by Elizabeth | Apr 29, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted April 29, 2014 The USDA has launched a national effort to reduce damage caused by feral swine, according to an article by the Southwest Farm Press available here. Pork Network also reported on the story here. “Feral swine are one of the more destructive...
by Elizabeth | Apr 29, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted April 29, 2014 The Iowa legislature recently passed a bill to extend the state’s biodiesel tax credit, according to an article by the Des Moines Register available here. The bill, S.F. 2344, extends the “tax credit of 2 cents per gallon on the first 25...
by Elizabeth | Apr 28, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Cooperatives, Farm Bill, Foreign Agricultural Service, International Trade, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted April 28, 2014 USDA’s export programs are now operational after funding lapsed without a farm bill last year, according to USDA foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Phil Karsting. Des Moines’s WHO TV reported on the story here. Secretary of...
by Elizabeth | Apr 28, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Crop Insurance, Farm Service Agency
Posted April 28, 2014 Texas A&M is developing a “crop policy decision aid instrument” to assist farmers in determining which new farm program option will fit best with a particular farm or crop, according to an article by Farm Futures available here. The tool...
by Elizabeth | Apr 28, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Labeling
Posted April 28, 2014 Last week the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the food labeling case, POM Wonderful v. Coca-Cola. Ronald Mann from SCOTUS Blog wrote a thorough analysis of the argument here. Forbes, the New York Times, and Reason Magazine also...
