by Elizabeth | Apr 22, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Commodity Credit Corporation, Crop Insurance, Disaster Assistance Programs, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Posted April 22, 2014 Federal prosecutors have expanded the allegations against two North Dakota potato growers, saying they added chemicals to potato seeds to damage production in a crop insurance fraud case, according to an article by AgWeek available here. The...
by Elizabeth | Apr 22, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Labeling
Posted April 22, 2014 Mexico’s new food labeling rules were intended to fight obesity, but some say they may increase sugar intake, according to an article by the Associated Press available here. The Miami Herald also published the story here. The new labeling...
by Elizabeth | Apr 22, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Law
Posted April 22, 2014 Yesterday, the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers published their proposed definition for waters of the U.S. protected under the Clean Water Act (CWA), triggering the 90 day comment period, according to an...
by Elizabeth | Apr 21, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety
Posted April 21, 2014 Senator Mike Johanns (R-NE) recently wrote a letter to Margaret Hamburg, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), urging the FDA to exempt distillers grain, raw agricultural commodities and byproducts from a proposed rule on...
by Elizabeth | Apr 21, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, Climate Change, Environmental Law
Posted April 21, 2014 The dedication of Dr. Norman Borlaug’s statue in the U.S. Capitol last month promoted President Obama to praise the important role of biotechnology in agriculture, according to an article by Agri-Pulse available here. The Des Moines Register...
