by Emily Stone | Nov 21, 2023 | Emily Stone, Food and Drug Administration, Food Labeling
On November 15, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent letters to two food and beverage trade associations and 12 nutrition influencers claiming that the groups failed to adequately disclose paid partnerships in social media posts. The FTC is a federal agency that...
by Emily Stone | Nov 7, 2023 | Antitrust, Emily Stone, Intellectual Property, Right to Repair
As technology continues to advance within the field of agriculture, discussions over the right of a farmer to repair their own equipment have grown. Today, the nature of intellectual property law allows manufacturers of farm equipment to retain a right in that...
by Emily Stone | Oct 24, 2023 | Emily Stone, Land Ownership, Leases
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service, approximately 39 percent of U.S. farmland in the contiguous 48 states is leased. While leases are used in many different types of property transactions, leases for agricultural purposes may...