by Elizabeth | Nov 5, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted November 5, 2013 Representative Steve King (R-IA), one of the conferees negotiating the farm bill is pushing for the bill to include the so called “King Amendment” which would bar one state from imposing production standards on agricultural products that come...
by Elizabeth | Nov 5, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, International Trade, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted November 5, 2013 Several agricultural exporters and farm groups recently sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Michael Froman, Commerce Secretary Petty Pritzker and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack voicing concerns about China’s process of...
by Elizabeth | Nov 5, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Checkoff Programs, Food Labeling, Local Food Systems, Marketing Orders
Posted November 5, 2013 Ranchers in Florida hope to add beef to the “Fresh From Florida” marketing campaign offered by the state’s agriculture department, according to an article by the associated press, available here. The “Fresh From Florida” marketing campaign...
by Elizabeth | Nov 4, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Country of Origin Labeling, Farm Bill, Nutrition Programs, Renewable Energy
Posted November 4, 2013 Representative Collin Peterson (D-MN) is optimistic that the House and Senate conference committee will find a compromise and bring a bill to a vote, according to an article by the West Central Tribune, available here. Peterson believes...
by Elizabeth | Nov 4, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, International Trade
Posted November 4, 2013 Over the last ten years, growth of U.S. agricultural exports to the European Union (EU) has been the slowest among this country’s top 10 export destinations, according to an article by the Emporia Gazette, available here. “Regulatory...
