by Elizabeth | Oct 22, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Commodity Programs, Crop Insurance, Farm Bill, Nutrition Programs
Posted October 22, 2013 U.S. Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) are optimistic that Congress will pass a farm bill late in October, but both anticipate a heavy political debate, according to an article by the Mankato Free Press available here. Walz...
by Elizabeth | Oct 22, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety, Food Safety Modernization Act
Posted October 22, 2013 Growers in the Pacific Northwest are concerned about upcoming food safety regulations under the Food Safety Modernization Act, according to a Yakima Herald article available here. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working to...
by Elizabeth | Oct 22, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Commodity Programs, Farm Service Agency, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted October 22, 2013 Fourteen senators have expressed concern over a cut to USDA’s Marketing Assistance Loan Program, according to an article by The Hill available here. On September 30, the USDA decided to apply a 5.1 percent cut to marketing assistance loans...
by Elizabeth | Oct 21, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Safety
Posted October 21, 2013 The Jensen brothers, growers who are set to plead guilty to federal criminal charged related the deadly 2011 listeria outbreak, are suing PrimusLabs, alleging that the food safety auditor gave them bad advice, according to an article by The...
by Elizabeth | Oct 21, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Welfare, Antitrust
Posted October 21, 2013 Attorneys for the state of Utah filed a motion to dismiss, arguing the plaintiffs did not have standing to bring the lawsuit which challenges the state’s “ag-gag” law, according to a Food Safety News article available here. Plaintiff, Amy...
