by Emily Stone | Feb 13, 2024 | Alternative Proteins, Biotechnology, Emily Stone, Food Labeling, Food Safety and Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture
In the past few years, the definition of “meat” has become a hot topic for debate. With the popularity of meat alternative food products, such as tofu, and the introduction of cell-cultured products into the U.S. food supply, stakeholders have grown increasingly...
by Emily Stone | Jan 30, 2024 | Emily Stone, Estate Planning, Land Ownership, Legal Issues with Land Trusts, Sustainable Agriculture, Taxation
As conservation has grown as a priority for both those in the private and public sectors, tools like nonprofit land trusts have become popular. Nonprofit land trusts are typically 501(c)(3) organizations that operate for the purpose of preserving and conserving land....
by Emily Stone | Jan 16, 2024 | Emily Stone, Land Ownership, Legal Issues with Land Trusts, Sustainable Agriculture
With an increased interest in conservation and land preservation, the use of legal tools like land trusts and conservation easements have grown in popularity. Specifically, nonprofit land trusts which typically act as a 501(c)(3) organization for the purpose of...
by Emily Stone | Dec 19, 2023 | Emily Stone, Estate Planning, Land Ownership, Legal Issues with Land Trusts, Sustainable Agriculture, Taxation
As an interest in land conservation has grown among both the public and private sectors in the last decade, land trusts have become an increasingly popular avenue for encouraging and enforcing conservation practices. While there are various types of land trusts,...
by Emily Stone | Dec 5, 2023 | Ag & Food Law Update, Agricultural Marketing Service, Biotechnology, Emily Stone, Food Labeling, United States Department of Agriculture
Bioengineered (BE) foods is a familiar term that has created consumer confusion in the United States over the past few years. Though this term has become commonplace to see in the grocery store on the labels of popular foods, there tends to be a lot of consumer...