by Elizabeth | Mar 8, 2016 | Ag & Food Law Update, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law
Environmentalists in San Francisco filed a lawsuit last month over thousands of cattle in the Point Reyes National Seashore. The suit comes one year after an oyster farm was forced to shut down at the park. Per the Marin Independent Journal, the suit, filed in U.S....
by Elizabeth | Mar 8, 2016 | Ag & Food Law Update
The Wall Street Journal reports that Perdue Farms Inc. will eliminate antibiotics used in chicken it sells as nuggets and strips in supermarkets across the country. The company expects the change to triple the no-antibiotic portion of such precooked and seasoned...
by Elizabeth | Mar 8, 2016 | Ag & Food Law Update, Environmental Law, Water Law
In an apparent victory for farmers and longtime water rights holders, the Texas Supreme Court recently affirmed a decision limiting the state’s power to distribute water during drought. Per the Austin American-Statesman, farmers along the Brazos River had sued the...
by Elizabeth | Feb 18, 2016 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted February 18, 2016 Agriculture in the Mid-South is uniquely impacted by changes and developments in state, federal, and international laws and policies. Hosted by the Agricultural & Food Law Consortium, the Third Annual Mid-South Agricultural and...
by Elizabeth | Feb 18, 2016 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted February 18, 2016 Under a proposed rule change announced Tuesday by the USDA, retailers who accept food stamps would have to stock a wider variety of healthy food options or risk losing their ability to acceptSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)...
