Agriculture, Administrative Law

FDA Proposes New Rules Regarding Growing, Harvesting, Packing And Holding Domestic And Foreign Produce

by Jason Reiser | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 2/14/2013

On January 5, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as part of a continuing overhaul of the United States’ food safety laws under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), published proposed rules regarding the...more

Employees Working Off Site Can Still Qualify For FLSA's Agricultural Exemption, 11th Circuit Rules

by Michael Cardman | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 1/10/2013

The overtime exemption for agricultural employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) applies not only to farmers working the land but also to other types of workers employed in conjunction with farming operations, even...more

A Victory for Water Users in Siskiyou County

by Katrina Diaz, Paul Weiland | Nossaman LLP on 1/10/2013

Water users in Siskiyou County have avoided an additional hurdle to exercising their valid water rights, according to the Siskiyou County Superior Court. On December 24, 2012, Judge Karen L. Dixon held that the legislature...more

The Fiscal Cliff Deal’s Impact on Clean Energy - Contains key tax provisions for renewable energy but funding for USDA energy...

by Bryan M. Stockton | Mintz Levin - Energy & Clean Technology on 1/7/2013

Capping weeks of intense negotiations between the Obama Administration and Congressional leaders to avert the fiscal cliff, the House of Representatives late on the night of Jan. 1 passed HR 8, the American Taxpayer Relief...more

Education Update, No. 1, January 2013: Give Generously, Keep It Legally

by Suzanne Bogdan | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 1/3/2013

About a month ago, one of the school’s families that owns a popular restaurant and bar held a special fundraising event whereby 20% of the proceeds from every meal served were donated to the school. The school sent out email...more

Growing Michigan - Fourth Quarter 2012

by Kimberly A. Clarke, Kristiana M. Coutu, Matthew B. Eugster, Bruce Goodman, Steve Kluting, Aaron M. Phelps, Dean F. Reisner, Peter G. Roth | Varnum LLP on 12/29/2012

In This Issue: - MISS Dig Bills Pass in Michigan Senate, Stall in House - Farm Bill Still Stalled - Ag Groups Urge Action on Estate Taxes - SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans Now Available in Michigan - Michigan...more

Siskiyou Superior Court Rules that the Act of Diverting Water is Not Subject to Regulation Under California Fish and Game Code...

by Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 12/28/2012

On December 24, 2012, the Siskiyou Superior Court issued its decision in Siskiyou County Farm Bureau v. California Department of Fish and Game, Case No. SC SC CV 11-00418....more

Hamilton Growers to Pay $500,000 to Settle EEOC Race/National Origin Discrimination Lawsuit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 12/15/2012

ATLANTA - Hamilton Growers, Inc., doing business as Southern Valley Fruit and Vegetable, Inc., an agricultural farm in Norman Park, Ga., has agreed to pay $500,000 to a class of American seasonal workers - many of them...more

Energy And Environment Update -- December 2, 2012

by Mintz Levin - Environmental Law on 12/4/2012

In This Issue: Energy and Climate Debate; Congress; Administration; Department of Agriculture; Department of Commerce; Department of Defense; Department of Energy; Department of Interior; Department of Justice;...more

Three Weeks after President Obama's Re-Election: Insights into Executive Branch Energy Funding, Federal Policy, and White House...

by Chris Groobey, Taite McDonald | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 11/27/2012

Despite uncertainty heading into the 2012 election, the incumbent president secured a second term and the congressional landscape remains largely the same. For energy and clean tech, this means an almost seamless continuation...more

A Breed Apart - Crop inventors are seeking to protect their work, even if they don’t use GMOs

by MoFo Tech on 11/27/2012

When international seed supplier Enza Zaden bred a delicious and juicy new tomato in the 1990s, the world was introduced to the now famous Campari. The globe-shaped vegetable soon became a supermarket staple, but the Dutch...more

Patent Profile: USPTO Issues Patent for Paromomycin-supplemented Turkey Feed for Prophylaxis of Histomoniasis and Improved Weight...

by McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 11/26/2012

Last month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued U.S. Patent No. 8,293,266, entitled "Paromomycin-supplemented feed stuff for turkey and use thereof for prophylaxis of histomoniasis, reduction of the horizontal...more

Capital Thinking Update - November 19, 2012

by Patton Boggs LLP on 11/21/2012

In This Issue: - Agriculture & Food - Budget, Appropriations - Cybersecurity - Energy - Environment - Financial Services - Health Care - International, Defense, Homeland Security - Sequestration -...more

Energy And Environment Update -- November 18, 2012

by David Leiter, Sarah Litke | Mintz Levin - Environmental Law on 11/20/2012

In This Issue: Energy and Climate Debate; Congress; Department of Agriculture; Department of Interior; Environmental Protection Agency; Personnel; International; States; and Miscellaneous. Excerpt from Energy and...more

BIO and ASTA Announce That GEMAA Is Now Effective

by Donald Zuhn | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 11/16/2012

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) and American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) announced today that the Generic Event Marketability and Access Agreement (GEMAA) has received four signatories, and as a result is now...more

McAfee & Taft AgLINC - Fall 2012

by Jeremiah Buettner, Jared M. Burden, Richard Riggs, Jeff L. Todd | McAfee & Taft on 11/15/2012

In This Issue: - 1 Farmers and commercial motor vehicle regulations - 4 Aflatoxin and the insured farmer - 5 Do you need a CDL for your recreational vehicle? - 6 McAfee & Taft’s Agricultural Real Estate...more

McAfee & Taft AgLINC Agriculture & Equine Industry Newsletter - November 2012: Farmers and commercial motor vehicle regulations

by Jared M. Burden | McAfee & Taft on 11/13/2012

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) administers a host of regulations covering the registration, operation and maintenance of commercial motor vehicles. Rules can vary by operator and industry, and there...more

Why Every Line of the Notice of Security Interest Should Be Completed

by Sedgwick LLP on 11/8/2012

For many out-of-staters, the first image that comes to mind when they hear "Illinois" is downtown Chicago. Chicago's one of the world's great cities, but the fact is, much of Illinois is rural. The state's 76,000 farms cover...more

California Environmental Law and Policy Update - November 1, 2012

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 11/6/2012

In This Issue: 9th Circuit Hears Calls for Feds to Regulate Roundup Ready Crops; Green Blog: Toward a Tougher Cap and Trade Program; Cap-and-Trade Failure Aided U.S. to Cut Carbon Emissions; Environmental Groups Ask EPA...more

OFAC Publishes New Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations

by McDermott Will & Emery on 10/24/2012

Recently the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued new Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations. Notably, the regulations formally address financing provisions for authorized sales to...more

Question of the Week: Under Prop 37, how long do companies have to bring their products into compliance with the new labeling...

by Morrison & Foerster - Private Surgeon... on 10/23/2012

As we’ve previously discussed, Prop 37 has two important labeling components: (1) a requirement that foods made with genetic engineering are labeled as genetically engineered, and (2) a restriction on labeling genetically...more

EEOC Seeks to Protect Vulnerable Farm Workers from Harassment

by XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 10/19/2012

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has recently been pursuing the protection of farm workers from discrimination and harassment in employment. For example, just recently the EEOC filed suit against Roy...more

“An Intentionally Tough Law”: Employment Rights Lost by “Responsibly Connected” Individuals When Their PACA-Licensed Companies...

by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 10/8/2012

The Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930 (“PACA”)1 is deservedly renowned for its provisions creating a statutory trust on sold perishable commodities, and the products and revenues thereof. See 7 U.S.C. §499e. The...more

Energy And Environment Update -- September 30, 2012

by Mintz Levin - Environmental Law on 10/2/2012

In this issue: Energy and Climate Debate; Congress; Administration; Department of Agriculture; Department of Defense; Department of Energy; Department of Interior; Environmental Protection Agency; Federal Energy...more

ARB Initiates Potentially Controversial Agricultural Equipment Regulation

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/28/2012

I. Background The California Air Resources Board (“ARB”) recently commenced development of a new regulation targeting emissions from “off-road” agricultural equipment, such as tractors and combines. The “In-Use...more

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