by Elizabeth | Mar 24, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted March 24, 2014 Ethanol groups recently petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the Court to determine whether California’s low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) violates the dormant commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution, according to an article by Bloomberg...
by Elizabeth | Mar 21, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Farm Labor, Labor, Pesticides
Posted March 21, 2014 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a proposed rule to update and revise the Worker Protection Standard, increasing protections from pesticide exposure, according to an article by The Hill available here. The Federal...
by Elizabeth | Mar 21, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted March 21, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced new statistics showing that the organic industry continues to grow domestically and globally, according to a USDA news release available here. AG Professional also reported on the...
by Elizabeth | Mar 21, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Crop Insurance, Disaster Assistance Programs, Farm Bill, Farm Service Agency, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted March 21, 2014 Senator John Thune (R-SD) expects the 2014 Farm Bill to be implemented quickly, according to an article by WNAX available here. Thune predicts that farmers could be signing up for new farm programs by this fall and disaster assistance this...
by Elizabeth | Mar 20, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted March 20, 2014 The average U.S. ethanol plant made $23 million last year, the second-most profitable year on record, according to an article by the Des Moines Register available here. High corn prices in 2012 resulting from a drought led to record losses...
