by Elizabeth | Dec 15, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted December 15, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is publishing a rule that outlines improvements to the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), a large conservation program, according to a release available here. The interim final...
by Elizabeth | Dec 15, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety, Food Safety and Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted December 15, 2014 The U.S. Senate passed a $1.1 trillion spending package to fund the federal government for the remaining fiscal period, according to a Food Safety News article available here. Feedstuffs also published an article available here. On...
by Elizabeth | Dec 15, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, Food and Drug Administration, Food Labeling, Food Safety
Posted December 15, 2014 Stacey Forshee, a member of Farm Bureau, asked Congress to help consumers understand the differences between food safety concerns and “marketing ploys” by passing H.R. 4432 , the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act, according to a...
by Elizabeth | Dec 15, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Crop Insurance, Disaster Assistance Programs, Farm Service Agency, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted December 15, 2014 A federal jury found potato farmers Aaron and Derek Johnson guilty of crop insurance fraud, according to an AgWeek article available here. Inforum also published an article available hereand Valley News Live here. The jury unanimously...
by Elizabeth | Nov 28, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted November 28, 2014 The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has sided with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ruling that federal aircraft regulations apply to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles or “drones,” according to a Farm Futures...
by Elizabeth | Nov 26, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Climate Change, Conservation Programs, Crop Insurance, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted November 26, 2014 Climate change could increase losses in flood and crop insurance programs significantly in coming decades, according to a USA Today article available here. Agri-Pulse also published an article available hereand Insurance News here. The...
by Elizabeth | Nov 26, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Antitrust, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Webinar
Ohio State University’s (OSU) Agricultural & Resource Law Program has announced its inaugural webinar, Big Data and UAVs: Legal Issues for Agriculture, scheduled for Friday, December 12 at 1 p.m. This is the first webinar of the program’s new “Ohio Food,...
by Elizabeth | Nov 25, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, International Trade, Local Food Systems
Posted November 25, 2014 Russia’s ban on western imports of food products has strengthened local, organic farms, according to The New York Times article available here. The Daily Meal also published an article available hereand teleSUR here. Major Russian...
by Elizabeth | Nov 25, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, Food Safety
Posted November 25, 2014 Two farms in Southern Oregon are requesting the court end the County’s voter-approved ban on genetically modified (GMO) crops or pay the farms $4.2 million, according to a Capital Press article available here. Oregon Live also published...
by Elizabeth | Nov 24, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted November 24, 2014 The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is extending the comment period on a proposed rule, to facilitate responsible solar and wind energy development and to receive fair market value for such development (79 FR 59021). BLM is extending...
by Elizabeth | Nov 24, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted November 24, 2014 Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is announcing a public meeting of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) on December 11-12, 2014. Additionally, EPA is also announcing meetings on...
by Elizabeth | Nov 24, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Endangered Species Act, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Posted November 24, 2014 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will hold a public hearing in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, in December to hear public comments on the proposal to list the Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) as...
by Elizabeth | Nov 24, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted November 24, 2014 In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments on an extension of a currently approved information collection that supports 7 CFR part 766, Direct Loan Servicing—Special...
by Elizabeth | Nov 24, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Crop Insurance, Farm Bill, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted November 24, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) has announced that it is evaluating the possibility of more than 40 additional crops that may be covered under Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) insurance for the...
by Elizabeth | Nov 24, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted November 24, 2014 North Carolina launched an economic development platform branding the state as the “AgBio[sphere], the complete ecosystem for ag biotechnology,” according to a Southeast Farm Press article available here. WRAL Tech Wire also published...
by Elizabeth | Nov 21, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted November 21, 2014 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued this final rule to implement management measures described in a framework amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for the Coastal Migratory Pelagic (CMP) Resources in the...
by Elizabeth | Nov 21, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Fish and Wildlife Service
Posted November 21, 2014 On November 21, 2014 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued two final rules dealing with the Gunnison sage-grouse. The Gunnison sage-grouse is a bird species from parts of Colorado and Utah. The first final rule, 79 FR...
by Elizabeth | Nov 20, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Estate Planning, Taxation
Posted November 20, 2014 The National Milk Producers Federation along with 41 other agricultural organizations in are urging Congress to restore Section 179 code provision that allows small businesses and farms to write off capital purchases such as farming...
by Elizabeth | Nov 20, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted November 20, 2014 Rep. Michael Conaway, R-Texas has been name Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, according to a Southwest Farm Press article available here. Farm Futures also published an article available hereand Feedstuffs here. After Conaway...
by Elizabeth | Nov 18, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, Food Labeling, Food Safety
Posted November 18, 2014 A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit filed by Monsanto Hawaiʻi against the County of Maui, according to a Maui News article available here. ABC KITV also published an article available hereand Honolulu Civil...
