by Elizabeth | Nov 24, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Endangered Species Act, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Posted November 24, 2014 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will hold a public hearing in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, in December to hear public comments on the proposal to list the Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) as...
by Elizabeth | Nov 24, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted November 24, 2014 In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments on an extension of a currently approved information collection that supports 7 CFR part 766, Direct Loan Servicing—Special...
by Elizabeth | Nov 24, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Crop Insurance, Farm Bill, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted November 24, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) has announced that it is evaluating the possibility of more than 40 additional crops that may be covered under Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) insurance for the...
by Elizabeth | Nov 24, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted November 24, 2014 North Carolina launched an economic development platform branding the state as the “AgBio[sphere], the complete ecosystem for ag biotechnology,” according to a Southeast Farm Press article available here. WRAL Tech Wire also published...
by Elizabeth | Nov 21, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted November 21, 2014 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued this final rule to implement management measures described in a framework amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for the Coastal Migratory Pelagic (CMP) Resources in the...
