by Elizabeth | Mar 12, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted March 12, 2014 The National Agricultural Law Center offers a wide range of resources, one of which is the Animal Welfare Reading Room available here. Many animal welfare laws are enacted and enforced on the state level. The Center offers a database for all...
by Elizabeth | Mar 12, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Cottage Foods, Food Safety, Local Food Systems, Webinar
Posted March 12, 2014 Farm Commons will offer a webinar on Monday, March 17, 2014 at 6 p.m. CDT on the legal issues involved in adding value to farm products. While starting a processing operation, improving packaging, and developing new products are all ways to...
by Elizabeth | Mar 12, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted March 12, 2014 The Nevada Cattlemen’s Association recently urged its members to deny state Department of Wildlife employees access to private land in an effort to protest the agency’s proposals on protecting the sage grouse, according to an Associated Press...
by Elizabeth | Mar 12, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Law, Environmental Law, Landowner Liability
Posted March 12, 2014 The Kentucky legislature is considering a bill that would give landowners or their designees the authority to kill or trap any wildlife causing damage to their crops or personal property, according to an article by Kentucky Public Radio...
by Elizabeth | Mar 11, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted March 11, 2014 The attorneys general for the states of Alabama, Iowa, Kentucky, Nebraska, and Oklahoma, have joined Missouri’s lawsuit challenging California’s egg production standards, according to a Feedstuffs article available here. The lawsuit, filed by...
