by Elizabeth | May 14, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, International Trade
Posted May 14, 2014 The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) recently determined that the U.S. sugar industry is likely materially injured by imports of sugar from Mexico, allegedly subsidized and sold in the United States at less than fair value, according to...
by Elizabeth | May 14, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Farm Bill, Hemp
Posted May 14, 2014 The Kentucky Department of Agriculture was prepared to go to court to get 250 pounds of hemp seeds released to the state after they were seized by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), but the DEA has now agreed to issue a permit by the end of the...
by Elizabeth | May 14, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted May 14, 2014 The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) has joined AgGateway, a nonprofit organization for data and eBusiness in agriculture, according to a press release available here. AgProfessional also reported on the story here. “Our farmers...
by Elizabeth | May 13, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted May 13, 2014 The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture is looking to include language in the fiscal 2015 spending bill to stop school lunch reforms set to begin this July, according to an article by Politico available here. Nutrition advocates...
by Elizabeth | May 13, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Law, Country of Origin Labeling, Food Labeling
Posted May 13, 2014 The National Farmers Union (NFU) recently submitted additional testimony to the U.S. House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development and Credit, following an April 30, 2014 hearing on the state of the livestock industry, according...
