by Elizabeth | Apr 2, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Conservation Programs, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Fish and Wildlife Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted April 2, 2014 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently announced its final listing of the lesser prairie-chicken as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), according to an article by Agri-Pulse available here. A “threatened” listing...
by Elizabeth | Apr 2, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted April 2, 2014 The Arkansas Bar Association, the National Agricultural Law Center, and the National Sea Grant Law Center will host the first annual Mid-South Agricultural & Environmental Law Conference on May 16, 2014. Come and learn from some of the top...
by Elizabeth | Apr 1, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Country of Origin Labeling, Food Labeling, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted April 1, 2014 On Friday, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the meat industry’s request for an injunction to block USDA’s Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) regulations, according to an article by The Hill available here. The opinion is available...
by Elizabeth | Apr 1, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety, Food Safety Modernization Act, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted April 1, 2014 The comment period for the FDA’s Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA) proposed rule on “Current Good Manufacturing Practice and Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventative Controls for Food for Animals” closed on Monday, with several groups...
by Elizabeth | Apr 1, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Law, Clean Air Act, Climate Change, Conservation Programs, Department of Energy, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Renewable Energy, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted April 1, 2014 On Friday, the administration announced a proposal to reduce methane emissions, including a plan to lower U.S. dairy greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2020, according to an Agri-Pulse article available here. The USDA, EPA, and the...
