by Elizabeth | Oct 28, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Law, Animal Welfare, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety
Posted October 28, 2013 Twenty medical, public health, and agriculture groups recently urged the Obama Administration to ban the misuse of antibiotics in agriculture in a letter, according to an article by The Oregonian available here. The groups, including the...
by Elizabeth | Oct 28, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology
Posted October 28, 2013 The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation announced that lawsuits brought against Monsanto over genetically modified (GMO) wheat found in an Oregon farmer’s field will be consolidated in Kansas, according to an AgProfessional...
by Elizabeth | Oct 28, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted October 28, 2013 In Peabody-Waterside Dev., LLC v. Island of Waterside, LLC, No. 5-12-0490, 2013 WL 4736714 (Ill. App. Ct. Sept. 3, 2013), the Illinois Court of Appeals ruled that an Illinois contractor who is also a member in a Limited Liability Company...
by Elizabeth | Oct 25, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Cooperatives, Finance and Credit
Posted October 25, 2013 The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) expressed concern that Farm Credit System (FCS) lender CoBank, a $90 billion bank for cooperatives, was significantly involved in a $12 billion loan to Verizon Communications, according to...
by Elizabeth | Oct 25, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Country of Origin Labeling, NALC Resources, Webinar
Posted October 25, 2013 Tyson Foods announced it has stopped buying Canadian cattle for shipment to its U.S. beef plants, citing the impact of country of origin labeling (COOL) rules, according to a Meatingplace article available here. Tyson spokesman, Worth...
