• July 15, 2016
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Author: Peggy Kirk Hall, Asst. Professor, Agricultural & Resource Law After several years of debate over voluntary versus mandatory GMO (genetically...

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• June 28, 2016
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A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions to: camarigg at uark.edu CASE LAW: Today’s...

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• December 8, 2015
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Posted December 8, 2015 The Supreme Court ruled that consumers could file lawsuits under California law alleging food products are...

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• July 20, 2015
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Posted July 20, 2014 The House Agriculture Committee has approved a bill that would ban states from requiring the labeling...

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• December 17, 2014
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Posted December 17, 2014 The Alabama Securities Commission has indicted James Albert Lawhorne and Jacqueline Wilson in multiple counts of...

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• February 14, 2014
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Posted February 14, 2014   Organic farmers are discussing how to deal with contamination from genetically modified (GMO) crops and “tolerance...

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• January 21, 2014
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Posted January 21, 2014   Members of Congress and groups representing the organic food industry and consumers recently sent a letter...

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• January 3, 2014
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Posted January 3, 2014   In Quesada v. Herb Thyme Farms, Inc., No. B239602, 2013 WL 6730808, (Cal. Ct. App. Dec....

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• December 18, 2013
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Posted December 18, 2013   Evrett Lundquist, an organic certification inspector who was facing a $7.6 million lawsuit, won summary judgment...

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• November 18, 2013
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Posted November 18, 2013   In Hale v. State of Oregon, Or. Ct. App., A150572 (Nov. 14, 2013), the Oregon Court...

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• October 1, 2013
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Posted October 1, 2013   The United States and Japan have announced that beginning January 1, 2014, organic products certified in...

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• February 12, 2013
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A Washington State University research pilot study examined whether or not consumers are willing to pay extra for organic cotton...

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• March 1, 2012
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Consumers are still willing to buy organic meat despite its higher price. A recent article out of Fayetteville, Arkansas reported...

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