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[Podcast] Keith Matthews and Chris Wozniak: Talking Ag Biotech Episode 5
Exploring ESG in the Food, Beverage and Agribusiness Sectors
How Technology Has Transformed Today’s Agriculture Commodities Market
[Podcast] Keith Matthews and Chris Wozniak: Talking Ag Biotech Episode 2
[Podcast] Keith Matthews and Chris Wozniak: Talking Ag Biotech
[Podcast] Cellular Agriculture and the Evolving Legal/Regulatory Landscape: A Conversation with Ahmed Khan
Regenerative Agriculture: A Sustainable ESG Strategy
Stoel Rives | Deeply Rooted Podcast Episode Six: Understanding the Intersection of ESG and the Forest Sector with MaryKate Bullen, Director of Sustainability and ESG of Forest Investment Associates
Stoel Rives | Deeply Rooted Podcast Episode Five: Exploring Succession and Generational Change with Kevin Adams, Managing Director for The Mountain Group
Stoel Rives | Deeply Rooted Podcast Episode Four: The Financialization of Agriculture with David Muth from Alternative Equity Advisors
Stoel Rives | Deeply Rooted Podcast Episode Three: Diversity in Agriculture: From its People to its Products with Elin Miller, Founder of Umpqua Nut Farms & Umpqua Vineyards
Stoel Rives | Deeply Rooted Podcast Episode Two: A Bright Future for Agriculture with Phil Ward, CEO of Oregon Future Farmers of America
Stoel Rives | Deeply Rooted Podcast Episode One: Keeping America Fed with Jeff Huckaby, President & CEO of Grimmway Farms
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Wiley Webinar: Biotech Briefings – U.S. Department of Agriculture – Plant Pests and Importation Part 330
Advancing Agriculture: Security Interests and Article 9 Challenges (Part 2)
Advancing Agriculture: Security Interests and Article 9 Challenges (Part 1)
From Regenerative Agriculture to Transparent Processes — Organic Farming and Supply Chain Challenges and Opportunities
M&A in the agricultural sector received a boost in the first quarter of 2024. Deal value rose by more than 600 percent year on year from US$820 million in the first quarter of 2023 to US$5.87 billion in the first three months...more
On 7 December 2023, the EC published new guidelines on when farmers and agriculture related businesses can, subject to certain conditions, enter into cooperation agreements on sustainability without breaching EU competition...more
The European Commission has revised its state aid rules for the agricultural, forestry and fishery/aquaculture sectors. The revisions relate to: ..the Agricultural Block Exemption Regulation (ABER); ..the Fishery...more
The Egalim 2 law, which aims to improve farmers' income by maximizing the transparency of trade relations, came into force on October 18, 2021. Eight months later, its implementation is still largely imperfect, for reasons...more
1. Types of Business Entities - Investors may choose from the following types of business entities: • Private limited liability company • Public limited liability company • Individual enterprise • Limited...more
This newsletter focuses on two recent legal updates in the agri-food sector: ..The Egalim 2 Law, adopted on 19 October 2021, is aimed to grant guaranties to the French food sector. More specifically, this law intends to...more
This article follows our introduction to the alternative protein industry and the legal considerations for companies and investors operating within it. The focus of this article is on the regulation of insects as food and...more
In accordance with the vote of the Council of the European Union on October 5, 2021, the European Union has adopted a new regulation aimed at extending the term of protection provided by Community Plant Variety Rights (CPVR)...more
President Biden signed into law on Friday, July 9, 2021, a sweeping executive order titled “Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy,” laying out 72 actions for more than a dozen federal agencies. The...more
New law regulates commercial dealings between suppliers and comparatively larger buyers of food and agricultural products. Germany passed a new law, Agrarorganisationen-und-Lieferketten-Gesetz ("AgrarOLkG"), the...more
The decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in case C-528/16 essentially banning novel genomic techniques (NGTs), in particular novel mutagenesis technologies such as CRISPR-Cas9, left the community in...more
The latest amendments build on last year’s reform, extensively expanding the sectors subject to a mandatory review. Key Points: ..The list of sectors in which investment in a German business triggers a notification...more
1. Types of Business Entities Investors may choose from the following types of business entities: • Private limited liability company • Public limited liability company • Individual enterprise • Limited...more
On April 10, 2020, the European Commission (EC) announced the launch of its new online service that connects crop and food producers with biorefineries. This European Union (EU) project aims to address food waste by enabling...more
In 2018, the United States was the UK’s largest single trading partner, with exports and imports worth £190.5 billion (roughly $247 billion) – a figure equal to 14.7 percent of the UK’s total trade. Thus, businesses active in...more
Con l’inizio delle negoziazioni commerciali, bisogna tener presente che le novità introdotte dalla c.d. legge EGalim (n° 2018-938 del 30 ottobre 2018) per l’equilibrio delle relazioni commerciali nel settore alimentare e...more
LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - AAFCO Issues Guidelines on Hemp in Animal Food - The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) has issued guidelines on the 2018 Farm Bill and its removal of hemp from...more
On March 29, 2019, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published its annual National Trade Estimate (NTE) Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, which "highlights significant foreign barriers to U.S....more
1. Types of business entities: Investors may choose from the following types of business entities: • Private limited liability company • Public limited liability company • Individual enterprise • Limited partnership ...more
• The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), pursuant to Section 131 of the Trade Act of 1974, has requested the U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission) to obtain public comment pertaining to the possibility of a...more
Technology Spotlight- Protecting Agricultural Products - The Green Revolution of the 20th century increased agricultural production worldwide primarily through high-yielding plant varieties. However, in order to...more
In Canada, pesticides are regulated by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (the "PMRA") on behalf of the Minister of Health and under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act (the "PCPA"). Health Canada...more
Prime Minister Theresa May’s recent visit to Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria was the latest in the United Kingdom’s global diplomacy effort to secure strategic economic partnerships in preparation for the UK leaving the...more
The $289 million judgment from a California jury against Monsanto earlier this week relating to its Roundup product is significant both from a legal and a policy standpoint. From a legal perspective, the simple fact that...more
We’ve begun exploring here the impact that the White House’s Iran deal pullout (and subsequent threat to impose sanctions on Iran’s trading partners) will have on particular EU-based companies (right, Peugeot)? Now we’ve...more