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Report Spotlights Legal Risks of Biodiversity Loss in Agricultural, Seafood Industries

On September 27, 2023, environmental law organization ClientEarth released a report highlighting the growing potential for legal risk associated with biodiversity loss in the agriculture and seafood sectors, the currently...more

White & Case LLP

Africa Focus: Summer 2023

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Recent disruptions in the global food supply chains have highlighted Africa's urgent need to become self-sufficient in food production. Traditionally, the continent has turned to small-scale community-based agricultural...more

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Proposed Legislation Would Authorize CFIUS to Scrutinize Farmland Purchases by Foreign Buyers

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A bipartisan group of lawmakers in Congress is set to introduce a bill that if enacted would direct the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to consider the needs of the agriculture industry when...more

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[Webinar] Agricultural Cargo Security Is In Your Hands - January 24th, 9:30 am - 10:30 am CST

In this one-hour training, you'll learn how to exercise the power you have to help secure our nation's supply chain across all modes of transportation and types of cargo. Even those not participating in the CTPAT program need...more

Opportune LLP

Unintended Consequences Of Interconnected Supply Chains

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​​​​​​​It’s commonly known most goods that Americans use in their lives are transported and delivered by truck. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest Commodity Flow Survey, trucks transported 71.6% or $10.4 trillion of...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Executive Order Clarifies Focus and Five Factors for Future CFIUS Reviews

President Biden issued Executive Order (EO) 14083 on September 15, 2022, establishing five factors for reviews by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS), and areas of heightened scrutiny for transactions...more

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Regenerative Agriculture: A Sustainable ESG Strategy

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Patrick Long, Director in Opportune LLP’s Process & Technology practice, and Rick Marriner, President, and Chief Operating Officer at Standard Soil, discuss why regenerative agriculture is a promising solution to addressing...more

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Trends to Watch in Agribusiness

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In 2020, just before the pandemic hit, Bennett Jones Agribusiness, Food and Beverage practice group wrote about trends in agribusiness, namely AgTech, ESG and Export and Trade. After two years, the Bennett Jones Agribusiness...more

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UPDATE: Commerce and USTR Announce Opportunities to Comment on Indo-Pacific Economic Framework

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Pursuant to the Biden Administration’s exploration of the development of an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced on March 10, 2022, that it is seeking public comment on the...more

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Biden Administration Increases Domestic Content Requirements under Buy American Act, Enhances Price Preferences for Domestic...

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On March 7, 2022, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) published a final rule that increases domestic content requirements for Federal government procurements governed by the Buy American Act (BAA). The...more

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2022 Sparks Opportunity for AgTech Certified B Corps With Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) Goals

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The role of environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) factors in capital allocation and investment decisions are poised to take center stage in 2022. A trend that entered the mainstream with a statement from the...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Négociation annuelle 2022 – Réduire et maîtriser les pénalités logistiques dans les conventions écrites

Depuis début décembre, acheteurs et vendeurs sont entrés dans les « boxes » des négociations afin de finaliser avant le 1er mars les conventions régissant leurs relations commerciales pour l’année 2022. Au cœur des...more

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Competition and Distribution Law Newsletter - BCLP Paris - December 2021

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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

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Cashing in on direct beef sales: Initial considerations for livestock producers

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In recent years, consumers have expressed a growing interest in knowing where their food comes from and in sourcing that food directly from the producer. This style of marketing – popularly coined “farm-to-table” or...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Government and Private Sector Leaders Bring Focus on Biodiversity and Nature to COP26

As we previewed before the 26th meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26, or the “Conference”), ongoing international discussions have produced notable initiatives to...more

Gould + Ratner LLP

Ten Talks - Focus on Women Entrepreneurs - Conversation with Linda Mallers

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In this next video interview, Gould & Ratner's Ammara Khan talks with Linda Mallers, founder and CEO of FarmLogix, about her experience being a female entrepreneur from an immigrant family, working in the food technology...more

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Stoel Rives | Deeply Rooted Podcast Episode One: Keeping America Fed with Jeff Huckaby, President & CEO of Grimmway Farms

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Grimmway Farms’ President & CEO Jeff Huckaby joins Stoel Rives agribusiness partner Adam Dittman to discuss Grimmway Farms and its rise to becoming a global produce leader and the world’s largest producer of carrots. The two...more

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Germany Adopts EU Unfair Trade Rules for Buyers of Food and Agricultural Products

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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

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Early Advocates of Organic Food Products, Amy’s Kitchen Believes in the Benefits of a Fully Regenerative Ecosystem and Aims to...

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In this episode, host Jonathan Havens, co-chair of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr’s Food, Beverage and Agribusiness (FBA) Practice, speaks with Paul Schiefer, senior director of sustainability at Amy’s Kitchen, which started in a...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

USDA Seeking Comments in Connection With Biden Administration’s Supply Chain Review

The United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) is now seeking comments from the public in connection with the Biden administration’s wide-ranging review of America’s supply chains. USDA’s request is the first to...more

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Holland & Knight's Energy and Natural Resources Quarterly Newsletter: Spring 2021

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Holland & Knight invites you to read the Spring 2021 issue of our Energy and Natural Resources Quarterly newsletter, in which our authors discuss important hot topics and developments in energy, natural resources and...more

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From Regenerative Agriculture to Transparent Processes — Organic Farming and Supply Chain Challenges and Opportunities

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Host Kermit Nash, co-chair of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr’s Food, Beverage and Agribusiness (FBA) Practice, speaks with Anthony Sepich, CEO of Firm client Pipeline Foods, a supplier of organic and non-GMO food and feed...more

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From Business Viability and Cashflow Analysis to First Payment Rights — Restructuring and Bankruptcy Considerations for the Food,...

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Host Kermit Nash, co-chair of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr’s Food, Beverage and Agribusiness (FBA) Practice, speaks with Barry Chatz, a partner in the Firm’s Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice, on a variety of financial...more

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Timberland announces plan for products to be net positive for nature by 2030

Report on Supply Chain Compliance 3, no. 18 (September 17, 2020) - In a Sept. 1 news release, Timberland vowed to design 100% of its products for circularity and ensure that 100% of all materials used to make the products...more

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Monthly Minute | Agribusiness and Food Technology

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Once a month, we cover an interesting topic. This month, Senior Associate Richard Goldstucker discusses Agribusiness and Food Technology....more

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