by Elizabeth | Apr 10, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Commodity Programs, Farm Bill
Posted April 10, 2014 The new farm bill includes many changes and farm services experts and agricultural accountants are offering advice on how to prepare for those possible business-changing decisions, according to a Farm Futures article available here. Wayne...
by Elizabeth | Apr 10, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, International Trade, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted April 10, 2014 Mexico recently released a rule, lifting the restrictions on imports of U.S. fresh potatoes, according to an AgWeek article available here. Currently Mexico restricts the import of fresh potatoes from the U.S. to 26 kilometers (about 16...
by Elizabeth | Apr 10, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biofuels, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Renewable Energy
Posted April 10, 2014 Legislators and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit are asking questions over the delay in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) implementation of the 2013 renewable fuel standard (RFS). Congressmen Bob Goodlatte (R-VA),...
by Elizabeth | Apr 9, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, Food Labeling
Posted April 9, 2014 Vermont may be the first state in the country to require labeling on genetically engineered (GE) food products, according to an article by Vermont Public Radio available here. The bill, H. 112, was passed in the House, and then moved to the...
by Elizabeth | Apr 9, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Commodity Programs, Crop Insurance
Posted April 9, 2014 Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) recently introduced legislation that would cap crop insurance premium subsidies at $70,000 per farm each year, according to an Agri-Pulse article available here. The Senators say the new...
