by Elizabeth | Mar 17, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Disaster Assistance Programs, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted March 17, 2014 Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC) have asked Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to approve disaster assistance for small pork producers affected by a deadly pig virus, according to a news...
by Elizabeth | Mar 14, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted March 14, 2014 The National Agricultural Law Center offers a wide range of resources, one of which is the Pesticides Reading Room available here. Pesticides, created to be toxic to specific organisms, have helped bring about the industrialization of...
by Elizabeth | Mar 13, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted March 13, 2014 USDA recently finalized changes to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), according to a USDA news release available here. The final rule is available here. This is the first comprehensive revision...
by Elizabeth | Mar 13, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted March 13, 2014 On Tuesday, Purdue University researchers and a group of agriculture companies announced an open source project to standardize farm data and set standards on data privacy and security, according to a Reuters article available here. The Open...
by Elizabeth | Mar 13, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, Food Labeling
Posted March 13, 2014 The Maryland Senate recently held a hearing to debate a bill that would require manufacturers to label genetically engineered foods (GE), according to an article by the Frederick News-Post available here. The bill, SB 778, would require...
