Author: Peggy Kirk Hall, Asst. Professor, Agricultural & Resource Law After several years of...
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THE AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: JUNE 28, 2016
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in...
California consumers can challenge organic food labels
Posted December 8, 2015 The Supreme Court ruled that consumers could file lawsuits under...
House ag committee approves anti-GMO labeling law
Posted July 20, 2014 The House Agriculture Committee has approved a bill that would ban...
Two Indicted in Organic Tomato Farm Case, Multiple Fraud Charges
Posted December 17, 2014 The Alabama Securities Commission has indicted James Albert...
Organic Farmers Discuss GMO Tolerance
Posted February 14, 2014 Organic farmers are discussing how to deal with contamination from...
Lawmakers, Advocacy Groups Urge Obama to Act on GMO Food Labeling
Posted January 21, 2014 Members of Congress and groups representing the organic food industry...
CA Appeals Court Rules OFPA Preempts State Consumer Lawsuits
Posted January 3, 2014 In Quesada v. Herb Thyme Farms, Inc., No. B239602, 2013 WL 6730808, (Cal....
Judge Orders Attorneys’ Fees for Organic Certification Inspector
Posted December 18, 2013 Evrett Lundquist, an organic certification inspector who was facing a...
Oregon Appeals Court Dismisses Challenge to “Right to Farm” Law
Posted November 18, 2013 In Hale v. State of Oregon, Or. Ct. App., A150572 (Nov. 14, 2013), the...