by Elizabeth | Dec 12, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Welfare, Environmental Law, Renewable Energy
Posted December 12, 2013 The Department of the Interior recently released a final rule which extends the length of permits for wind farms to accidentally kill or injure bald and golden eagles. The final rule is available here. The rule extends the maximum term of...
by Elizabeth | Dec 12, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, International Trade
Posted December 12, 2013 After China rejected U.S. corn shipments, a top U.S. Federal Reserve official suggested that farmers consider internationally accepted standards for genetically modified (GMO) crops, according to an article by AgProfessional available here....
by Elizabeth | Dec 12, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Crop Insurance, Farm Bill
Posted December 12, 2013 While conferees are still negotiating and some parts of the farm bill are unknown, one certainty is that crop insurance will be prominent part of the legislation. Daryll E. Ray and Harwood D. Schaffer, of the Agricultural Policy Analysis...
by Elizabeth | Dec 11, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Conservation Programs, Farm Bill, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Water Law
Posted December 11, 2013 USDA recently released a report finding that farm bill conservation practices are reducing runoff of nutrients and sediment in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, according to a USDA news release available here. The full report is available here....
by Elizabeth | Dec 11, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Law, Aquaculture, Biotechnology, Environmental Law, Food and Drug Administration
Posted December 11, 2013 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to announce its decision on genetically modified salmon soon, according to Liz Ruskin of APRN in an article available here. AquaBounty, a U.S. company, plans to create Atlantic salmon...
