annual symposium August 7 on advances and current issues in food animal wellbeing, according to a Division of Agriculture press release available here. Registration for the one-day...
by Elizabeth | Jun 19, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Local Food Systems
Posted June 19, 2014 Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a bill to reduce restrictions for craft beverage producers in New York, according to an article on Dan’s Papers by Kristen Fedor available here. Riverhead News-Review also published an article available here,...
by Elizabeth | Jun 19, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Aquaculture, Environmental Protection Agency, Food and Drug Administration, Food Labeling
Posted June 19, 2014 Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) assured pregnant women and nursing women that they should include more seafood in their diets, according to an article on Wall Street Journal by Bonnie Rochman available here. The Boston...
by Elizabeth | Jun 19, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Safety
Posted June 19, 2014 A Blue Hill farmer, Dan Brown, lost an appeal to sell raw milk without a state license, according to an article on The New York Times by Jess Bidgood available here. Portland Press Herald also published an article available here, Boston...
by Elizabeth | Jun 18, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Country of Origin Labeling, Food Labeling
Posted June 18, 2014 Consumer Reports National Research Center released a poll revealing that 59 percent of consumers check to see if they are buying “natural” products even though there is “no federal or third-party verified label for the term,” said the...
by Elizabeth | Jun 17, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, United States Department of Agriculture, Water Law
–> Posted June 17, 2014 Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring announced the formation of a regulatory review committee to help farmers and ranchers address the increasing load of federal regulations, according to a Farm & Ranch Guide article available...
by Elizabeth | Jun 16, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), Pesticides
Posted June 16, 2014 The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) is requesting support from Members of Congress for H.R. 935, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act, according to a news release available here. The Wisconsin Ag Connection also published the...
by Elizabeth | Jun 13, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Labeling
Posted June 13, 2014 On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of POM Wonderful in their advertising dispute with Coca-Cola Co., according to an Associated Press article on ABC News by Sam Hananel available here. Reuters also published an article available...
by Elizabeth | Jun 12, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted June 12, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) adopted an interim final rule, without change, that decreased the assessment rate established for the California Olive Committee for 2014 and succeeding fiscal years. The Federal Register notice is...
by Elizabeth | Jun 12, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Commodity Programs, Farm Service Agency
Posted June 12, 2014 The Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced the availability of $12.5 million in matching payments under the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) for the collection, harvest, storage, and transport of eligible materials to qualified Biomass...
by Elizabeth | Jun 12, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Pesticides
Posted June 12, 2014 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) amended a tolerance for residues of spirodiclofen in or on citrus oil. The Federal Register Notice is available here. Bayer CropScience requested this tolerance amended under the Federal Food, Drug, and...
by Elizabeth | Jun 12, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Pesticides
Posted June 12, 2014 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established tolerance for residues of tricyclazole in or on imported rice. The Federal Register notice is available here. The tolerances were requested under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act...
by Elizabeth | Jun 12, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety
Posted June 12, 2014 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed the final rule that amended the color additive regulations to expand the permitted use of spirulina, an extract made from the dried biomass of the cyanobacteria Arthrospira platensis (A....
by Elizabeth | Jun 12, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Aquaculture, Marketing Orders, Webinar
Posted June 12, 2014 A webinar, “Social Media Tips for Direct Marketing Aquaculture Products,” will take place on June 19, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. A flyer is available here. The webinar provides information on how to utilizes social media to sell aquaculture products...
by Elizabeth | Jun 12, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted June 12, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) filed an administrative action under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) against Allens Inc., according to an article on The Packer by Daniel Vanderhorst available here. In February,...
by Elizabeth | Jun 12, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted June 12, 2014 On Tuesday, President Barack Obama signed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act into law, according to an article on Farm Futures by Janell Baum available here. The White House Blog also published an article available here, Yahoo News...
by Elizabeth | Jun 11, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Fish and Wildlife Service
Posted June 11, 2014 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) determinedendangered species status under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 for the New Mexico meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius luteus). The Federal Register notice is available here. The meadow...
by Elizabeth | Jun 11, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety
Posted June 11, 2014 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the availability of a final guidance, which describes the quality factor requirements, the record requirement, and the submission of citizen petitions for eligible infant formulas. The Federal...
