by Elizabeth | Jul 29, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Crop Insurance, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted July 29, 2014 The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) has finalized the Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Pear Crop Insurance Provisions. The rule is intended to improve coverage available to pear producers, to clarify existing policy provisions...
by Elizabeth | Jul 29, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Conservation Programs, Crop Insurance, Farm Service Agency, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted July 29, 2014 Last week, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) informed producers of their obligation to comply with conservation regulations in order to purchase crop insurance and some vegetable producers have concerns, according to a Delta Farm Press...
by Elizabeth | Jul 28, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Welfare, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety
Posted July 28, 2014 In a 2-to-1 decision, a federal appeals court has rule that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not have to ban the practice of feeding antibiotics to “healthy, food-producing livestock, according to a Wall Street Journal article by...
by Elizabeth | Jul 28, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted July 28, 2014 Two additional parties joined a federal lawsuit concerning wild horse policy, which demands the government gather and remove excess horses, according to an Ag Weekly article by Dylan Woolf Harris available here. In an amended complaint...
by Elizabeth | Jul 28, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Business Organizations, Finance and Credit, Landowner Liability, Marketing Orders, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Production Contracts, Sustainable Agriculture
Posted July 28, 2014 Armed to Farm (ATF) provides veterans and their spouses an opportunity to experience “sustainable, profitable small-scale farming enterprises.” Veterans will examine farming as a viable career and will learn about the capital, labor, and...
