by Elizabeth | Mar 20, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted March 20, 2014 The National Agricultural Law Center offers a wide range of resources, one of which is the Local Food Systems Reading Room available here. The term “local food system” refers to the interconnected processes related to food production,...
by Elizabeth | Mar 20, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted March 20, 2014 The U.S. Supreme Court may agree to hear a water rights dispute between New Mexico and Texas, according to an article by the Southwest Farm Press available here. Attorneys for the federal government recently submitted a brief to the Court,...
by Elizabeth | Mar 19, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted March 19, 2014 The Iowa Environmental Protection Commission recently began the process for adopting rules for overseeing manure runoff from large cattle, hog, and other livestock operations under the Clean Water Act, according to a Des Moines Register article...
by Elizabeth | Mar 19, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Law
Posted March 19, 2014 Andy Johnson, a Wyoming welder, is facing up to $75,000 per day in fines by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for building a pond on his property, according to a Fox News article available here. KXLO also reported on the story...
by Elizabeth | Mar 19, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Welfare, Antitrust
Posted March 19, 2014 The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit asking a federal judge to strike down Idaho’s “ag gag” law, arguing it violates constitutional rights to free speech, according to an MSN News article available...
