by Elizabeth | Feb 11, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Crop Insurance, Farm Bill
Posted February 11, 2014 Christmas tree and organic growers have found helpful provisions in the newly enacted farm bill, which took over two years of debate and negotiations to be approved by Congress, according to a Capital Press article available here. ...
by Elizabeth | Feb 11, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, Cooperatives, Food and Drug Administration, Food Labeling
Posted February 11, 2014 The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) announced the creation of its 29-member “Coalition for Safe Affordable Food,” to help in its effort to create a federal labeling law for genetically modified (GMO) foods, according to a Politico...
by Elizabeth | Feb 11, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Department of Labor, Farm Bill, Farm Labor, Labor, Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted February 11, 2014 Provisions of the recently enacted farm bill require the Department of Labor (DOL) to consult with the USDA before stopping shipments under the “hot goods” provision of federal labor law, according to an article by Capital Press available...
by Elizabeth | Feb 10, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety, Food Safety Modernization Act
Posted February 10, 2014 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) needs more resources to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), according to Michael Taylor, deputy commissioner for foods and veterinary medicine. Taylor made this statement in an...
by Elizabeth | Feb 10, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Disaster Assistance Programs, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, United States Department of Agriculture, Water Law, Western Water
Posted February 10, 2014 The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to provide emergency drought relief in California, according to an Agri-Pulse article available here. H.R. 3964, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act, would repeal...
