by Elizabeth | Dec 9, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, Food Labeling, Food Safety, Pesticides, Sustainable Agriculture
Posted December 9, 2013 The Hawaiian island of Maui will consider a bill that would require companies to disclose when they use pesticides and genetically modified (GMO) crops on the island, according to a Reuters article available here. Maui County Councilwoman...
by Elizabeth | Dec 9, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Carbon, Climate Change, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency
Posted December 9, 2013 Nine Northeastern states making up the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative are urging the EPA to mirror its program for a national carbon market, according to an article by Forbes available here. Final federal rules for emissions from...
by Elizabeth | Dec 6, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted December 6, 2013 After a meeting on Wednesday, farm bill negotiators made major advances, but conferees say a deal is unlikely by Dec. 31. The four top principal negotiators from the House and Senate Agriculture committees met in an hour-long closed-door...
by Elizabeth | Dec 6, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted December 6, 2013 USDA’s latest report of dairy product commercial disappearance and its milk cost of production data have caused some confusion, according to a Capital Press article available here. USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) said they will update...
by Elizabeth | Dec 6, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, United States Department of Agriculture, Water Law
Posted December 6, 2013 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced an expanded partnership to support water quality trading and other market-based approaches that provide benefits to the environment and...
