I made it safe and sound to Opryland in Nashville, Tennessee, for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (“NCBA”) Annual Convention and Trade Show.  I will be at Cattlemen’s College today and this tweet-up this evening with these awesome ag tweeps.  Tomorrow afternoon and evening I will be at the Young Producer’s Council (“YPC”) (@YPCBeef)  meeting [...]

I had some exciting news at the beginning of the month:  the ABA Journal selected this Food and Agriculture Law Blog in its Blawg 100 List.  It has been taking votes on the Top 100 Blawgs during the month of December.  If you have not voted yet, please do so today.  Registration only takes 30 [...]

I will be speaking at the Top O’ Jersey 4-H Beef Club in Sussex County this evening at the New Jersey State Fair Administrative Building.  I will be talking to the 4-H kids about being an “advocate for the agriculture industry” in their community and online.  Furthermore, I will speaking briefly about agriculture law and [...]

Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (“APHIS”) issued the long-awaited proposed rule on Traceability for Livestock Moving Interstate. The new proposed system will replace the National Animal Identification System (“NAIS”) and will be primarily managed at the state level.  The USDA is currently seeking comments on the proposed [...]