by Elizabeth | Jan 16, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Crop Insurance
Posted January 16, 2015 John Deere Insurance Company has released a new private crop-insurance policy, Added Value Protection, to protect against yield shortage, according to an Agri View article available here. John Deere also published a statement here and...
by Elizabeth | Jan 16, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Conservation Programs, Farm Bill, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture
–> Posted January 16, 2015 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that more than $370 million in Federal funding as part of the new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), according to a USDA release...
by Elizabeth | Jan 16, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Antitrust
Posted January 16, 2015 A Washington legislator is fighting for an “ag-gag” law, House Bill 1104, according to a Farms article available here. Capital Press also published an article available hereand Food Safety News here. The law would make it illegal to record...
by Elizabeth | Jan 13, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted January 13, 2015 The Indiana Senate Agriculture Committee delayed a bill vote that would give the state more power deciding the fate of confined animal feeding, according to an IndyStar article available here. The Shelbyville News also published an...
by Elizabeth | Jan 13, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Crop Insurance
Posted January 13, 2015 Senator Chuck Schumer is establishing an insurance program benefiting Capital region farmers growing malt barley for craft beer and distilling industry, according to a Daily Journal article available here. ABC News10 also published an...
by Elizabeth | Jan 12, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Finance and Credit, International Trade
Posted January 12, 2015 Many U.S. farm groups, including Cargill, CoBank, and American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) have launched the U.S. Agriculture for Coalition for Cuba (USACC), according to an Agriculture article available here. Agri-Pulse also published...
by Elizabeth | Jan 12, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety
Posted January 12, 2015 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has concluded bisphenol, a synthetic estrogen used in lining the insides of most U.S. food cans, is safe to consumers, according to an Environmental Working Group article available here. Food Safety...
by Elizabeth | Jan 9, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted January 9, 2015 House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Congressman Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) have introduced H.R. 185, the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) as part of a jobs and economic growth package, according to Goodlatte...
by Elizabeth | Jan 8, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update
–> Posted January 8, 2015 Four Californians have been charged with violating Utah’s “ag-gag” law when they took pictures of agricultural buildings last September, according to an All Gov article available here. The Spectrum also published an article available...
by Elizabeth | Jan 8, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted January 8, 2015 A U.S. District Court judge has struck down the ban prohibiting chefs from serving foie gras, according to San Francisco Eater. Fortune also published an article available here, LA Times here, and SF Gate here. The lawsuit was brought by...
by Elizabeth | Jan 8, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Labeling, Food Safety, Food Safety and Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted January 8, 2014 The Office of Management Bureau (OMB) did not meet the deadline to advance the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) final rule for labeling mechanically tenderized beef, according to a Politico article available here. Brownfield Ag...
by Elizabeth | Jan 6, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted January 6, 2015 The Wisconsin Supreme Court reversed an appeals court ruling that ruled a Washington County farm couple was not responsible for manure run-off, according to a Wisconsin Ag Connection article available here. WHBL also published an article...
by Elizabeth | Dec 24, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety, Food Safety and Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted December 24, 2014 The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a study, Federal Food Safety Oversight: Additional Actions Needed to Improve Planning and Collaboration, stating that the federal government is underachieving in terms of food safety....
by Elizabeth | Dec 22, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, International Trade, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted December 22, 2014 U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that Chinese officials have approved imports of Syngenta GMO corn trait MIR 162 and two varieties of biotech soybeans, according to a Farm Futures article available here. The Wall Street...
by Elizabeth | Dec 22, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Farm Bill, Hemp
Posted December 22, 2014 New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation to grow and research industrial hemp, according to a Press & Sun-Bulletin article available here. The Courier Journal also published an article available hereand Providence Journal here....
by Elizabeth | Dec 22, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Crop Insurance, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted December 22, 2014 U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) released additional details of the Actual Production History (APH) Yield Excursion Program, according to an Agri-Pulse article available here. Farm Futures also...
by Elizabeth | Dec 18, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted December 18, 2015 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack stated that he believes agriculture will play an important role in strengthening the nation’s relationship with Cuba, according to a USDA statement available here. Politico also published an article...
by Elizabeth | Dec 17, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Business Organizations, Finance and Credit, National Organic Program
Posted December 17, 2014 The Alabama Securities Commission has indicted James Albert Lawhorne and Jacqueline Wilson in multiple counts of stock fraud, according to an article by Alabama Media Group available here. WAFF also published an article available here....
by Elizabeth | Dec 16, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Local Food Systems
Posted December 16, 2014 Michigan Governor Rick Snyder abolished a council that supported local food systems and agricultural diversity, according to an Inquisitr article available here. Governor Jennifer Granholm established the Michigan Food Policy Council in...
by Elizabeth | Dec 16, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Safety
Posted December 16, 2014 Vernon Hershberger, Sauk County dairy farmer, will not appear in front of Wisconsin Supreme Court for his 2013 conviction for selling raw milk, according to a Wisconsin Ag Connection article available here. Wisconsin Radio Network also...
