by Brigit Rollins | Jan 7, 2021 | Agricultural Marketing Service, Checkoff Programs, Commodity Programs, Harrison Pittman, United States Department of Agriculture
Harrison M. Pittman This blog post is the first part of a “Legal Checkup on Checkoffs” series that will address numerous legal issues involving federal and state commodity research and promotion programs, commonly referred to as “checkoff” programs. This...
by Brigit Rollins | Jan 7, 2021 | Ag & Food Law Update, Environmental Protection Agency, Farm Service Agency, Food and Drug Administration
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE....
by Brigit Rollins | Jan 6, 2021 | Ag & Food Law Update, Daily Update, Environmental Protection Agency, Food and Nutrition Service, Hemp, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Nutrition Programs, Veterinary Law
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE....
by Elizabeth | Jan 5, 2021 | Ag & Food Law Update, Commercial Transactions, Finance and Credit, Lending for Livestock, Credit for Crops, Micah Brown, Secured Transactions, Uniform Commercial Code
Many agricultural producers borrow money to successfully run their operations. Typically, the lender requires the borrower to give a security interest in land, equipment or commodities before supplying the funds. This type of transaction is considered a secured...
by Brigit Rollins | Jan 5, 2021 | Ag & Food Law Update, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Fish and Wildlife Service
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE....
by Brigit Rollins | Jan 4, 2021 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Environmental Protection Agency, Fish and Wildlife Service, Food and Nutrition 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 Brigit Rollins | Dec 23, 2020 | Ag & Food Law Update
The National Agricultural Law Center will be closed for the holidays from December 24 – January 3. Our regular posting will resume January 4, 2021. We would like to wish you happy holidays and a very happy new year!
by Brigit Rollins | Dec 23, 2020 | Ag & Food Law Update, 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 Brigit Rollins | Dec 22, 2020 | Ag & Food Law Update, Environmental Protection Agency, Food Safety and Inspection Service, 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 Brigit Rollins | Dec 21, 2020 | Agricultural Marketing Service, Checkoff Programs, Commodity Programs, Daily Update, Endangered Species Act, Fish and Wildlife Service, Food and Drug Administration, Food Labeling, Food Safety, Grain Dealers, Marketing Orders, National Marine Fisheries Service, 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 Brigit Rollins | Dec 18, 2020 | Ag & Food Law Update, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Protection Agency, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 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 Brigit Rollins | Dec 17, 2020 | Brigit Rollins, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency
On December 10, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a draft guidance in the Federal Register clarifying how the agency would interpret the Supreme Court of the United States’ decision in Cty. of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, 140 S. Ct. 1462...
by Brigit Rollins | Dec 17, 2020 | Ag & Food Law Update, Agricultural Marketing Service, Food Safety and Inspection Service, 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 Brigit Rollins | Dec 16, 2020 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Protection Agency, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Rural Utilities Service
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE....
by Elizabeth | Dec 16, 2020 | Ag & Food Law Update
The Packers and Stockyards Act (“PSA”) is a law passed by Congress in 1921 to prevent “unfair, deceptive, and unjust discriminatory practices by market agencies, dealers, stockyards, packers, swine contractors, and live poultry dealers in the livestock, meat‐packing,...
by Brigit Rollins | Dec 15, 2020 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biosecurity, Food and Drug Administration, Food Labeling, Food Safety, Food Safety Modernization Act
Proposed Traceability Rule As part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was tasked with enhancing the tracking and tracing and recordkeeping for high-risk foods. Section 204 of FSMA specifically requires that the FDA...
by Brigit Rollins | Dec 15, 2020 | Ag & Food Law Update, 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 Brigit Rollins | Dec 14, 2020 | Ag & Food Law Update, Agricultural Marketing Service, 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 Brigit Rollins | Dec 11, 2020 | Ag & Food Law Update, Agricultural Marketing Service, Daily Update, Food Labeling, Labor, Marketing Orders
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE....
by Brigit Rollins | Dec 10, 2020 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, Food Labeling, Research Fellows, Truth in Labeling Law(suits)
The past calendar year has seen several developments in state laws governing the words or phrases that can be used to identify new-to-the-market protein products (plant-based, insect-based or cell-cultured). A few of those states have also include language limiting...
