by Elizabeth | Sep 5, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted September 5, 2013 On October 10, 2013 from 12 – 1 p.m. (CDT), the National Agricultural Law Center and the American Agricultural Law Association will co-sponsor a webinar, “Enforcing Animal Welfare Statutes: Whose Job Is It, Anyway?” The presentation...
by Elizabeth | Sep 5, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Crop Insurance, Farm Bill, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Nutrition Programs, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted September 5, 2013 According to a report released by USDA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG), USDA made 239 “high-dollar” overpayments totaling approximately $20.3 million in fiscal year 2012. No “high-dollar” overpayments, however, came from nutrition...
by Elizabeth | Sep 4, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Carbon, Climate Change, Forestry, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted September 4, 2013 USDA has released a report containing methods for quantifying entity-scale greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals from the agricultural and forestry sectors. The notice, available here, seeks comments from the public on the proposed...
by Elizabeth | Sep 4, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Water Law
Posted September 4, 2013 A U.S. District Court judge denied defendants’ motion for $3 million dollars in attorneys’ fees in a Maryland water pollution case, according to Lisa M. Keefe from Meatingplace.com. According to the Meatingplace.com article, available...
by Elizabeth | Sep 4, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Crop Insurance, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Posted September 4, 2013 The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) announced that it has finalized the Catastrophic Risk Protection Endorsement in a final rule. The federal register announcement is available here. The FCIC intends to “clarify existing...
