by Elizabeth | Jul 11, 2012 | Ag & Food Law Update
The National Sea Grant Law Center at the University of Mississippi School of Law and the National Agricultural Law Center at the University of Arkansas have forged a new partnership that will enhance each Center’s national mission. The National Sea Grant Law...
by Elizabeth | Jul 10, 2012 | Ag & Food Law Update
The Washington Post reports the House Agriculture Committee unveiled its approach for a long-term farm and food bill that would reduce spending by $3.5 billion a year. “The legislative draft envisions reducing current food stamp spending projections by $1.6 billion a...
by Elizabeth | Jul 9, 2012 | Ag & Food Law Update, Crop Insurance, Farm Bill
The Hill reports that “lobbyists for rice and peanut farmers who opposed a Senate-passed farm bill backed a draft House version on Friday.” According to the article, “the House draft, released by the chamber’s Agriculture Committee on Thursday,...
by Elizabeth | Jul 9, 2012 | Ag & Food Law Update, Country of Origin Labeling
The World Trade Organization issued its final ruling on Country of Origin Labeling. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Vice President Bob McCan issued the following statement for NCBA. “The World Trade Organization has been extremely clear that mandatory Country of...
by Elizabeth | Jul 8, 2012 | Ag & Food Law Update
A state law requiring a third of California’s power to be generated from renewable sources by 2020 has generated concern for the California Farm Bureau in regards to a recent solar development project on Valley farmland. According to Fresnobee.com, “the California...
