by Elizabeth | Jul 14, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted July 14, 2015 The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is seeking comments from the public regarding regulations issued under the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, as...
by Elizabeth | Jul 13, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted July 13, 2015 The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (Agency) is publishing an interim final rule for the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program, formerly the Biorefinery Assistance Program, incorporating...
by Elizabeth | Jul 2, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted July 2, 2015 A federal judge ruled that a Maui County ban on the cultivation of genetically engineered (GMO) crops is pre-empted by federal and state law and invalid, according to a Capital Press article available here. Honolulu Civil Beat also published...
by Elizabeth | Jul 2, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted July 2, 2015 The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that state’s so-called Right To Farm amendment remains constitutional, according to a KBLA article available here. The Missouri Times also published an article available hereand Columbia Daily Tribune...
by Elizabeth | Jul 1, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted July 1, 2015 United Airlines will soon use biofuel made from animal oil and by-products as early as this summer, according to a Daily Mail article available here. The New York Times also published an article available hereand KMBZ here. This is the...