by Emily Stone | Apr 25, 2024 | Biosecurity, Emily Stone, Federal Meat Inspection Act, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Poultry Products Inspection Act, United States Department of Agriculture
Discussions among legislators, public health officials, and consumers persist across the United States as the debate over raw milk sales continues. Raw milk is milk that has not gone through the bacteria-killing process of pasteurization. While some believe that...
by Ramie Parsons | Apr 24, 2024 | The Feed
The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for The Feed, and also read the PDF for Vol. 2, Issue 8, from April 24, 2024. To sign up for The Feed, click here. Click here to...
by Elizabeth | Apr 18, 2024 | Department of Labor, Farm Labor, Immigration, Labor, Rural Development, Samantha Capaldo, United States Department of Agriculture
In 2022, agriculture and food related jobs accounted for approximately ten percent of employment in the United States. H-2A workers play an essential role in the agricultural workforce. The H-2A program allows employers to hire foreign workers to fill temporary...
by Brigit Rollins | Apr 16, 2024 | Brigit Rollins, Conservation Programs, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Fish and Wildlife Service, Land Use Regulation, National Marine Fisheries Service
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) have issued a final rule to update the implementing regulations for Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). Section 10 of the ESA sets out various voluntary programs available to private landowners that...
by Ramie Parsons | Apr 16, 2024 | The Feed
The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for The Feed, and also read the PDF for Vol. 2, Issue 7, from April 15, 2024. To sign up for The Feed, click here. Click here to...
by Ramie Parsons | Apr 12, 2024 | Animal Law, Continuing Education, Environmental Law, Farm Bill, NALC Resources, NALC Staff, News Release, Pesticides, Water Law
Ag, water and environmental law experts convene at University of Nevada, Reno National Ag Law Center presents 2nd Annual Western Agricultural Law and Environmental Law Conference Press release from University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, Drew Viguet...
by Emily Stone | Apr 11, 2024 | Emily Stone, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety
In October 2023, California passed the California Food Safety Act becoming the first state to ban the manufacturing, distribution and sale of food and beverages containing the food and color additives brominated vegetable oil (BVO), potassium bromate, propylparaben,...
by Ramie Parsons | Apr 5, 2024 | Quarterly Newsletter
The National Agricultural Law Center compiles and publishes a quarterly newsletter highlighting recent and upcoming events and resources. The newsletter for the first quarter of 2024 is available here. To sign up for future newsletters, click...
by Elizabeth | Apr 4, 2024 | Clean Air Act, Climate Change, Environmental Law, Samantha Capaldo
UPDATE: On April 4, 2024, the SEC announced a voluntary stay on the climate-related disclosure rule. This voluntary stay is intended to delay implementation of the rule while the legal challenges are unfolding. ————————————————————————————————————————————————————- In...
by Brigit Rollins | Apr 2, 2024 | Biotechnology, Brigit Rollins, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Food Safety
In February 2024, a group of Texas farmers filed a lawsuit against Synagro Technologies, Inc. (“Synagro”) for manufacturing and distributing a biosolids-based fertilizer that allegedly contaminated the plaintiffs’ properties with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances,...
by Ramie Parsons | Apr 2, 2024 | Monthly Round Up
March Roundup As March has ended, the staff at the National Agricultural Law Center continue to bring trusted research and information in agricultural and food law to stakeholders across the country. Outlined below are many of the new NALC resources from March 2024....
by Ramie Parsons | Mar 28, 2024 | The Feed
The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for The Feed, and also read the PDF for Vol. 2, Issue 6, from March 28, 2024. To sign up for The Feed, click here. Click here to...
by Emily Stone | Mar 28, 2024 | Country of Origin Labeling, Emily Stone, Food Labeling, Food Safety and Inspection Service, International Trade, United States Department of Agriculture
In March 2024, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) finalized its rule regarding the voluntary use of the labeling terms “Product of USA” and “Made in the USA.” This new rule establishes a requirement that must be met in order for a meat, poultry or egg...
by Elizabeth | Mar 26, 2024 | Animal Law, Animal Welfare, Elizabeth Rumley, Federal Meat Inspection Act
In 2018, California passed Proposition 12, a high-profile ballot initiative regulating the production and sale of many veal, egg, and pork products. While “Prop 12” had some unique components, it was the latest in a series of farm animal confinement laws that had...
by Elizabeth | Mar 21, 2024 | Climate Change, Environmental Law, Samantha Capaldo
UPDATE: On April 4, 2024, the SEC announced a voluntary stay on the climate-related disclosure rule. This voluntary stay is intended to delay implementation of the rule while the legal challenges are unfolding. ————————————————————————————————————————————————————- On...
by Elizabeth | Mar 19, 2024 | Focusing on Foreign Investment, Foreign Ownership, Land Ownership, Micah Brown
Since January 2024, the majority of states have proposed at least one piece of legislation to prohibit or restrict foreign investments and landholdings in land, particularly private agricultural land, located within the boundaries of their states to some degree. As...
by Ramie Parsons | Mar 15, 2024 | The Feed
The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for The Feed, and also read the PDF for Vol. 2, Issue 5, from March 15, 2024. To sign up for The Feed, click here. Click here to...
by Brigit Rollins | Mar 14, 2024 | Brigit Rollins, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law
On February 28, 2024, the Corte Oreilles Lakes Association together with the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa filed a lawsuit against two cranberry farms for alleged Clean Water Act (“CWA”) violations. According to the plaintiffs, the defendant’s...
by Emily Stone | Mar 12, 2024 | Alternative Proteins, Emily Stone, Food Labeling, International Trade
The conversation over how to label food products made from plant-proteins and cell-cultured meat is heating up in Europe. Like the United States, the issue has centered on what terms can and cannot be used to market meat-alternatives and cell-cultured products. France...
by Elizabeth | Mar 7, 2024 | Biofuels, Clean Air Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Renewable Energy, Samantha Capaldo
In 2023, approximately forty percent of corn produced in the United States (“U.S.”) was used for ethanol production. The top three ethanol producing states are Iowa, Nebraska, and Illinois, which are also three of the top corn producing states in the U.S. To promote...
