by Elizabeth | Jan 2, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biofuels, Environmental Law, Renewable Energy
Posted January 2, 2014 The Renewable Fuels Association recently released a report citing the successes of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), according to an Agri-Pulse article available here. The report is available here. The report, “Celebrating Six Years of The...
by Elizabeth | Dec 23, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Welfare, Food Safety, International Trade, Meat Processing
Posted December 23, 2013 New Mexico’s attorney general, Gary King, filed a lawsuit on Thursday, to block a horse slaughter facility from opening in the coming weeks, according to an article by the Associated Press available here. Horse slaughter in the U.S. has...
by Elizabeth | Dec 23, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Disaster Assistance Programs, Farm Bill, Federal Loan Programs, International Trade, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted December 23, 2013 Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says a new farm bill is needed to continue record U.S. agricultural exports, according to the Secretary’s Column of the USDA blog, available here. Exports of U.S. farm and ranch products reached a...
by Elizabeth | Dec 23, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety, Food Safety Modernization Act, Water Law
Posted December 23, 2013 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will revise proposed food safety rules under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), according to a Capital Press article available here. Recent posts from this blog, hereand here, provide...
by Elizabeth | Dec 20, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted December 20, 2013 The National Agricultural Law Center offers a wide range of resources, one which is the Environmental Law Reading Room available here. Environmental law is a “body of law dedicated to the protection of the natural environment.” The...
