by Elizabeth | Jul 22, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Finance and Credit
Posted July 22, 2014 Several System institutions responded to the Farm Credit Administration’s (FCA) July 2013 request for comments on the initiative to reduce regulatory burden for Farm Credit System (FCS) institutions by identifying regulations that...
by Elizabeth | Jul 21, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
–> Posted July 21, 2014 An Indiana judge issued a summary judgment this week stating that the Indiana Right to Farm Act is constitutional and ruled in favor of farms in four different lawsuits, according to a National Hog Farmer article available here. A...
by Elizabeth | Jul 21, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, Commodity Programs, Crop Insurance, Farm Bill, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted July 21, 2014 On July 10, the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management held a hearing to examine the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s efforts as it implements the new commodity and crop insurance titles of the Agricultural Act...
by Elizabeth | Jul 21, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Disaster Assistance Programs, Farm Bill
Posted July 21, 2014 Western United Dairymen (WUD) will host a series of informational workshops in August and September on the new Margin Protection Program, which is part of the 2014 Farm Bill, according to a WUD press release. There will be 12 workshops held...
by Elizabeth | Jul 21, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted July 21, 2014 The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is accepting stakeholder feedback in the form of content requests for the 2017 Census of Agriculture. The census is required by law under the Census of Agriculture Act of 1997, Public Law...
