Transcript from Keynote Presentation and Direct Farm Marketing Roundtable

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Last fall, I had the pleasure of giving the Keynote address at the University of Tennessee College of Law’s Agriculture Law & Policy Symposium.  My presentation from my “National Agriculture Law Update” is found here. I was also on a roundtable discussing direct farm marketing.  The presentation materials are found here. Recently, the Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy published …

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Alleged Violation of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)? Overview of a “Charge Letter”

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Retailers who accept SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps, are subject to random inspections by undercover United State Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) inspectors.  The undercover inspectors check to see if retailers are selling unauthorized items or if the retailer is involved in trafficking, which is the exchange of money for food stamps. In the event that the undercover investigator …

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Alleged Violation of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)? Creating an Effective Training Policy for Retailers Accepting SNAP Benefits

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One of the most important parts of becoming an authorized retailer that accepts SNAP benefits is to ensure that employees are properly trained in the policies of accepting food stamps.  The United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) requires that all SNAP authorized firms be able to demonstrate that there is an established training policy in place as well as a …

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National Agriculture Law Update

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Happy Columbus Day!  Had a great time in Tennessee last Friday as the Keynote Speaker for the Tennesee College of Law’s Agriculture Law & Policy Symposium.  Like true Cari Rincker style, I have a substantive outline from my presentation.  It’s on my JD Supra page here.  It covers a myriad of agriculture law issues including the 2014 Farm Bill, Waters of …

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Save the Date: New York Agri-Women’s Annual Meeting

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New York Agri-Women will have its 4th Annual Meeting on November 14-15, 2014 in Auburn, New York.  New York Agri-Women’s President, Prof. Sheila Marshman, has done a fantastic job rallying the troops to get the annual meeting organized.  This year’s theme is “Honoring the Past, Treasuring the Present, Shaping the Future” — a brilliant way to sum up how many …

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Overview of the USDA Economic Research Service

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I’m currently conducting a blog series where each week I give an overview of the responsibilities of a government agency regulating our food and agriculture system.  I think it’s a helpful reminder for everyone on just how complex our regulatory system really is.  It’s a game of Who’s Who for government players in the U.S. food and agriculture economy. The …

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Overview of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service

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I’m currently conducting a blog series where each week I give an overview of the responsibilities of a government agency regulating our food and agriculture system.  I think it’s a helpful reminder for everyone on just how complex our regulatory system really is.  It’s a game of Who’s Who for government players in the U.S. food and agriculture economy. The …

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Join the Convo: U.S. Farmers and Rancher Alliance’s Food Dialogues

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Happy Halloween!  The U.S. Farmers and Rancher Alliance will be hosting another Food Dialogues on November 15th in New York City starting at 8am ET.  The event will be streamed live and you can also participate via WebEx. There are some great panels regarding the impact on the media on consumer choices, antibiotics in food, and biotechnology/GMO’s.  You can find …

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“The Role of Local Food Systems in U.S. Farm Policy”

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If you haven’t read the Congressional Research Service (“CRS”) Report titled “The Role of Local Food Systems in U.S. Farm Policy” then I recommend doing so.  Prof. Neil Hamilton included it in the materials for this local food CLE last spring and I finally got a chance to review it.  It’s chalk-full of helpful information, statistics, and data.  The publication …

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Harvard’s Food Law & Policy Career Guide

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Big thanks to Jean Terranova (@JeanTerranova for you Twitter folks) for sending me the Food Law and Policy Career Guide by the Harvard Food Law & Policy Clinic and Harvard Food Law Society.  I think it’s an excellent resource for folks interested in a career in food & agriculture law. The guide briefly notes areas of concentration including agriculture, biotechnology/GMOs, …

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Interested in Learning More about California’s Proposed GM Food Labeling Law?

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The American Bar Association’s (“ABA”) Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (“SEER”) will be hosting a program titled California’s Proposed GM Food Labeling Law:  Pros, Cons, and Legal Issues on tomorrow, July 31, from 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 EST.  The program is co-sponsored by the International Environmental Law Committee; the Pesticides, Chemical Regulation, and Right-to-Know Committee; the National Agricultural Law Center; and the American Agricultural Law Association …

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So What Are Some of Your “Food Rules?”

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Hope you have a wonderful Fourth of July!  I just finished Michael Pollan’s book “Food Rules.”  It’s an extremely quick read.  I agreed with some and disagreed with others.  It got me thinking:  what are some of the “food rules” that my readers use? When I interned with the American Simmental Association (“ASA”) in Bozeman, Montana many moons ago, Dr. …

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