by Elizabeth | Sep 10, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted September 10, 2013 Julian Alston, agricultural and resource economics professor at the University of California-Davis, says that investments in agricultural research yield high returns and are necessary for developing a solution to feed a growing world...
by Elizabeth | Sep 10, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted September 10, 2013 At a recent town-hall meeting, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK) indicated that the House debate over action in Syria will overshadow other legislative work, but that Congress will finish a new farm bill before the end...
by Elizabeth | Sep 9, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Environmental Protection Agency, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety, Pesticides
Posted September 9, 2013 On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a study on arsenic levels in rice and rice products, concluding that consumers should not be concerned about immediate or short-term adverse health effects, but should vary their...
by Elizabeth | Sep 9, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Farm Labor, Immigration, Labor
Posted September 9, 2013 Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) asked that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to discontinue its I-9 farm audits and focus on violent criminals instead of agricultural employers and workers, according to an article by the San...
by Elizabeth | Sep 6, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety, Food Safety Modernization Act, Local Food Systems, Webinar
Posted September 6, 2013 The University of Illinois Extension will host a free webinar on proposed food safety rules under the FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) on Thursday, October 3, from 3:00 to 4:30 CST. Other hosts include the Illinois...
by Elizabeth | Sep 6, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, Fish and Wildlife Service, Food Safety, National Environmental Policy Act, Pesticides
Posted September 6, 2013 Environmental groups recently filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, asking the court to stop the use of genetically engineered (GE) crops and certain pesticides in wildlife...
by Elizabeth | Sep 5, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted September 5, 2013 On October 10, 2013 from 12 – 1 p.m. (CDT), the National Agricultural Law Center and the American Agricultural Law Association will co-sponsor a webinar, “Enforcing Animal Welfare Statutes: Whose Job Is It, Anyway?” The presentation...
by Elizabeth | Sep 5, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Crop Insurance, Farm Bill, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Nutrition Programs, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted September 5, 2013 According to a report released by USDA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG), USDA made 239 “high-dollar” overpayments totaling approximately $20.3 million in fiscal year 2012. No “high-dollar” overpayments, however, came from nutrition...
by Elizabeth | Sep 4, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Carbon, Climate Change, Forestry, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted September 4, 2013 USDA has released a report containing methods for quantifying entity-scale greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals from the agricultural and forestry sectors. The notice, available here, seeks comments from the public on the proposed...
by Elizabeth | Sep 4, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Water Law
Posted September 4, 2013 A U.S. District Court judge denied defendants’ motion for $3 million dollars in attorneys’ fees in a Maryland water pollution case, according to Lisa M. Keefe from Meatingplace.com. According to the Meatingplace.com article, available...
by Elizabeth | Sep 4, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Crop Insurance, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Posted September 4, 2013 The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) announced that it has finalized the Catastrophic Risk Protection Endorsement in a final rule. The federal register announcement is available here. The FCIC intends to “clarify existing...
by Elizabeth | Sep 4, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Fish and Wildlife Service
Posted September 4, 2013 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced that it will reopen the public comment period for a proposed designation of critical habitat for the Neosho mucket and rabbitsfoot mussels under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA),...
by Elizabeth | Aug 30, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted August 30, 2013 The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) published a final rule revising the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations and the Food Distribution Program for Indian Households in Oklahoma (FDPIR), according to the Federal Register...
by Elizabeth | Aug 30, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Environmental Law, International Trade
Posted August 30, 2013 The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) requests comments from the public on the interim environmental review of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), according to the Federal Register Notice, available here. The...
by Elizabeth | Aug 30, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted August 30, 2013 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the receipt of applications to add new food uses on previously registered pesticide products containing the insecticide flonicamid, pursuant to the Federal Insecticide,...
by Elizabeth | Aug 30, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted August 30, 2013 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has reversed a $25 million damages award against Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, ruling that it did not violate the Packers and Stockyards Act because its actions were neither “illegitimate nor...
by Elizabeth | Aug 29, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biosecurity, Food Safety, Food Safety and Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted August 29, 2013 The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced changes to its procedures for Salmonella verification sampling program of raw beef products and requested comments on the new rule. According to the Federal Register notice,...
by Elizabeth | Aug 29, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Labeling
Posted August 29, 2013 Politico reports that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has submitted paperwork required to launch a study on whether fortified snack foods and drinks cause consumers to believe that substituting them for more nutritious food ensures...
by Elizabeth | Aug 28, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Continuing Education, Food Labeling, Food Safety, Food Safety Modernization Act, Local Food Systems, Nutrition Programs
Posted August 28, 2013 The intersection of food safety and technology will be prominently featured at the upcoming 34th Annual Conference of the American Agricultural Law Association, the nation’s only professional organization serving the legal needs of...
by Elizabeth | Aug 28, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Continuing Education, Crop Insurance, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted August 28, 2013 USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced a Special Provision statement to clarify acreage eligible for prevented plant crop insurance coverage in the Prairie Pothole National Priority Area. The RMA news release is available here. ...
