The United States Department of Agriculture recently announced an investment of over $5.2 million...
Ag & Food Law Update
Florida creamery cannot label its product “skim milk”
A federal court in Florida ruled against a small creamery earlier this week preventing them...
Colorado debates use of rain barrels for household collection of rainwater
The Denver Post reports that the Colorado Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy...
Maryland bill would ban products laced with neonicotinoids
The Baltimore Sun reports the Maryland senate passed a bill earlier this month that would ban...
California bill would standardize food label expiration dates
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Assemblyman David Chiu has proposed a food...
Supreme Court rules against Tyson in class action suit
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Tyson Foods over the company’s challenge to a...
Iowa Farm Bureau funds legal defense for county drainage districts
According to the Storm Lake Times, the Iowa Farm Bureau and other commodity groups are paying...
Ambassador Vetter to speak in Little Rock on Trans-Pacific Partnership
The nation’s chief agricultural trade negotiator, Darci Vetter, will speak March 29 in Little Rock...
Wisconsin right to farm law does not apply to forfeiture citations
A Wisconsin court recently ruled that the state’s the right to farm law protects agricultural uses...
North Dakota Supreme Court rules on recreational use immunity
In Woody v. Pembina County Annual Fair Exhibition Ass'n, the North Dakota Supreme Court recently...