by Elizabeth | Apr 1, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Law, Clean Air Act, Climate Change, Conservation Programs, Department of Energy, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Renewable Energy, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted April 1, 2014 On Friday, the administration announced a proposal to reduce methane emissions, including a plan to lower U.S. dairy greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2020, according to an Agri-Pulse article available here. The USDA, EPA, and the...
by Elizabeth | Mar 31, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted March 31, 2014 The National Agricultural Law Center offers a wide range of resources, one of which is the Labor Law Reading Room available here. Several state and federal laws have been enacted to protect workers in all industries, including agriculture. ...
by Elizabeth | Mar 28, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Continuing Education, Crop Insurance, Food Safety, Food Safety Modernization Act, Immigration, Labor, Leases, Local Food Systems
March 28, 2014 The American Agricultural Law Association (AALA) welcomes attorneys, students, and other professionals interested in agricultural and food law. The AALA’s 35th Annual Conference will be held October 19-21, 2014 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This...
by Elizabeth | Mar 28, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted March 28, 2014 Companies in North Dakota and California are planning to test the feasibility of raising sugar beets for ethanol, according to a Capital Press article available here. David Ripplinger, a North Dakota State University agricultural economist,...
by Elizabeth | Mar 27, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Farm Bill, Farm Service Agency, Federal Loan Programs, Finance and Credit, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted March 27, 2014 Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, recently announced modifications to loan programs administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) resulting from the 2014 Farm Bill, according to an Agri-Pulse article available here. A...
by Elizabeth | Mar 27, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Marketing Orders
Posted March 27, 2014 A Georgia judge recently ruled that the state’s Agriculture Commissioner exceeded his authority when he issued a new marketing rule setting a start date for the shipping of Vidalia onions, according to an article by The Packer available here. ...
by Elizabeth | Mar 26, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biosecurity, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety, Food Safety Modernization Act
Posted March 26, 2014 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the comment period for a proposed rule on intentional adulteration of food, part of its implementation on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The Federal Register notice is...
by Elizabeth | Mar 26, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Water Law
Posted March 26, 2014 Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers announced a joint proposed rule clarifying “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act, according to a Bloomberg BNA article available here. The...
by Elizabeth | Mar 25, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Aquaculture, Water Law
Posted March 25, 2014 California will ease some water restrictions protecting fish in the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta to make more water available for farming, according to a Reuters article available here. “California’s agriculture is critical to the...
by Elizabeth | Mar 25, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Safety, Food Safety and Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture
March 25, 2014 Members of Congress recently asked Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, to suspend the proposed Modernization of Poultry Inspection Rule, according to an article by Food Safety News available here. The Washington Post also reported on the story...
by Elizabeth | Mar 24, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Cooperatives
Posted March 24, 2014 Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) reported a successful, profitable year for its dairy farmers and expects the trend to continue this year, according to an Agri-Pulse article available here. DFA reported net income of $61.3 million for 2013 with...
by Elizabeth | Mar 24, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted March 24, 2014 Ethanol groups recently petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the Court to determine whether California’s low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) violates the dormant commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution, according to an article by Bloomberg...
by Elizabeth | Mar 21, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Farm Labor, Labor, Pesticides
Posted March 21, 2014 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a proposed rule to update and revise the Worker Protection Standard, increasing protections from pesticide exposure, according to an article by The Hill available here. The Federal...
by Elizabeth | Mar 21, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted March 21, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced new statistics showing that the organic industry continues to grow domestically and globally, according to a USDA news release available here. AG Professional also reported on the...
by Elizabeth | Mar 21, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Crop Insurance, Disaster Assistance Programs, Farm Bill, Farm Service Agency, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted March 21, 2014 Senator John Thune (R-SD) expects the 2014 Farm Bill to be implemented quickly, according to an article by WNAX available here. Thune predicts that farmers could be signing up for new farm programs by this fall and disaster assistance this...
by Elizabeth | Mar 20, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted March 20, 2014 The average U.S. ethanol plant made $23 million last year, the second-most profitable year on record, according to an article by the Des Moines Register available here. High corn prices in 2012 resulting from a drought led to record losses...
by Elizabeth | Mar 20, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted March 20, 2014 The National Agricultural Law Center offers a wide range of resources, one of which is the Local Food Systems Reading Room available here. The term “local food system” refers to the interconnected processes related to food production,...
by Elizabeth | Mar 20, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted March 20, 2014 The U.S. Supreme Court may agree to hear a water rights dispute between New Mexico and Texas, according to an article by the Southwest Farm Press available here. Attorneys for the federal government recently submitted a brief to the Court,...
by Elizabeth | Mar 19, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted March 19, 2014 The Iowa Environmental Protection Commission recently began the process for adopting rules for overseeing manure runoff from large cattle, hog, and other livestock operations under the Clean Water Act, according to a Des Moines Register article...
by Elizabeth | Mar 19, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Law
Posted March 19, 2014 Andy Johnson, a Wyoming welder, is facing up to $75,000 per day in fines by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for building a pond on his property, according to a Fox News article available here. KXLO also reported on the story...
