by Elizabeth | Apr 11, 2016 | Ag & Food Law Update, Bankruptcy, Continuing Education, Environmental Law, Finance and Credit, News Release, Water Law
By Mary Hightower Handling agricultural bankruptcies, federal wetland regulations and a keynote about ag trade with Cuba are all part of the third annual Mid-South Ag and Environmental Law Conference Friday, April 22, at Memphis, Tennessee. The conference will also...
by Elizabeth | Apr 11, 2016 | Ag & Food Law Update
The latest installment of the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law’s Agricultural Law Weekly Review is available for viewing at www.pennstateaglaw.com. Topics covered include Pennsylvania’s right to farm law, industrial hemp legalization, avian influenza,...
by Elizabeth | Apr 8, 2016 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety, Food Safety Modernization Act
Earlier this week at the Consumer Federation of America’s 39th Annual National Food Policy Conference, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Benjamin C. Mizer announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is partnering with the Food and Drug Administration...
by Elizabeth | Apr 7, 2016 | Ag & Food Law Update, Environmental Law, Sustainable Agriculture, Water Law, Western Water
The Western Environmental Law Center released a report today, Agricultural Pollution in Puget Sound: Inspiration to Change Washington’s Reliance on Voluntary Incentive Programs to Save Salmon. As part of their sustainable agriculture work, the Center analyzed...
by Elizabeth | Apr 7, 2016 | Ag & Food Law Update
In Cuba last month, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the USDA will allow 22 industry-funded Research and Promotion Programs and 18 Marketing Order organizations to conduct research and information exchange activities with Cuba. The groups will engage...
