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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Foie Gras Faux Pas: City Runs A-fowl of State Farming Protections

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In City of New York v Ball, 2024 NY Slip Op 24179 [Sup Ct, Albany County 2024], the Albany County Supreme Court upheld a determination of the Commissioner (“Commissioner”) of the Department of Agriculture and Markets...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Murky Waters: Making Sense of the Food Security Act’s Swampbuster Program and the Clean Water Act’s Prior Converted Cropland...

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Although colder weather makes spring construction seem far away, farmers and landowners would be wise to assess permitting and in-field environmental studies ahead of spring planting needs....more

Polsinelli

Antitrust Enforcers’ First “Listening Forum” On Merger Reform Highlights Ongoing Concerns in the Food and Agriculture Industry

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In March of this year the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) jointly announced a series of “listening forums” that would help gather real world input from...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

You Pay to Foul Play: Vermont Joins Over Half of U.S. States in Enacting Legislation that Limits Liability for Agritourism

On May 17, 2021, Vermont enacted Act 31 (H.89), an Act Relating to Limiting Liability for Agritourism. Governor Scott signed the bill into law just in time for visitors to make their way to the Green Mountain State for a...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Drones in Agriculture, Research Paving the Way for Better Crop Management

At Belltown Hill Orchards in Glastonbury, Connecticut, a new vehicle is hitting the farm: unmanned aerial vehicles, or better known as drones. Drones are a new frontier for farmers who want to keep track of their crops and...more

Hogan Lovells

Unique Solutions: Transforming pests into profit

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Reports of swarms of desert locusts descending on farms in East African countries including Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, South Sudan, Uganda, Eritrea and Tanzania have once again littered news websites ...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

The Gap between Increasing the Agricultural Value Chain and Regulation

There is no dispute as to the national importance of agriculture. Over many decades, agriculture has been synonymous with “settlement,” “pioneering,” and “Zionism.” Jewish immigrants arrived from all corners of the diaspora,...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Agritourism and Liability Waivers

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Agritourism continues to grow in North Carolina as residents and visitors look to explore and strengthen the connection between farm and table. In the western part of the state, options span from flower and produce farms...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update | August 2018 #2

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - INTERIOR DEPT. TO ALLOW GMO CULTIVATION ON NATIONAL LANDS - The U.S. Department of the Interior has reportedly withdrawn a 2014 memorandum prohibiting the cultivation of genetically...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update | May 2018 #4

Advocacy Groups Urge Senate to Support NOSB - A group of advocacy organizations has sent a letter asking the leaders of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry to “fully support organic agriculture in the...more

Hogan Lovells

ECJ sides with farmers on genetically modified crops

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The European Court of Justice has held that Member States may not adopt emergency measures prohibiting genetically modified food and feed (GMOs) unless there is clear evidence that a particular GMO presents a serious risk to...more

Carlton Fields

Food for Thought: Ninth Circuit Rejects GMO and Pesticide Bans in Three Hawaii Counties Because State and Federal Laws Preempt the...

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Alika Atay et al v. County of Maui, et al, No. 15-16466 (9th Cir., Nov. 18, 2016) - Hawai’i Papaya Indus. Assn., et al v. County of Hawaii, No. 14-17538 (9th Circ., Nov. 18, 2016) - Robert Ito Farm, Inc., et al. v. County...more

Perkins Coie

$18 Million Fine Levied for Campaign Finance Violation in Washington State

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On November 3, 2016, a Thurston County Superior Court judge levied an $18 million penalty against a trade association for violations of Washington campaign finance laws. This is believed to be the largest campaign finance...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Safe Food Labeling Act — Less Label Clarity and Less Safety?

While Americans have been bombarded with news of Pokemon sightings, legislation concerning our food safety passed through the House, with barely a whisper from the mainstream media. The House of Representatives submitted...more

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