Agricultural Law Podcast

Vonda Cooke, State Director of Child Nutrition Programs for the Pennsylvania Department of Education, joins Audry Thompson to discuss the 2012 changes to the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs and potential impacts of the recent January 23, 2020 proposed rule Simplifying Meal Service and Monitoring Requirements in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.  

In this episode, we will be discussing the PA Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Order, USDA approval of more state hemp production programs, a two-year enforcement delay on two-state hemp production plan requirements, Ohio opening 2020 hemp license application period, an Ohio federal court finding the Lake Erie Bill of Rights unconstitutional, and some federal felonies committed by Trickling Springs C...

In this episode, we will be discussing new PA whole milk labeling guidance, PA support for the redirection of slots taxes to higher education scholarships, the new USDA agriculture innovation initiative, water increases direction to CA central valley, a Canada geese depredation order expansion, and the FDA reopening a 2005 proposed rule comment period on standard of identity.   Hosted by Audry Tho...

In this episode, we will be discussing a jury verdict in a dicamba drift trial, the Dean Foods proposed agreement of sale with Dairy Farmers of America, a TMDL proposal for Western Lake Erie, and a new interim rule on regional conservation partnership program.   Hosted by Audry Thompson with Brook Duer Edited by Erin Lieberman This material is based upon work supported by the National Agricultural...

Welcome to the Agricultural Law Podcast, brought to you by the Center for Agricultural and Shale Law. This episode we will be discussing the biggest legal developments in agriculture for the preceding month. This material is based upon work supported by the National Agricultural Library, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Music is "Caazapá (Aire Popular Paraguayo)" by E...

In this episode, we will be discussing an investigation i nto the White House's Trade Aid Package, the EPA's annual update of Renewable Fuel Standards Program Requirements, a memorandum on hemp financing, and more.  Hosted by Audry Thompson with Brook Duer. Edited by Lisa Cumming This material is based upon work supported by the National Agricultural Library, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. De...

In this episode, we will be discussing the interim EPA glyphosate review decision, new proposed neonicotinoids registration review decisions, and the approval of three more state hemp production programs. Hosted by Audry Thompson with Brook Duer. Edited by Erin Lieberman This material is based upon work supported by the National Agricultural Library, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department...

In this episode, we will be discussing a rule to replace WOTUS, a court of appeals invalidating an EPA grant of renewable fuel standard waivers, a federal court striking down an ag-gag law, and the USDA consolidating animal disease laboratory approval regulations.  Hosted by Erin Lieberman and Sarah Straub. This material is based upon work supported by the National Agricultural Library, Agricultur...

In this episode, we will be discussing USMCA, state challenges to SNAP benefit rule changes, a Cornell dairy pricing survey, the USDA's school lunch and summer meals reforms, and the approval of Ohio's hemp cultivation regulations. Hosted by Audry Thompson with Brook Duer. Edited by Erin Lieberman This material is based upon work supported by the National Agricultural Library, Agricultural Researc...

In this episode, we will be discussing the Chinese trade agreement, NEPA amendments, a Chesapeake Bay Pollution suit, a new multi-agency website for biotechnology regulation, and proposed changes to the Packers and Stockyards Act.  Hosted by Audry Thompson with Brook Duer. Edited by Erin Lieberman This material is based upon work supported by the National Agricultural Library, Agricultural Researc...

Welcome to the Agricultural Law Podcast, brought to you by the Center for Agricultural and Shale Law. This episode we will be discussing the biggest legal developments in agriculture for the preceding month. This material is based upon work supported by the National Agricultural Library, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Music is "Caazapá (Aire Popular Paraguayo)" by E...

In this episode, we will be discussing Borden Dairy filing for bankruptcy, a federal court enjoining the enforcement of the New York Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act, the Supreme Court being asked to hear an appeal regarding renewable energy standards, and the NRCS publishing an interim rule on Agricultural Conservation Easement Program.  Hosted by Audry Thompson with Brook Duer. Edited by E...

In this episode, we will be discussing the USDA's approval of some state hemp programs, the EPA's first approvals of pesticides for hemp, new 2020 crop insurance options for hemp growers, and new compliance guidelines for meat, poultry, and egg labeling. Hosted by Audry Thompson with Brook Duer. Edited by Erin Lieberman This material is based upon work supported by the National Agricultural Librar...

In this episode, we will be discussing the US and China trade agreement, the NY ban on Chlorpyrifos, an Arkansas court blocking the state's meat labeling law, the USA extending the comment period on hemp production rule, and the NRCS looking for public comment on the EQIP rule.   Hosted by Audry Thompson with Brook Duer. Edited by Erin Lieberman This material is based upon work supported by the Na...

In this episode, we will be discussing a new PMMB order regarding cooperative cost recovery, the USDA extending the deadline of the Dairy Margin Coverage and Market Facilitation Program, changes to SNAP benefits, the signing of the USMCA, and a trade agreement with Japan.   Hosted by Audry Thompson with Brook Duer. Edited by Erin Lieberman This material is based upon work supported by the National...

Welcome to the Agricultural Law Podcast, brought to you by the Center for Agricultural and Shale Law. This episode we will be discussing the biggest legal developments in agriculture for the preceding month. This material is based upon work supported by the National Agricultural Library, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Music is "Caazapá (Aire Popular Paraguayo)" by E...

In this episode, we will be discussing two new Pennsylvania bills that address trespassing and hunting rights, the Federal Reserve statement on hemp banking, a federal court ruling on an ag-gag law, and the President signing a bill regarding animal cruelty.  Hosted by Audry Thompson with Brook Duer. Edited by Erin Lieberman This material is based upon work supported by the National Agricultural Li...

In this episode, we will be discussing the House Judiciary Committee passing the Farm Workforce Modernization Bill out of the committee, the Idaho Governor signing an executive order and Idaho agencies issuing rules which allow the transportation of hemp interstate, New York's approval of E15 for consumer sale, the Michigan Lt. Governor signing a bill which sets 2025 as the effective date for the...

Welcome to the Agricultural Law Podcast, brought to you by the Center for Agricultural and Shale Law. This episode we will be discussing the biggest legal developments in agriculture for the preceding month. This material is based upon work supported by the National Agricultural Library, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Music is " Caazapá (Aire Popular Paraguayo) " by...

In this episode, we will be discussing the USDA restriction of imports of tomatoes and peppers to prevent disease, the fate of Michigan's Cage-Free Egg bill extension, the allowance of a lawsuit that seeks EPA action on a Lake Erie TMDL, and the NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program Rule. Hosted by Audry Thompson with Brook Duer. Edited by Erin Lieberman This material is based upon work supported...

In this episode, we will be discussing Dean Foods filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the U.S. Supreme Court's hearing of a major Clean Water Act case, the presentation of a federal animal cruelty bill to the President, a shareholder advocacy group scoring pesticide risk, and the USDA report on Agritourism.  Hosted by Audry Thompson with Brook Duer. Edited by Erin Lieberman This material is based up...

In this special episode recorded at the American Agricultural Law Association conference in Washington, D.C., we will be discussing the increase in Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies, the Pennsylvania 2019 ACRE Annual Report, the proposed revisions to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices, and partner of the USDA, EPA, and FDA with the Food Waste Reduction Alliance. Hosted by Audry Thompson wi...

In this episode, we will be discussing the USDA's interim final rule for hemp production, lawsuits challenging the repeal of the 2015 WOTUS Rule, a new EPA rule regarding pesticide application, FDA's enforcement of the new nutrition facts labeling, the EU banning another neonicotinoid, and the USDA and DOE collaboration on rural energy technology development. Hosted by Audry Thompson with Brook Du...

In this episode, we will be discussing the eradication of Plum Pox Virus, California industrial hemp laws, the global agricultural productivity report, the EPA seeking comments on renewable fuels volumes, and the EPA opening the comment period on Paraquat Dichloride.   Hosted by Audry Thompson with Brook Duer. Edited by Erin Lieberman This material is based upon work supported by the National Agri...

In this episode, we will be discussing the five counties in Pennsylvania where Federal Disaster Aid for farmers is available, a bond claim by the PA Milk Marketing Board, the California EPA pledging to end the use of Chlorpyrifos in California by 2020, and a study which examined Rural Broadband Connectivity.   Hosted by Audry Thompson with Jackie Schweichler Edited by Erin Lieberman This material...