by Elizabeth | Sep 13, 2022 | Agricultural Marketing Service, Commodity Credit Corporation, Commodity Programs, Jana Caracciolo, Local Food Systems, Sustainable Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture
Recently, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), an agency within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), initiated several cooperative agreement programs aimed at promoting a more local and equitable food system. According to the Code of Federal...
by Elizabeth | Sep 13, 2022 | Ag & Food Law Update, Environmental Protection Agency, Fish and Wildlife Service, Food and Drug Administration, National Environmental Policy Act, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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by Elizabeth | Sep 12, 2022 | Ag & Food Law Update, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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by Ramie Parsons | Sep 9, 2022 | Monthly Round Up
As we begin September and reflect on last month, 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...
by Elizabeth | Sep 9, 2022 | Ag & Food Law Update, Agencies, Agricultural Marketing Service, Environmental Protection Agency, United States Department of Agriculture
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ...
by Elizabeth | Sep 8, 2022 | Ag & Food Law Update, Endangered Species Act, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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by Elizabeth | Sep 7, 2022 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Aquaculture, Environmental Protection Agency, Pesticides
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by Elizabeth | Sep 6, 2022 | Estate Planning, Farm Service Agency, Federal Loan Programs, Finance and Credit, heirs property, Micah Brown
In August 2022, Congress passed a $739 billion spending package known as the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) of 2022. Of the $739 billion in the spending package, $40 billion was allocated to the agricultural sector. Most of the agricultural funding is directed...
by Elizabeth | Sep 6, 2022 | Ag & Food Law Update, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Protection Agency, Fish and Wildlife Service, Foreign Agricultural Service, United States Department of Agriculture
REGULATORY: EPA, FWS, FAS, USDA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Final rule announcing that EPA is taking direct final action on the authorization of Florida’s changes to its hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Info here....
by Brigit Rollins | Sep 1, 2022 | Animal Feeding Operations, Brigit Rollins, Conservation Programs, Environmental Law, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture
First authorized in the 1996 Farm Bill, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (“EQIP”) is a voluntary conservation program that offers financial and technical support to producers who implement conservation practices on working agricultural lands. EQIP is...
by Elizabeth | Sep 1, 2022 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Animal Welfare, Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ...
by Elizabeth | Aug 31, 2022 | Ag & Food Law Update, Commodity Credit Corporation, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Fish and Wildlife Service, Foreign Agricultural Service
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by Elizabeth | Aug 30, 2022 | Food and Drug Administration, Food Labeling, Food Safety, Jana Caracciolo
Recently two separate plaintiffs filed cases against Mars Incorporated (Mars), the maker of the popular candy, Skittles. The plaintiffs argue that Mars misled Skittles consumers because the candy contains the chemical titanium dioxide. Although the federal food safety...
by Elizabeth | Aug 30, 2022 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Environmental Protection Agency, Farm Service Agency, Finance and Credit, Foreign Agricultural Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Pesticides
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ...
by Elizabeth | Aug 29, 2022 | Ag & Food Law Update, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Protection Agency, Fish and Wildlife Service, Food and Drug Administration, Forest Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Pesticides, United States Department of Agriculture
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by Elizabeth | Aug 26, 2022 | Administrative Law, Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Daily Update, Fair Labor Standards Act, Farm Labor, Labor
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by Elizabeth | Aug 25, 2022 | Ag & Food Law Update, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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by Elizabeth | Aug 24, 2022 | Ag & Food Law Update, Crop Insurance, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Food Safety, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Pesticides
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by Elizabeth | Aug 23, 2022 | Checking in on Crop Insurance, Crop Insurance, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, Micah Brown
Many agricultural producers across the nation obtain crop insurance coverage for their planted acreage under the federal crop insurance program (“FCIP”). When a producer suffers a loss, they generally make a loss claim to their insurance provider. Insurance...
by Elizabeth | Aug 23, 2022 | Ag & Food Law Update, Aquaculture, Biofuels, Commodity Credit Corporation, Daily Update, Department of Labor, Endangered Species Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Farm Labor, Fish and Wildlife Service, Immigration, Labor, Renewable Energy
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