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Jack Block: This and That

May 31st, 2018

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block President Trump and Conservative Members of Congress have been trying to cut back on wasteful spending. The President wants a more efficient government by reforming civil service rules – a “merit system” d… Read More

Categories: Public Policy

Tags: Colin Kaepernick, Congress, Deficit, Farmers, Food, Football, Meat, National Anthem, NFL, Pork, President Trump, West Point Military Academy

Jack Block: Trade and the Farm Bill

May 16th, 2018

Contributor: John R. Block

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block I was on the farm in Illinois last week. I went into the coffee shop, talked to neighbors, and all the questions were about a trade war and the farm bill legislation. Almost everyone in the county is a Trump sup… Read More

Categories: Public Policy

Tags: Agriculture, China, Corn, Farm Bill, John R. Block, Mexico, Pork, President Trump, Soviet Union, Soybeans, Trade War

Regulatory Round-Up Newsletter, Winter 2016

February 12th, 2016

Contributors: Brett T. Schwemer, Jolyda O. Swaim

On behalf of the Agriculture practice group at OFW Law, following is a copy of our Winter 2016 newsletter. We hope you find it useful. To receive this periodic newsletter by e-mail, please contact Carrie Morgan. Read More

Categories: FDA, USDA

Tags: Agriculture, Barbara J. Masters, Beef, Brett T. Schwemer, COOL, Country of Origin, Dennis R. Johnson, Food, Food Safety, FSIS, FSMA, HACCP, Hazard Analysis, Jolyda O. Swaim, Labeling, Law Firm, Lawyer, OFW Law, Pork, Preventive Controls, Regulatory Round-Up

OFW Law Trial Team Wins Five Hog Nuisance Cases in Indiana

February 10th, 2016

Contributor: Gary H. Baise

Beginning in late 2009 and early 2010, attorneys Richard Hailey of Indianapolis, Charles Speer and Britt Bieri of Kansas City, and Richard Middleton brought five lawsuits based on negligence and nuisance in Randolph County, Indiana, on behalf of neig… Read More

Categories: OFW Law News

Tags: Agriculture, Anson M. Keller, Britt Bieri, Charles Speer, Farm, Gary H. Baise, Hog, Indiana, Law Firm, Lawyer, Litigation, Manure, Maxwell Farms, Negligence, Nuisance, Pork, Richard Hailey, Richard Middleton, Right to Farm

Beef and Pork are Now Un-COOL, and That’s a Good Thing

December 21st, 2015

Contributor: John G. Dillard

America’s meat industry and our trading partners engaged in a collective sigh of relief on Friday. Prior to embarking on his annual Christmas retreat to Hawaii, President Obama signed the 2016 Consolidated Appropriations Act into law. Tucked into t… Read More

Categories: Public Policy, USDA

Tags: Agriculture, Beef, Canada, Congress, COOL, Country of Origin Labeling, John G. Dillard, Meat, Mexico, Omnibus, Pork, President Obama, Tariff, Trade, WTO

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Issues of the Day

July 1st, 2020

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block. For more than 2 years the U.S., Canada and Mexico have been negotiating a new North American Free Trade Agreement. Finally, USMCA became effective this week. Even with the new trade deal, President Trump has th… Read More

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2020 Dietary Guidelines Near the End of Stage One

June 24th, 2020

By: Julia Johnson On Wednesday, June 16, the 2020, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) hosted a public meeting to review their draft scientific report. A new edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans is published every 5-years and… Read More