News & Insights
10 Ag-Related Items to Watch in 2014
By John G. Dillard, as published on his AgWeb.com Blog – Ag in the Courtroom With 2013 nearly in the...
U.S. Farm Income
A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report from earlier in the month revealed that national net farm income—a key indicator of...
John Block: What’s In The Farm Bill?
The obvious issues in the farm bill are nutrition programs, crop insurance, and farm safety net supports. However, there are...
John Block: Free Trade With Europe
We should get a farm bill in January. It appears that we now have a budget. That helps because now...
The Budget Agreement and Some Thoughts About Next Steps
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray (D-WA) announced a two-year budget agreement...
Missouri AG Plans to Sue California Over Egg Import Restrictions
Missouri’s Attorney General, Chris Koster, used the Missouri Farm Bureau’s annual meeting to announce that he intends to sue the...
John Block: Cabinet Meetings
We all know that Republicans and Democrats are at each others’ throats and we can’t seem to get anything done....
John Block: Bounty of Food
I hope you have a happy Thanksgiving this year. The celebration of Thanksgiving dates back to our ancestors who settled...
A Safe Thanksgiving
I am always amazed each Thanksgiving that my friends have questions on “cooking turkey.” I am even more amazed that...
A SNAP It’s Not
By Marshall L. Matz with Molly O’Connor, as published by Agri-Pulse The food stamp program, currently called SNAP (the Supplemental...
John Block: Farm Bill Conflict
We don’t have a budget yet. We don’t have a farm bill. House Ag Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK) hopes...
Achievement Unlocked! Senate Passes Drug Quality and Security Act for a Safer, More Secure Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
In a time when internecine conflicts within the Congress and between the legislative and executive branch stymie so much important...
Anyone want to write a nonfiction book?
When OFW Law’s Ken Ackerman is not providing legal and government affairs representation to the agriculture industry, with a special...
Regulatory Mismanagement of Medical Foods?
FDA published in yesterday’s Federal Register notice of a 30 day (albeit 60 days had been requested) reopening of the...
Upcoming Webinar on Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (CLE Credit Opportunity)
The National Agricultural Law Center is hosting a webinar on USDA’s Country of Origin Labeling rule for meat sold in...
Former Secretary Block Comments on Farm Bill
Will we get a farm bill or won’t we get a farm bill? No one knows at this point. There...