by Elizabeth | Jan 20, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Agritourism, Right to Farm
Posted January 20, 2014 A new bill addressing the rights of Virginia farmers to conduct agritourism activities was introduced after HB 1430, The Right to Farm Act, failed to pass the state’s Senate Agriculture Committee last year according to an article by Global...
by Elizabeth | Jan 20, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Law
Posted January 20, 2014 Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, told the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) that the leaked EPA draft rule does not necessarily reflect the position of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), according to an article by...
by Elizabeth | Jan 17, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted January 17, 2014 The National Agricultural Law Center offers a wide range of resources, one of which is the Disaster Assistance/Crop Insurance Reading Room available here. The federal crop insurance program is a subsidized insurance program that provides...
by Elizabeth | Jan 17, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted January 17, 2014 A North Carolina Superior Court judge recently heard arguments on whether a farm can operate a shooting range as an agritourism activity and will rule in the coming weeks, according to an article by WNCN available here. Drake Landing at...
by Elizabeth | Jan 17, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Hemp
Posted January 17, 2014 The Colorado Department of Agriculture recently adopted the first industrial hemp rules for the state, according to an article by the Associated Press, available here. The rules, available here, allow producers to begin registration with...
