by Elizabeth | Nov 3, 2011 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Protection Agency
This week, Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson discussed the burdens facing states, rural communities, and agricultural producers from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. ...
by Elizabeth | Nov 3, 2011 | Ag & Food Law Update, Department of Labor, Fair Labor Standards Act, Farm Labor, Labor
Yesterday, in a press release U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) responded to the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) 30-day extension of public comment period on the proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act. According to the press release,...
by Elizabeth | Nov 2, 2011 | Ag & Food Law Update
This Thursday and Friday, November 3-4, the members of the USDA Minority Farmer Advisory Committee will meet for the second time to finalize recommendations on increasing minority participation in Department programs and services. Members will focus on supporting USDA...
by Elizabeth | Nov 2, 2011 | Ag & Food Law Update
Yesterday, a World Bank new release stated that, “Global food prices remain high and volatile, hitting the poorest countries hardest and adding to the strains facing the global economy, according to the World Bank Group’s new Food Price Watch released...
by Elizabeth | Nov 2, 2011 | Ag & Food Law Update
Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the year-long celebration of USDA’s 150th anniversary in 2012. The announcement took place in the hometown of USDA’s founder, President Abraham Lincoln. President Lincoln signed into law an act of Congress...
