Brannan Plan
Brannan Plan
A 1950 Farmers Home Administration report showed that "about 100,000 of the largest units – fewer than two percent of all farms are selling products...
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State-of-Origin Labeling – Napa County, California
State-of-Origin Labeling – Napa County, California
This statute, enacted in 2000, is not being enforced until legal challenges are completed.… Read More
Labeling of Genetically Engineered Fish – Alaska
Labeling of Genetically Engineered Fish – Alaska
In 2005 Alaska enacted legislation that requires the labeling of all products containing genetically engineered fish and shell fish. Senate bill 25, which introduced the...
Country-of-Origin Labeling – European Union
Country-of-Origin Labeling – European Union
September 1, 2000 is the date the first stage of a new system for the identification and registration of beef and beef products in the...
Country-of-Origin Labeling – Montana
Country-of-Origin Labeling – Montana
The Montana Country-of-Origin Labeling Act passed in 2005, folowing two previous unsuccessful attempts to pass such a bill. It requires meat sold in Montana to...
Country-of-Origin Labeling – Mississippi
Country-of-Origin Labeling – Mississippi
Effective July 1, 2002, Mississippi State Senate Bill 2367 will go into effect mandating "Country of Origin" labeling on beef products sold in retail stores....
Country-of-Origin Labeling – Maine
Country-of-Origin Labeling – Maine
The original Maine country-of-origin law passed in 1989 and required labeling of fresh produce "in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of Maine...
Country-of-Origin Labeling – Idaho
Country-of-Origin Labeling – Idaho
The Idaho labeling statute requires all foreign meat, poultry, eggs and butter to be marked with the country of origin. While the law has been...
Country-of-Origin Labeling – Florida
Country-of-Origin Labeling – Florida
Florida Statutes TITLE XXXIII – Regulation Of Trade, Commerce, Investments, And Solicitations Chapter 504 Specialized Agricultural Product Labeling Part I: Produce Part II: Organic Farming...
Country-of-Origin Labeling – Federal
Country-of-Origin Labeling – Federal
On May 13, 2002, President Bush signed into law the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, more commonly known as the 2002 Farm...
Banning Corporate Farms – Southampton Township, PA
Banning Corporate Farms – Southampton Township, PA
The ordinance is modeled after the language of the constitutional amendments passed in Nebraska and South Dakota that ban corporate farms in those states. Similar...
Referendum-Enabling Legislation Banning Corporate Farming – Kansas
Referendum-Enabling Legislation Banning Corporate Farming – Kansas
Kansas law allows counties to vote on whether to oppose corporate farming and many have done so. Over 20 counties have voted to keep corporate...
Corporate Farming Law – Minnesota
Corporate Farming Law – Minnesota
Minnesota’s corporate farming law passed in 1973 to "to encourage and protect the family farm as a basic economic unit". The law states that"No corporation,...
Corporate Farming Law – Nebraska
Corporate Farming Law – Nebraska
Initiative Number 300, the country’s toughest anti-corporate farming law, was adopted in 1982 as part of the state’s constitution–thus it cannot be changed by the...
Farmer Cooperative Ownership – Federal Tax Provisions
Farmer Cooperative Ownership – Federal Tax Provisions
The Internal Revenue Code, Section 1042(g) is a new provision passed by Congress in 1998 that allows the owners of agricultural and horticultural processing plants...