by Elizabeth | Oct 28, 2011 | Ag & Food Law Update
Attorney General Eric Holder and Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack released the following statements on the U.S. Disrict Court for the District of Columbia approval of the historic Pigford II settlement: “This settlement allows the Department of...
by Elizabeth | Oct 28, 2011 | Ag & Food Law Update
Yesterday, a judge approved a $1.15 billion settlement in the decades old class action suit filed by black farmers against the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Judge Paul Friedman of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia upheld the decision of...
by Elizabeth | Oct 28, 2011 | Ag & Food Law Update
The U.S. Agriculture Department has kept tabs for decades on a wide range of agricultural industries that generate billions of dollars for the U.S. economy. The agency has decided to eliminate some reports and reduce the frequency of others to save millions of...
by Elizabeth | Oct 28, 2011 | Ag & Food Law Update, Conservation Programs, Crop Insurance, Farm Bill
This week, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack stated that he is not proposing the linking of conservation compliance with subsidized crop insurance, but he is confident that the farm bill will include some kind of regulatory leverage. Proposals to cut...
by Elizabeth | Oct 27, 2011 | Ag & Food Law Update
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to amend regulations concerning the importation of plants and plant products by establishing the controlled import permit (CIP). The CIP would act as a...
