by Elizabeth | Oct 16, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Law
Posted October 16, 2013 Farm and commodity groups have announced they will appeal a recent district court judge’s decision to uphold federal pollution limits in the Chesapeake Bay area, the nation’s largest estuary, according to Marc Levy of the Associated Press in...
by Elizabeth | Oct 16, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Cooperatives, Food Safety, Local Food Systems
Posted October 16, 2013 A recently enacted law defining Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and establishing health and safety standards will level the playing field for CSA programs in California, according to an AgAlert article available here. Ryan Casey, a...
by Elizabeth | Oct 15, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Law, Animal Welfare, Continuing Education
Posted October 15, 2013 Animal law will be prominently featured at the upcoming 34th Annual Conference of the American Agricultural Law Association, the nation’s only professional organization serving the legal needs of agriculture. This year’s conference will be...
by Elizabeth | Oct 15, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Labeling
Posted October 15, 2013 In Simpson v. Kroger Corp. et al., No. B242405, 2013 WL 5347881, Cal. Ct. App. (September 25, 2013), the California Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a consumer class action at the pleadings stage against Challenge Dairy Inc. and...
by Elizabeth | Oct 15, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted October 15, 2013 Jerry Hagstrom reported that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) recently proposed that the farm bill could be part of a larger package, according to a National Journal article, available here. In a letter to House Speaker John Boehner...
