by Elizabeth | Feb 6, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Safety
Posted February 6, 2014 Cities are considering rules for food trucks, as the trend gains popularity across the country. Andover, Massachusetts is drafting new rules for when and how food trucks operate, according to an Eagle Tribune article available here. The...
by Elizabeth | Feb 6, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Crop Insurance
Posted February 6, 2014 In RJW Williams Farms, Inc. v. Topflight Grain Co-op., Inc., No. 4-13-0220, 2014 Ill. App., 130220-U, (4th Jan. 23, 2014), the Illinois Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court’s decision that when arbitration contracts are valid and binding,...
by Elizabeth | Feb 5, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted February 5, 2014 University of California officials say a lawsuit over the rights to berry research and varieties is on hold as UC-Davis and the California Strawberry Commission negotiate a settlement, according to an article by The Packer available here. ...
by Elizabeth | Feb 5, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Local Food Systems, Nutrition Programs
Posted February 5, 2014 A Maine bill would support the expansion of “food hubs,” where small-scale farmers can store, cut or clean their products to ease the distribution process to larger markets, according to an Associated Press article available here. LD 1431,...
by Elizabeth | Feb 4, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Crop Insurance, Farm Bill, Nutrition Programs
Posted February 4, 2014 Congress has passed a five-year farm bill after a long, arduous process that lasted over two years and split the farm-food coalition, according to a Politico article available here. The Senate approved the bill with a 68-32 vote and the...
