by Elizabeth | May 27, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted May 27, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is gearing up with thermal imaging weapons to kill feral hogs, which cause about $1.5 billion in damages every year to farm communities and fields, according to an article on Reuters by P.J. Huffstutter...
by Elizabeth | May 27, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Posted May 27, 2014 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) National Marine Fisheries Service proposed two new rules and a policy related to their process of protecting and designating “critical...
by Elizabeth | May 27, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Safety, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted May 27, 2014 The South Dakota Supreme Court recently denied a petition by ABC News and other defendants to dismiss the defamation lawsuit over ABC’s coverage of a meat product, according to an article by the Associated Press available here. The South Dakota...
by Elizabeth | May 23, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted May 23, 2014 On Thursday, the World Trade Organization (WTO) appeals panel upheld the European Union’s ban on seal furs, meat, blubber, and other products, which could prompt other animal welfare measures affecting the global trading systems, according to a...
by Elizabeth | May 23, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Foreign Agricultural Service, International Trade, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted May 23, 2014 The Senate Finance Committee has unanimously confirmed Darci Vetter as Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), according to an article by Farm Futures available here. Vetter’s nomination...
by Elizabeth | May 23, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Conservation Programs
Posted May 23, 2014 The Ohio legislature recently approved a bill addressing invasive species and giving regulatory authority over invasive plants to the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA). While the ODA, Ohio EPA and Ohio’s Division of Forestry already have...
by Elizabeth | May 23, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety, Food Safety Modernization Act, Transportation
Posted May 23, 2014 On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced an additional 60 days for public comment on its sanitary transportation rule under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), proposed in February, according to an article by Farm...
by Elizabeth | May 23, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Safety, Local Food Systems
Posted May 23, 2014 An ordinance amendment which could affect the distance that food trucks would have to operate from restaurants is in consideration, according to an article by Jarrel Wade, World Staff Writer, available here. Charlotte recently proposed a similar...
by Elizabeth | May 22, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Crop Insurance, Farm Bill, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted May 22, 2014 Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently announced a new risk management pilot program for fruit and vegetable growers and producers with diversified farms, according to the USDA news release available here. The Grower also reported on the...
by Elizabeth | May 22, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted May 22, 2014 The National Agricultural Law Center offers a wide range of resources, one of which is the Water Law Reading Room available here. Water law affects many aspects of agriculture. Water used in agricultural production can come from surface water...
by Elizabeth | May 22, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, International Trade
Posted May 22, 2014 Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fishing and Food (SAGARPA) has approved Mexico’s importation of Brazil rice paddy for 2014, according to an article by Oryza available here. The U.S. is the only country which...
by Elizabeth | May 21, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Agritourism, Equine Activity, Landowner Liability, Right to Farm, Taxation, Taxation, Zoning
Posted May 21, 2014 A new bill introduced in the Ohio Senate aims to address legal issues for Ohio agritourism operators, according to an article by Peggy Kirk Hall, Assistant Professor of Agricultural & Resources Law with Ohio State University available here. ...
by Elizabeth | May 21, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, International Trade, Taxation
Posted May 21, 2014 In recent talks, Japan told trading partners involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations that it will not abolish tariffs in the five agricultural sectors it considers sacred, according to an article by AgProfessional available...
by Elizabeth | May 21, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted May 21, 2014 Supervisors of a Pennsylvania Township recently rejected a proposed amendment that would have allowed agricultural tourism on residential properties, according to an article by the Ligonier Echo, available here. During the meeting, the Ligonier...
by Elizabeth | May 20, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Law
Posted May 20, 2014 An Idaho Dairy has agreed to pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) $170,000 to settle allegations that it violated the Clean Water Act, according to Capital Press article available here. The dairy, which pumps wastewater into the...
by Elizabeth | May 20, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted May 20, 2014 Agriculture groups quickly endorsed the Water Resources Reform Development Act of 2014 (WRRDA), which is now set for final passage after a conference report was filed last week, according to an article by AgWeek available here. The Waterways...
by Elizabeth | May 20, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety, Food Safety Modernization Act, Transportation
Posted May 20, 2014 Produce and transportation industry groups have asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to extend the comment period for the proposed sanitary transportation rule, according to an article by The Packer available here. Food Safety...
by Elizabeth | May 19, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Farm Labor, Labor, Pesticides
Posted May 19, 2014 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended the comment period for an additional 60 days for proposed revisions to the agricultural Worker Protection Standard, according to an article by The Grower available here. The Federal...
by Elizabeth | May 19, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Law
Posted May 19, 2014 The U.S. Environmental Protections Agency (EPA) has issued an advance notice of proposed rule-making, considering regulations that would require companies to disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” operations, according to...
by Elizabeth | May 19, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, Food Labeling
Posted May 19, 2014 A new study from Cornell University reports on the added costs that the food industry would pass down to consumers for mandatory labeling of genetically modified (GMO) food in New York, according to an article by Farm Futures available here. ...
