by Elizabeth | Sep 12, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biofuels, Country of Origin Labeling, Farm Bill, Renewable Energy
Posted September 12, 2013 The National Farmers Union (NFU) recently concluded its Fall Legislative Fly-In, where the Board of Directors unanimously passed a resolution supporting the passage of a five-year farm bill, country of origin labeling (COOL) regulations,...
by Elizabeth | Sep 12, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted September 12, 2013 The House of Representatives will likely vote next week on a bill to cut $40 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) over 10 years, according Jerry Hagstrom in a Capital Press article, available here. commonly...
by Elizabeth | Sep 11, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Country of Origin Labeling, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted September 11, 2013 The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied plaintiffs’ request for a preliminary injunction that would have blocked USDA from implementing and enforcing its revised country of origin labeling (COOL) regulations until a...
by Elizabeth | Sep 11, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Conservation Programs, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted September 11, 2013 A new report released by USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) shows significant reductions in the loss of sediment and nutrients from farm fields through voluntary conservation practices in the lower Mississippi River basin,...
by Elizabeth | Sep 10, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted September 10, 2013 Julian Alston, agricultural and resource economics professor at the University of California-Davis, says that investments in agricultural research yield high returns and are necessary for developing a solution to feed a growing world...
