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The OBBB Act | Transformative Changes in Infrastructure, Tax, Education, National Security and Agriculture: Insights from the 'One...

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On Friday, July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) Public Law No: 119-21 (The OBBB Act), that encompasses extensive reforms affecting various sectors of interest to Nossaman...more

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Food and Beverage News and Trends - May 2025 #2

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FDA approves three color additives derived from natural sources. In order to “expand the palette of available colors from natural sources for manufacturers to safely use in food,” the FDA announced on May 9 that it has...more

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Mitigating Impacts of Solar Development on High Value Agricultural Land

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The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry issued final rules on Permitting Solar Energy Developments on High Value-Agricultural Land, with an effective date of April 20, 2025 (the “Rule”). The Rule...more

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Council of the EU Agrees on Negotiating Mandate on Plants Obtained by New Genomic Techniques

The Council of the European Union (EU) announced on March 14, 2025, that the Committee of the Permanent Representatives of the Governments of the Member States to the EU (Coreper) endorsed the Council’s negotiating mandate on...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Maine Lawmakers Introduce First-Ever Bill to Limit PFAS in Food

While several states, including Minnesota, Rhode Island, and Maine, have moved to ban per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in cookware products, no state has yet established specific limits for PFAS levels in food. This...more

DLA Piper

Food and Beverage News and Trends - February 2025 #2

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This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and regulatory landscape. Jim Jones, Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods at the US Food and Drug...more

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The Future of Conservation Easements as Mitigation under CEQA

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The California Court of Appeal’s recent decision in V Lions Farming, LLC v. County of Kern provides important clarity on the use of agricultural conservation easements (ACEs) for mitigating the conversion of agricultural land...more

Mayer Brown

Europe Daily News, 24 January 2025

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COMPETITION - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11575 - Repsol / Bunge / Bisa) Commission clears acquisition of Connexa by CDPQ and OTTP (M.11836) - Midday Express...more

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95th Arkansas General Assembly: Senate Bill 84 Prohibits Buffalo River and Other Watersheds Permitting Moratoriums

Senate Bill 84 has been introduced by Senator Blake Johnson of Corning and Representative DeAnn Vaught of Horatio prohibiting moratoriums in watersheds and other bodies of water....more

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Trump Controlling the FTC? Picks for FTC Chair and FTC Commissioner Signal Significant Changes

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On Tuesday, December 10, Donald Trump announced two picks for placements on the Federal Trade Commission: Commissioner Andrew Ferguson for Chair and Mark Meador for Commissioner. While Meador’s appointment requires Senate...more

Stinson LLP

Trump's First 100 Days: Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights

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During his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump indicated he would make major policy changes with significant impact within the agricultural, international trade, health care, financial and energy sectors. As is common with...more

MoFo Life Sciences

An Insecure Future: Court Ruling Guts USDA Regs On Genetically Engineered Plants

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In a decision that raises significant questions about the future oversight of genetically engineered (GE) plants in the United States, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Monday, December 2,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Will Hemp Save the World, Before the Government Kills It?

There is a great line in the wonderful film Charlie Wilson’s War, where Charlie Wilson (played remarkably by the inimitable Tom Hanks) describes the successful, if relatively covert, involvement of the United States...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 36 - March 2024

The General Assembly reconvened for Legislative Day 36 on Monday with lawmakers and lobbyists hoping to keep a little luck of the Irish going into the penultimate week of the legislative session. With only four legislative...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Farm Bill Extended – for Now

Loyal Budding Trends readers and hemp operators at large know that the 2018 Farm Bill was a watershed moment for the hemp industry. It brought centuries-old hemp products back from near-extinction and lit the fuse for an...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Fall Congressional Outlook

Introduction - Congress returns from the August recess with a robust agenda and limited time to pursue it. The calendar is further constrained by the September 30 deadline to pass appropriations packages or a continuing...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Week in Weed: June 2023 #2

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we check in on the move to put adult-use on the ballot in Florida. We see that Maryland is working on...more

Hogan Lovells

FSIS Proposes Changes to “Product of the USA” Claims for Meat and Poultry Products

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced a proposed rule that would change the criteria for making voluntary “Product of USA” or “Made in USA” claims for meat, poultry, and...more

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2023 Federal Forecast – Agriculture

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The principal legislative focus for the agriculture sector in 2023 will be the new Farm Bill, which sets the policies for most of the country’s agriculture programs, authorizing mandatory and discretionary spending for...more

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FSIS issues proposed rule designating avian leukosis as a trimmable condition

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In response to an industry petition, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing to amend the poultry products inspection regulations to designate avian leukosis as a trimmable...more

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European Union Adopts Regulation To Extend Term Of Community Plant Variety Rights In Europe For Varieties Of Certain Plant Species

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In accordance with the vote of the Council of the European Union on October 5, 2021, the European Union has adopted a new regulation aimed at extending the term of protection provided by Community Plant Variety Rights (CPVR)...more

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The Week in Weed: September 2020 #4

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana....more

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The Week in Weed: August 2020 #2

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Welcome back to the Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana....more

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CBD is Everywhere – But Where Does the FDA Stand?

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Seyfarth Synopsis: CBD is “thriving” in the current regulatory environment, but is it doing so illegally? As former U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb opined last week, “the CBD craze is...more

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Hemp and CBD – The Latest From Washington

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Even as states across the country move forward with legislation and state plans for legalized industrial hemp and hemp-derived products, the news coming out of Washington, DC has slowed. This does not mean that regulatory...more

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