by Elizabeth | Oct 23, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted October 23, 2013 House and Senate Agriculture Committee leaders announced today that the first official meeting for the 2013 Farm Bill conference committee is set for Wednesday, October 30 at 1 p.m. ET in the Longworth House Office Building, according to an...
by Elizabeth | Oct 23, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Aquaculture, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Law
Posted October 23, 2013 Conservation and commercial fishing groups recently filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), stating that fish consumption estimates are outdated which has resulted in weaker pollution standards under the Clean...
by Elizabeth | Oct 23, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted October 23, 2013 A judge in Mexico recently suspended the planting of genetically modified corn in the country, citing a risk of imminent harm to the environment, according to an AgProfessional article available here. Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture,...
by Elizabeth | Oct 23, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biofuels, Federal Loan Programs, Renewable Energy, Rural Development, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted October 23, 2013 Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, announced the availability of $181 million to develop commercial-scale biorefineries or retrofit existing facilities for advanced biofuels. According to the news release, available here, the...
by Elizabeth | Oct 22, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted October 22, 2013 The State Law Clearinghouse, available here, is a free resource provided by the National Agricultural Law Center. The Clearinghouse is an ongoing project to compile all state statutes that exist in specific topics of agricultural law. ...
