by Elizabeth | Dec 18, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted December 18, 2015 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack stated that he believes agriculture will play an important role in strengthening the nation’s relationship with Cuba, according to a USDA statement available here. Politico also published an article...
by Elizabeth | Dec 17, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Business Organizations, Finance and Credit, National Organic Program
Posted December 17, 2014 The Alabama Securities Commission has indicted James Albert Lawhorne and Jacqueline Wilson in multiple counts of stock fraud, according to an article by Alabama Media Group available here. WAFF also published an article available here....
by Elizabeth | Dec 16, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Local Food Systems
Posted December 16, 2014 Michigan Governor Rick Snyder abolished a council that supported local food systems and agricultural diversity, according to an Inquisitr article available here. Governor Jennifer Granholm established the Michigan Food Policy Council in...
by Elizabeth | Dec 16, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Safety
Posted December 16, 2014 Vernon Hershberger, Sauk County dairy farmer, will not appear in front of Wisconsin Supreme Court for his 2013 conviction for selling raw milk, according to a Wisconsin Ag Connection article available here. Wisconsin Radio Network also...
by Elizabeth | Dec 15, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted December 15, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is publishing a rule that outlines improvements to the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), a large conservation program, according to a release available here. The interim final...
