by Elizabeth | Mar 11, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Conservation Programs, Estate Planning, Taxation, Taxation
Posted March 11, 2014 In a case which could have broad implications for passive investors in farmland, the U.S. Tax Court ruled that a non-farmer’s Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) income is subject to the self-employment tax, according to a Western Farm Press...
by Elizabeth | Mar 11, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Pesticides
Posted March 11, 2014 Three environmental and public health groups filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week, pressing the agency to move forward with rules that would require public disclosure of inert pesticide ingredients,...
by Elizabeth | Mar 10, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted March 10, 2014 Syngenta AG will require producers who plant a new type of genetically modified (GMO) corn seed this spring to follow specific guidelines and pledge to not ship it to China or the European Union, according to a Reuters article available here. ...
by Elizabeth | Mar 10, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Conservation Programs, Environmental Law, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted March 10, 2014 USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will provide about $3 million in technical and financial assistance for interested farmers and ranchers to improve the health of bees, according to USDA news release available here. The...
by Elizabeth | Mar 10, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Conservation Programs, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Webinar
Posted March 10, 2014 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Watershed Academy is sponsoring a free webcast seminar on Tuesday, March 25, 2014. Details are available here. The webcast, “Improve Water Quality by Using Cover Crops and Other Conservation...
