by Elizabeth | Nov 1, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted November 1, 2013 Research publications are a vital part of the National Agricultural Law Center’s mission to conduct objective, timely, and non-partisan research in agricultural and food law issues and to provide that scholarship to the agricultural and food...
by Elizabeth | Nov 1, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Disaster Assistance Programs, Farm Bill, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted November 1, 2013 USDA Under Secretary Michael Scuse was shocked by the damage of an early October blizzard, which killed around 25,000 head of cattle in South Dakota, but a new farm bill may be able to help the affected ranchers, according to a Brownfield Ag...
by Elizabeth | Oct 31, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Country of Origin Labeling, Farm Bill, International Trade, NALC Resources, Webinar
Posted October 31, 2013 Members of the farm bill conference committee are looking to repeal the Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) law that Mexico and Canada have challenged as a violation of world trade rules, according to a Reuters article available here. The...
by Elizabeth | Oct 31, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Welfare, Federal Meat Inspection Act, Food Safety, Food Safety and Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted October 31, 2013 USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) recently released an advance notice for a new guidance on the humane handling of livestock, according to a FSIS news release. The Guidance is available here. The “FSIS Compliance Guide for a...
by Elizabeth | Oct 30, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted October 30, 2013 The long-awaited first meeting of the 2013 farm bill conference committee will take place today, October 30 at 2:30 p.m. ET in the Ways and Means Committee Room of the Longworth House Office Building. The agenda for the meeting of...
