by Elizabeth | Apr 24, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Farm Bill, Hemp
Posted April 24, 2014 New York could be the next state to approve industrial hemp cultivation under a new bill that would begin a research pilot program with state colleges and universities, and the state agriculture department, according to an article by Capital...
by Elizabeth | Apr 24, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Pesticides
Posted April 24, 2014 A lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its regulation of “neonicotinoid” pesticides will continue, despite the judge dismissing some claims, according to an article by Capital Press available here. Four...
by Elizabeth | Apr 23, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Water Law
April 23, 2014 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently approved permits for all but the largest orchards near Wenatchee, WA to receive irrigation water from the Columbia River, according to a Capital Press article available here. The remaining growers hope the...
by Elizabeth | Apr 23, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted April 23, 2014 USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently announced its approval of nonregulated status for Dow AgroScience’s soybean genetically engineered (GE) for insect resistance, according to an article by Agri-Pulse available...
by Elizabeth | Apr 23, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Law, Clean Air Act, Climate Change, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency
Posted April 23, 2014 Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) voiced his concern about how the Obama administration’s methane-reduction efforts would affect dairy farms in a letter available here. The Hill reported on the story here. The administration recently released a...
