by Elizabeth | Feb 25, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Crop Insurance, Farm Bill, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted February 25, 2014 An updated projection by USDA late last week predicts significant price declines for corn, wheat, and soybeans, which may trigger payments under the new farm bill, according to an article by Politico available here. Farm Futures also...
by Elizabeth | Feb 25, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Law
Posted February 25, 2014 A coalition of government officials and environmental advocacy groups have created a national network on water quality trading in an effort to show how water quality can be improved at a lower cost through market-based approaches, according...
by Elizabeth | Feb 25, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Corporate Farming
Posted February 25, 2014 The Nebraska Legislature’s Agriculture Committee recently heard testimony on a bill which would lift the packer ownership ban on swine in the state, according to an article by WNAX, available here. LB 942, available here, is sponsored by...
by Elizabeth | Feb 24, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, International Trade
Posted February 24, 2014 The United States and Japan will try to find common ground on agricultural trade and other issues at the next round of negotiations for a Pacific Rim trade agreement, according to a Reuters article available here. U.S. Trade Representative...
by Elizabeth | Feb 24, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, Food Labeling
Posted February 24, 2014 California state senator Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa) recently introduced a bill requiring labeling for genetically engineered foods, according to an article by Food Navigator-USA, available here. The bill, SB 1381, is a “cleaned up” version...
