by Elizabeth | Jan 25, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Department of Labor, Farm Labor, Labor
Posted January 26, 2015 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is dropping a lawsuit against two Oregon blueberry growers accused of “hot goods” labor law violations, according to a Capital Press article available here. The Register Guard also published...
by Elizabeth | Jan 21, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Pesticides, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted January 21, 2015 Monsanto has received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for new genetically modified cotton and soybean seeds, according to an ABC News article available here. Capital Press also published the article here, and The...
by Elizabeth | Jan 20, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Law
Posted January 20, 2015 A U.S. federal court has ruled that manure from livestock facilities can be regulated as solid waste, according to a Reuters article available here. Huffington Post also published the article hereand Environment & Energy Publishing...
by Elizabeth | Jan 19, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biofuels, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Renewable Energy
Posted January 19, 2015 Sens. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced a bill to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline eliminating the corn ethanol-blending mandate, according to The Hill article available here. Agri-Pulse also published an...
by Elizabeth | Jan 16, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Crop Insurance
Posted January 16, 2015 John Deere Insurance Company has released a new private crop-insurance policy, Added Value Protection, to protect against yield shortage, according to an Agri View article available here. John Deere also published a statement here and...
