by Elizabeth | Feb 17, 2016 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted February 17, 2016 The 64th Annual Mid-South Farm & Gin Show will be held February 26 & 27 at the Cook County Convention Center in Memphis, TN. Attendees can move through three full floors of the latest equipment and machinery and talk one-on-one with...
by Elizabeth | Feb 16, 2016 | Ag & Food Law Update, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service
Posted February 16, 2016 A U.S. District Court in Puerto Rico has determined that the Endangered Species Act does not require agencies to monitor incidental take in every location where take occurs. Critically, the court concluded that it can only interfere with an...
by Elizabeth | Feb 16, 2016 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted February 16, 2016 Per nationalhogfarmer.com, Nebraska meatpackers can now own hogs. Under LB176, passed February 5, a person who owns, leases or holds a legal interest in a swine production operation can enter into a contract to produce swine for a packer. The...
by Elizabeth | Feb 15, 2016 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted February 15, 2016 A federal judge in California recently rejected a lawsuit that alleged Chipotle deceived consumers by advertising its menu as GMO-free, concluding that the plaintiff failed to state a specific claim against the fast-food chain. In Colleen...
by Elizabeth | Feb 11, 2016 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted February 11, 2016 Ross Pifer, director of the Center for Agricultural and Shale Law at the Penn State University Dickinson School of Law, will present a webinar next Wednesday, February 17 at noon (EST) entitled, “Induced Seismicity in Shale Development:...
