Agriculture Updates – May 24, 2012

by K&L Gates LLP on 5/18/2012

On May 9, 2012, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS or Agency) published a notice in the Federal Register requesting comments on the Agency’s revised draft guidance on the...more

by Patton Boggs LLP on 5/15/2012

General Legislative The House is not in session on Monday, May 14, 2012. The House will meet at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15, for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. On Tuesday the House will consider...more

by Varnum LLP on 5/4/2012

Last week the U.S. Department of Labor announced the withdrawal of the proposed child labor rule relating to children under the age of 16 who work in agriculture and emphasized that the rule would not be revisited for the...more

by Parker Moore on 4/26/2012

On March 23, 2012, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its “Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines.” The new voluntary Guidelines provide a tiered, scientific process for addressing potential wildlife impacts...more

by Patton Boggs LLP on 4/18/2012

General Legislative On Monday, April 16, 2012, the House will meet at 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. The House will consider the following bills under suspension of the rules: H.R. 3001, the Raoul Wallenberg...more

by McAfee & Taft on 4/16/2012

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: - 1 Full Circle: A lawyer’s story of returning to the family farm - 4 When livestock stray - 5 What every farmer needs to know about the crop insurance appraisal process - 6 FREQUENTLY ASKED...more

by Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 4/13/2012

Today, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) provided a Central Valley Project (CVP) water supply allocation update of 100 percent to North-of-Delta agricultural water service contractors and 40 percent to South-of-Delta...more

by McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP on 4/12/2012

As California’s public policy makers continue to demand greater and greater use of renewable energy resources, solar energy is still hot and wind energy is still cool. With all the attention given to renewable energy, one...more