by Elizabeth | Dec 4, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Business Organizations, Farm Labor, Federal Loan Programs, Finance and Credit, Labor, Land Ownership, Rural Development, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted December 4, 2013 A resource guide developed by the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and the Farmer Veteran Coalition Partnership (FVC) provides information and assistance for military veterans seeking employment in agriculture, according to a Drovers...
by Elizabeth | Dec 3, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Welfare, Food Safety, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted December 3, 2013 The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced that a California meat packer, Westland Meat Co., and two companies that provided loans to the operations have agreed to settle allegations of inhumane handling of cattle, failing to inspect...
by Elizabeth | Dec 3, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety, Food Safety Modernization Act, Marketing Orders
Posted December 3, 2013 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed an exemption from the Food Safety Modernization Act rules for a few produce items, according to an article by The Packer available here. The exemption would apply to produce which is...
by Elizabeth | Dec 3, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Country of Origin Labeling, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted December 3, 2013 The United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA), defendant-intervenor in a lawsuit challenging the USDA’s Country of Origin Labeling rule (COOL), announced it received notification that oral arguments in the appeal of the denial of...
by Elizabeth | Dec 2, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted December 2, 2013 While farm bill negotiators failed to meet a self-imposed deadline of reaching a framework for a conference report before the holidays, work has continued and those involved are optimistic that an agreement is possible by the end of the year,...
