by Elizabeth | Jul 17, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted July 17, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that relaxed the minimum size prescribed for oranges under the marketing order for oranges and grapefruit grown in Lower Rio Grande...
by Elizabeth | Jul 16, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted July 16, 2014 The Farm Service Agency (FSA), on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), has completed a Draft Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (Draft SPEIS). It examines the potential environmental consequences...
by Elizabeth | Jul 16, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted July 16, 2014 In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the general public and other public agencies are encouraged to comment on the proposed information collection. This is a new collection for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...
by Elizabeth | Jul 16, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted July 16, 2014 In response to a request from the Secretary of State for the State of Idaho, the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) has approved amendments to the State of Idaho’s certified central filing system. These...
by Elizabeth | Jul 16, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted July 16, 2014 As part of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) strategy to implement Section 7214 of Public Law 113-79, the Agricultural Act of 2014, NIFA is requesting stakeholder input on how to provide priority to Centers of...
