Announcement: Packers and Stockyards Proposed Regulation Currently Accepting Commentsby Brigit Rollins | Jan 13, 2020 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Law, Brigit Rollins, Packers and Stockyards ActToday, USDA released a proposed rule governing competition in the livestock and poultry...
Redefined: WOTUS Controversy Continuesby Brigit Rollins | Dec 5, 2019 | Ag & Food Law Update, Brigit Rollins, Clean Water Act, Environmental Protection Agency, WOTUS UpdateEarlier this year, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) altered a central component of the...
Muddy Waters: Western Lake Erie’s Impaired Status Causes Conflictby Brigit Rollins | Nov 27, 2019 | Ag & Food Law Update, Brigit Rollins, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Water LawIn an opinion issued earlier this month, a United States District Court for the Northern District...
Spilled Milk: Dairy Operation Sues Over Alleged Chemical Damagesby Brigit Rollins | Nov 13, 2019 | Ag & Food Law Update, Brigit Rollins, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Food and Drug Administration, Food SafetyThe Highland Dairy (“Highland”), a 4,000-head dairy operation located in New Mexico, filed suit...
Truth in Labeling Laws(uits)by Elizabeth | Nov 7, 2019 | Elizabeth Rumley, Food Labeling, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Truth in Labeling Law(suits)In the past calendar year, thirteen states have passed laws governing the words or phrases that...
USDA Hemp Rules: A First Glanceby Rusty | Oct 29, 2019 | Ag & Food Law Update, Agricultural Marketing Service, Crop Insurance, Environmental Protection Agency, Farm Bill, Food and Drug Administration, Hemp, Pesticides, Rusty Rumley, United States Department of AgricultureThe highly anticipated hemp rules were released by AMS this morning. While the rules are 161...
Protecting the Nest: Court Upholds Protections for Sage Grouseby Brigit Rollins | Oct 24, 2019 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Law, Brigit Rollins, Bureau of Land Management, Climate Change, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service, National Environmental Policy ActA federal judge in the United States District Court for the District of Idaho issued a decision...
Mid-South ag, environmental law conference April 21-22by Elizabeth | Apr 11, 2016 | Ag & Food Law Update, Bankruptcy, Continuing Education, Environmental Law, Finance and Credit, News Release, Water LawBy Mary Hightower Handling agricultural bankruptcies, federal wetland regulations and a keynote...