by Elizabeth | Feb 12, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Conservation Programs, Environmental Law, Farm Bill, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Sustainable Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted February 12, 2015 The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) has released two free resources to help farmers and ranchers nationwide learn how apply to enroll in the federal Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) for 2015, according a NSAC...
by Elizabeth | Feb 11, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, Food Labeling
–> Posted February 11, 2015 The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture passed a resolution to support a national uniform labeling policy for genetically modified foods (GMO), according to an Ag Week article available here. WNAX also...
by Elizabeth | Feb 11, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Country of Origin Labeling, Food Labeling, International Trade, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted February 11, 2015 The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has dropped their U.S. country of origin labeling (COOL) case against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), according to a Feedstuffs article available here. The Minneapolis Star...
by Elizabeth | Feb 10, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Leases, Taxation, Taxation
Posted February 10, 2015 The Ohio State University’s Agricultural Law & Taxation blog published an article on Leasing, Conditional Sales Agreements, and the Future of Section 179. The Internal Revenue Code (Code) allows an annual deduction of a portion of...
by Elizabeth | Feb 6, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted February 6, 2015 Dr. Margaret Hamburg is stepping down as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after almost six years, according to a Reuters article available here. The New York Times also published an article available hereand...
