by Elizabeth | Jul 4, 2012 | Ag & Food Law Update
Channel 9 News in Colorado reports that, “County commissioners are making one last plea to help save the crops for hundreds of farms in Weld County. Tuesday, they sent out 28 letters to senior water right holders downstream asking them for permission to temporarily...
by Elizabeth | Jul 4, 2012 | Ag & Food Law Update
According to a recent Agri-Pulse report, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) believes states need to improve the clean-up process of our nation’s lakes and rivers. “States need to do a better job securing landowner involvement in advance of seeking federal...
by Elizabeth | Jul 4, 2012 | Ag & Food Law Update
A video published by Delta Farm Press reports that 50,000 acres of peanuts have been planted in Mississippi this year. According to the video, this promising crop is being grown for the first time by many of the contributing farmers. With the highest number of peanut...
by Elizabeth | Jul 3, 2012 | Ag & Food Law Update
A sweet deal may be in store for New York maple farmers. Sen. Charles Schumer’s proposal to promote New York’s maple syrup industry has made its way to the U.S. House of Representatives. According to Lockport Union-Sun & Journal, “The Senate this past week as part...
by Elizabeth | Jul 3, 2012 | Ag & Food Law Update
The Washington Post reports that the timber industry hopes that “the U.S. Supreme Court will maintain business as usual on controlling muddy water running off logging roads into salmon streams.” The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently ruled...
