by Elizabeth | Oct 8, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted October 8, 2013 During a special session which concluded last week, the Oregon legislature passed a package of bills including SB 863 which prohibits local governments from enacting laws to regulate biotech seeds, according to an article by Northwest Public...
by Elizabeth | Oct 7, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Aquaculture, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Law
Posted October 7, 2013 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Hawaii’s state Department of Health will both investigate a spill of 1,400 tons of molasses in the Honolulu Harbor, according to Audrey McAvoy of the Associated Press in an article available...
by Elizabeth | Oct 7, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Farm Bill
Posted October 7, 2013 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced five Republican and seven Democratic Senators to serve as conferees with the U.S. House of Representatives, pushing the farm bill forward, according to a Farm Futures article available here. ...
by Elizabeth | Oct 7, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, Food Labeling
Posted October 7, 2013 A Superior Court Judge in Washington has dismissed a lawsuit against the “No on I-522” campaign and the Grocery Manufacturers Association and imposed a $10,000 fine against the plaintiff, according to an article by the Olympian, available...
by Elizabeth | Oct 4, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted October 4, 2013 The National Agricultural Law Center and the American Agricultural Law Association are co-sponsoring a webinar titled, “Enforcing Animal Welfare Statutes: Whose Job Is It, Anyway?” The program will be held Oct. 10, 2013 from 12-1 p.m....
