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On July 24, 2020 the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) published a request for comments on recommendations to update the list of bioengineered (BE) foods subject to BE disclosure standards. AMS proposes…

On March 31, 2020 the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published a notice of enforcement schedule for Phase VI of the import declaration requirements under the Lacey Act. The U.S. Small…

APHIS Implementation of Revised Lacey Act Provisions Phase VI Teleconference Wednesday June 24, 2020 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. (EST) The Office of Advocacy will be hosting a teleconference to discuss the United States Department of…

On May 26, 2020 the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), pursuant to a final rule issued on May 21, 2020, began accepting applications for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). The program aims to provide financial…

On April 23, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organics Program (NOP) issued a request for comment on an Economic Analysis Report related to the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Final Rule, published on January 19,…

On April 1, 2020 the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to seek comments on updating the criteria for requests for exceptions to geographic boundaries in…

By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel From rope to clothing, biodiesel to hempcrete, plant-based ingestible protein to CBD balm, the uses of hemp are far-reaching. Up until the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill however, it was illegal…

On March 4, 2020 the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a request for public comment and relevant information and data to update the guidelines for quantifying greenhouse gas (GHG) sources and sinks from the agriculture and…

On Feb. 27, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issued guidance as to lab registration and disposal enforcement discretion for its interim final rule for domestic hemp production. The guidance…

On February 26, 2020 the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service (Service) published a proposed rule to revise the regulations implementing the Small Tracts Act. The 2018 Farm Bill created a new category of lands eligible for…