by Elizabeth | Oct 30, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted October 30, 2013 Allens Inc., a company that makes canned and frozen vegetables, filed a Chapter 11 petition for bankruptcy in Fayetteville, Arkansas on Monday, according to a Bloomberg article available here. The family-owned business, Allens Inc., began...
by Elizabeth | Oct 30, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Estate Planning, Taxation
Posted October 30, 2013 A proposal making its rounds in the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee would require all entities, other than individuals, with gross annual receipts over $10 million to use the accrual method of accounting for income tax calculation,...
by Elizabeth | Oct 29, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety, Food Safety Modernization Act
Posted October 29, 2013 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released a proposed rule under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) dealing with safety for animal feed and pet food, according to an Agri-Pulse article available here. The proposed...
by Elizabeth | Oct 29, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted October 29, 2013 The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly referred to as “food stamps,” will be cut at the end of the week, according to an article by The Hill available here. It is unlikely that Congress will act to avert what some are...
by Elizabeth | Oct 29, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Commodity Programs, Farm Service Agency, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted October 29, 2013 Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, recently announced that USDA has begun distributing Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) annual rental payments, 2013 direct payments, and 2012 Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program payments. ...
