by Elizabeth | Jul 8, 2012 | Ag & Food Law Update
According to a recent Western Farm Press article, the California “State Water Resources Control Board held a hearing in May to gather public input on measures it will recommend to the state Legislature to reduce nitrates and nitrate loading in groundwater, and how to...
by Elizabeth | Jul 8, 2012 | Ag & Food Law Update, Crop Insurance
Extreme drought conditions in Southern Illinois have resulted in an escalated number of recently filed insurance claims.Farm Week Now reports that an “estimated 30-40 crop insurance claims were filed last week with Country Financial.” According to the article, company...
by Elizabeth | Jul 8, 2012 | Ag & Food Law Update
Farmers in the Midwest are beginning to see what was expected to be the nation’s largest corn crop in generations shrivel in the fields. The New York Times reports that “sweltering temperatures and a lack of rain” are taking over. The article continues that,...
by Elizabeth | Jul 5, 2012 | Ag & Food Law Update
Farm Futures reports that the Chair of the House Ag Committee, Frank Lucas, R-Okla., and ranking member Collin Peterson, D-Minn., have released the House version of the 2012 Farm Bill that they’re calling “the Farm Agricultural Reform and Risk Management...
by Elizabeth | Jul 5, 2012 | Ag & Food Law Update, Continuing Education, Landowner Liability, Leases, Renewable Energy, Taxation, Transportation
The Oklahoma State UniversityCooperative Extension Service and the National Agricultural Law Center at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture are hosting a Wind Energy Leasing Program Workshop on July 14. The workshop will be held the High Plains...
