Case Law Index Sustainable Agriculture
January 1, 2002 – November 20, 2024
This index provides a comprehensive though not necessarily exhaustive compilation of reported and unreported federal and state court decisions involving Sustainable Agriculture that were decided between the dates listed above. The cases are listed in reverse chronological order. The “Text” link goes to the freely available Google Scholar text of the opinion. These listings are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for legal counsel.
FIRST CIRCUIT
Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance, Inc. v. Dep’t of Envtl. Mgmt., 585 F.3d 42 (1st Cir. 2009) (conservation measures, species protection) Text
Harvey v. Johanns, 494 F.3d 237 (1st Cir. 2007) (describing the use of synthetic products in organic food) Text
Mass. Indep. Certification, Inc. v. Johanns, 486 F.Supp. 2d 105 (D.Mass. 2007) (challenge to NOP certification requirements) Text
Harvey v. Johanns, 462 F.Supp. 2d 69 (D.Me. 2006) (post-amendment utility of consent decree) Text
Harvey v. Veneman, 396 F.3d 28 (1st Cir. 2005) (consistency of Act and final rule) Text
Harvey v. Veneman, 222 F.R.D. 213 (D.Me. 2004) (parties’ proposed intervention in challenge to NOP) Text
Harvey v. Veneman, 297 F.Supp. 2d 334 (D.Me. 2004) (consistency of Act and final rule) Text
Harvey v. Veneman, No. Civ. 02-216-P-H, 2003 WL 22327171 (D.Me. Oct. 10, 2003) (Magistrate’s Decision – consistency of Act and final rule)
SECOND CIRCUIT
Ehlers v. Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc., No. 2:19-cv-00194, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 80773 (D. Vt. May 7, 2020) (reviewing use of marketing claims that involve sustainable agriculture practices) Text
Patane v. Nestle Waters N. Am., Inc., 369 F. Supp. 3d 382 (D. Conn. 2019) (fraudulently marketed as spring water) Text
Marentette v. Abbott Labs., Inc., 886 F.3d 112 (2d Cir. 2018) (claims were preempted under OFPA) Text
Birdsong v. Nurture, Inc., 275 F. Supp. 3d 384 (E.D.N.Y. 2017) (falsely marketed, labeled, and sold as “organic”) Text
Marentette v. Abbott Labs., Inc., 201 F. Supp. 3d 374 (E.D.N.Y. 2016), aff’d, 886 F.3d 112 (2d Cir. 2018) (claims were preempted under the OFPA) Text
Singleton v. Fifth Generation, Inc., No. 515CV474BKSTWD, 2016 WL 406295, at *1 (N.D.N.Y. Jan. 12, 2016) (misleading advertising)
Segedie v. The Hain Celestial Grp., Inc., No. L 4-CV-5029 NSR, 2015 WL 5916002, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 7, 2015) (OFPA preempts the organic claims) Text
Segedie v. Hain Celestial Grp., Inc., No. 14-CV-5029 NSR, 2015 WL 2168374, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. May 7, 2015) (organic products are preempted by the OFPA) Text
In re Frito-Lay N. Am., Inc. All Nat. Litig., No. 12-MD-2413 RRM RLM, 2013 WL 4647512 (E.D.N.Y. Aug. 29, 2013) (mislabeling and suing under state law) Text
Organic Seed Growers & Trade Ass’n v. Monsanto Co., 851 F. Supp. 2d 544 (S.D.N.Y. 2012), aff’d, 718 F.3d 1350 (Fed. Cir. 2013) (patent infringement) Text
New York v. Gutierrez, No. 08-CV-2503, 2008 WL 5000493 (E.D. N.Y. Nov. 20, 2008) (flounder fishery)
THIRD CIRCUIT
Nazarov v. City of Brigatine, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 112035 (D. N. J. June 25, 2024) (constitutional challenge to factors to determine the approval of local farmers market vendors) Text
Hickerson v. New Jersey, No. CIV. 08-1033 (AET), 2009 WL 5218065 (D.N. J. Dec. 31, 2009) (deprivation of property rights) Text
Hickerson v. N.J., No. 08-1033 (AET), 2009 WL 3296529 (D. N. J. Oct. 13, 2009) (deprivation of property rights) Text
Marslette v. Glickman, No. CIV.A. 00-816-SLR, 2003 WL 1697535, at *1 (D. Del. Mar. 26, 2003) (challenging denial to enroll land in CRP)
Cochran v. Veneman, 252 F.Supp.2d 126 (M.D.Pa. 2003) (dairy checkoff assessment) Text
FOURTH CIRCUIT
Handsome Brook Farm, LLC v. Humane Farm Animal Care, Inc., 193 F. Supp. 3d 556 (E.D. Va. 2016), aff’d, 700 F. App’x 251 (4th Cir. 2017) (action for mislabeling of eggs) Text
Hill v. Courter III, 344 F.Supp.2d 484 (E.D. Va. 2004) (abstention of federal court) Text
FIFTH CIRCUIT
In re Kalera, Inc., 2023 Bankr. LEXIS 3079 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. Nov. 30, 2023) (approving an order to liquidate assets of a hydroponic farming operation)
Owen v. Fed. Crop Ins. Corp, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 185883 (S.D. Tex. July 27, 2020) (reversing the denial of a farmer’s insurance claim that was denied without considering the farmer’s organic plan in farming practices)
Gedalia v. Whole Foods Mkt. Servs., Inc., 53 F. Supp. 3d 943 (S.D. Tex. 2014) (products were falsely labeled as being organic) Text
Welsh Farms, LLC v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., No. 3:12CV410 DPJ-FKB, 2014 WL 1464581, at *1 (S.D. Miss. Apr. 15, 2014) (breach of CRP contract)
Farm & Ranch Servs., Ltd. v. L T Farm & Ranch, L.L.C., No. 5:08-CV-095-C, 2008 WL 11349973, at *1 (N.D. Tex. Nov. 20, 2008) (suspension of CRP payments)
SIXTH CIRCUIT
Int’l Dairy Foods Ass’n v. Boggs, 622 F.3d 628 (6th Cir. 2010) (challenging regulation designed to curb misleading labeling of dairy products) Text
Int’l Dairy Foods Ass’n v. Boggs, No. 2:08-CV-628, 2009 WL 937045 (S.D. Ohio Apr. 2, 2009) (preemption; state labeling laws regarding use of rbST)
Lawson v. Dutch Heritage Farms, Inc., 502 F.Supp.2d 698 (N.D.Ohio 2007) (horse-drawn buggy rides and personal injury) Text
SEVENTH CIRCUIT
Sorkin v. Kroger Co., 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 139204 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 6, 2024) (holding that “farm fresh” on egg cartons is not misleading) Text
Bohen v. ConAgra Brands, Inc., 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52409 (N. D. Ill. Mar. 25, 2024) (holding that a “good for the environment” label is plausibly misleading under the reasonable consumer standard) Text
Close Armstrong, LLC v. Trunkline Gas Co., 434 F. Supp. 3d 658 (N.D. Ind. 2020) (effect of easement on land’s placement within the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program) Text
Cornucopia Inst. v. United States Dep’t of Agric., 260 F. Supp. 3d 1061 (W.D. Wis. 2017), aff’d, 884 F.3d 795 (7th Cir. 2018) (alleging violations of OFPA) Text
Turek v. Gen. Mills, Inc., 662 F.3d 423 (7th Cir. 2011) (action alleging violation of state law, mislabeling) Text
Turek v. Gen. Mills, Inc., 754 F. Supp. 2d 956 (N.D. Ill. 2010), aff’d as modified, 662 F.3d 423 (7th Cir. 2011) (action alleging violation of state law, mislabeling) Text
Cornucopia Inst. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 560 F.3d 673 (7th Cir. 2009) (production of documents, attorney’s fees under the Freedom of Information Act) Text
Cornucopia Inst. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., No. 06-C-0182-C, 2007 WL 5414894, at *1 (W.D. Wis. Feb. 21, 2007), aff’d, 560 F.3d 673 (7th Cir. 2009) (FOIA request regarding pasture rules for organic dairy cows)
EIGHTH CIRCUIT
Greens v. Nutri B.V., 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4975 (D. Minn. Jan. 10, 2024) (interpreting a clause in a contract for specialized organic fertilizer) Text
Kerber v. Carver Cty. Farm Serv. Agency, No. CV 18-907 (MJD/BRT), 2018 WL 6529494, at *1 (D. Minn. Dec. 12, 2018) (fraudulently enrolled in CRP) Text
Ctr. v. Conagra Foods, Inc., No. 5:14-CV-05248, 2015 WL 4106473, (W.D. Ark. July 6, 2015) (deceptive and misleading labels) Text
Gabriele v. ConAgra Foods, Inc., No. 5:14-CV-05183, 2015 WL 3904386 (W.D. Ark. June 25, 2015) (deceptive and misleading labels) Text
Kelly v. Cape Cod Potato Chip Co., 81 F. Supp. 3d 754 (W.D. Mo. 2015) (action for false labeling) Text
Morehouse v. Comm’r, 769 F.3d 616 (8th Cir. 2014), nonacq. recommended by SUBJECT: MOREHOUSE V. COMMISSIONER, AOD-2015-02 (IRS AOD Sept. 24, 2015), and nonacq., IRS Announcement Relating to: Morehouse v. Comm’r #FN;B1#FN1¨oFN;F1o, 2015-41 I.R.B. 493 (IRS ACQ 2015) (tax effect of CRP payments) Text
Farm & Ranch Servs., Ltd. v. LT Farm & Ranch, LLC, 779 F. Supp. 2d 949 (S.D. Iowa 2011) (breach of CRP contract) Text
In re Aurora Dairy Corp. Organic Milk Marketing & Sales Practice Litig., 621 F.3d 781 (8th Cir. 2010) (labeling of organic milk and the role of state laws under OFPA).
Siebrasse v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 418 F.3d 847 (8th Cir. 2005) (alleging fraudulent CRP contract transfer) Text
NINTH CIRCUIT
Food v. United States EPA, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 24874 (9th Cir. Oct. 2, 2024) (denying petition for review because the EPA’s decision not to initiate a rulemaking at this time was reasonable and satisfactorily explained)
Pratum Farm, LLC v. USDA, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 177069 (D. Or. Sept. 30, 2024) (dismissing claim against Turkish hazelnut producers selling fraudulently labeled “organic” nuts) Text
U.S. v. Washington, No. 2:70-CV-09213-RSM, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17026 (W.D. Wash. Jan. 31 2020) (determining shellfish rights) Text
Ctr. for Envtl. Health v. Perdue, No. 18-CV-01763-RS (TSH), 2019 WL 6114513, at *1 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 18, 2019) (alleging rule is unlawful under OFPA)
Ctr. for Food Safety v. Perdue, 320 F. Supp. 3d 1101 (N.D. Cal. 2018), appeal dismissed, No. 18-16378, 2018 WL 5304837 (9th Cir. Aug. 16, 2018) (declaratory and injunctive relief under OFPA) Text
Ctr. for Envtl. Health v. Perdue, No. 18-CV-01763-RS, 2018 WL 9662437, at *1 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 21, 2018) (declaratory and injunctive relief under OFPA)
Brown v. Danone N. Am., LLC, No. 17-CV-07325-JST, 2018 WL 2021340 (N.D. Cal. May 1, 2018) (alleging false advertising) Text
Pac. Botanicals, LLC v. Sego’s Herb Farm, LLC, No. 1:15-CV-00407-CL, 2017 WL 1536432, at *2 (D. Or. Apr. 26, 2017) (alleging preemption by the FDCA) Text
Water & Sanitation Health, Inc. v. Rainforest Alliance, Inc., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 182334 (W.D. Wash. Dec. 29, 2015) (dismissing a negligent misrepresentation claim involving certification of bananas as environmentally sustainable)
Ctr. for Food Safety v. Vilsack, No. 15-CV-01590-HSG, 2015 WL 5915409, at *1 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 9, 2015) (challenging review process for organic foods under OFPA)
Ctr. for Envtl. Health v. Vilsack, No. 15-CV-01690-JSC, 2015 WL 5698757 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 29, 2015) (violation of OFPA) Text
Compassion Over Killing v. Food & Drug Admin., No. 13-CV-01385-VC, 2014 WL 7336231, at *1 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 23, 2014), aff’d sub nom. Compassion Over Killing v. U.S. Food & Drug Admin., 849 F.3d 849 (9th Cir. 2017) (action for regulations on egg productions) Text
Brown v. Hain Celestial Grp., Inc., No. C 11-03082 LB, 2012 WL 4364588 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 24, 2012) (violation of OFPA) Text
United States v. Townsley, No. C 10-00428 CRB, 2012 WL 3137989 N.D. Cal. Aug. 1, 2012) (fraudulently representing organic farming operation) Text
Jones v. ConAgra Foods, Inc., 912 F.Supp.2d 889 (N.D. Cal. 2012). (interplay of OFPA and state laws and labeling of the foods as “natural”) Text
All One God Faith, Inc. v. Hain Celestial Grp., Inc., No. C 09-03517 JF HRL, 2011 WL 4433817, at *1 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 22, 2011) (alleging violation of NOP)
All One God Faith, Inc. v. Hain Celestial Group, Inc., No. C 09-03517 JF (HRL), 2009 WL 4907433 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 14, 2009) (claim that products do not meet the NOP standards)
Straus Family Creamery v. Lyons, 280 F. Supp. 2d 1028 (N.D. Cal. 2003) (alleging rule violates procedural due process rights) Text
TENTH CIRCUIT
Porter v. T.J. Crowder & Sons, LLC, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 85479 (D. Colo. May 10, 2024) (holding that the agriculture exemption to the Fair Labor Standards Act applies to an on-the-farm manure handling operation) Text
Animal Legal Def. Fund v. Schmidt, 434 F. Supp. 3d 974 (D. Kan. 2020) (seeking declaratory judgment that the Kansas Farm Animal and Field Crop and Research Facilities Protect Act is unconstitutional)
Day v. Nat. Res. Conservation Serv., No. 115CV01044JCHKRS, 2018 WL 6047414, at *1 (D.N.M. Nov. 19, 2018) (termination of CSP contract)
United States v. Wall, No. CR 15-621 MV, 2017 WL 6375603 (D.N.M. Dec. 13, 2017) (false statement and violation of NOP) Text
In re Santa Fe Nat. Tobacco Co. Mktg. & Sales Practices & Prod. Liab. Litig., 288 F. Supp. 3d 1087 (D.N.M. 2017) (action for misleading label) Text
Diatect Int’l Corps. v. Organic Materials Review Inst., No. 2:05 CV 00465, 2007 WL 752165 (D. Utah Mar. 7, 2007) (failure to obtain organic certification) Text
Biller v. Veneman, 150 F. App’x 834 (10th Cir. 2005) (termination of participation in CRP)
Payton v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 337 F.3d 1163 (10th Cir. 2003) (judicial review of CRP violation) Text
Sanders Land & Cattle Co. v. Dep’t of Agr., 49 F. App’x 211 (10th Cir. 2002) (challenging denial of application to participate in CRP)
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
Reilly v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., 711 F. App’x 525 (11th Cir. 2017) (action for false advertising, appeal from summary judgement) Text
Balfour Land Co., L.P. v. United States, No. CIV A 7:08-CV-34(HL), 2009 WL 1796068 (M.D. Ga. June 22, 2009) (cancellation of CRP contract) Text
Paradise Farms, Inc. v. United States Dep’t of Agric., No. CV 304-181, 2006 WL 8433810, at *1 (S.D. Ga. Apr. 10, 2006) (CRP program termination)
D.C. CIRCUIT
Organic Trade Ass’n v. United States Dep’t of Agric., 370 F. Supp. 3d 98 (D.D.C. 2019) (challenging the withdrawal of USDA rule) Text
Cornucopia Inst. v. United States Dep’t of Agric., No. CV 16-148 (RC), 2018 WL 4637004, at *1 (D.D.C. Sept. 27, 2018) (FOIA request regarding NOP) Text
Cornucopia Inst. v. United States Dep’t of Agric., No. CV 16-148 (RC), 2018 WL 4637004 (D.D.C. Sept. 27, 2018) (action under the Freedom of Information Act) Text
Organic Consumers Ass’n v. R.C. Bigelow, Inc., 314 F. Supp. 3d 344 (D.D.C. 2018) (law preempted by OFPA) Text
Organic Consumers Ass’n v. Hain Celestial Grp., Inc., 285 F. Supp. 3d 100 (D.D.C. 2018) (law preempted by OFPA) Text
Cornucopia Inst. v. United States Dep’t of Agric., 282 F. Supp. 3d 150 (D.D.C. 2017) (challenging agency’s response to FOIA request) Text
Cottrell v. Vilsack, 915 F. Supp. 2d 81 (D.D.C. 2013), aff’d, No. 13-5024, 2013 WL 4711683 (D.C. Cir. July 31, 2013) (denial of his application for participation in CRP) Text
Partlo v. Johanns, No. Civ.A.04-1462 CKK, Civ.A.04-1779 CKK, 2006 WL 1663380 (D. D.C. June 11, 2006) (organic, disaster assistance) Text
JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
In re: Aurora Dairy Corp. Organic Milk Mktg. & Sales Practices Litig., 536 F. Supp. 2d 1369, 1370 (U.S. Jud. Pan. Mult. Lit. 2008) (misleading advertisement and failure to meet “organic” standards) Text
AGENCY DECISIONS
In Re: Amos K. Stoltzfus d/b/a Healthy Harvest, Respondent, No. OFPA Docket No. 19-0016, 2019 WL 2539354, at *1 (U.S.D.A. May 9, 2019) (violation of OFPA)
In Re: Fusion Organic, S.P.R. De R.L. De C.V., d/b/a Fusion Organic of Jalisco, Mexico, Respondent., No. OFPA Docket No. 19-0008, 2019 WL 1750890, at *1 (U.S.D.A. Apr. 8, 2019) (violation of NOP regulations)
In Re: Boliviana De Certificacion, A Bolivian Corp. Doing Bus. As Bolicert, Respondent, No. OFPA Docket No. 18-0015, 2018 WL 4840457, at *1 (U.S.D.A. Sept. 19, 2018) (violation of NOP regulations)
In Re: John L. Zook, Respondent, No. OFPA Docket No. 18-0042, 2018 WL 4840458, at *1 (U.S.D.A. Sept. 13, 2018) (violation of NOP regulations)
In Re: Nat. Food Certifiers, Respondent, No. OFPA Docket No. 18-0074, 2018 WL 4512209, at *1 (U.S.D.A. Aug. 29, 2018) (violation of NOP regulations)
In Re: Cozy Valley Farm, LLC, Respondent, No. OFPA Docket No. 18-0041, 2018 WL 4204792, at *1 (U.S.D.A. Aug. 17, 2018) (violation of NOP Regulations)
In Re: Christine Grovenstein, an Individual, d/b/a Seeds of Love Nursery, Respondent, No. OFPA Docket No. 17-0261, 2017 WL 5988038, at *1 (U.S.D.A. Nov. 9, 2017) (violation of NOP regulations, application of prohibited substance)
In Re: Xochitl, Inc., Respondent, No. OFPA Docket No. 16-0108, 2017 WL 3284767, at *1 (U.S.D.A. July 20, 2017) (use of non-organic product)
In Re: Glob. Organic All., Inc., Respondent, No. OFPA Docket No. 16-0115, 2017 WL 2840826, at *1 (U.S.D.A. Apr. 20, 2017) (non-compliance of annual inspection)
In Re: Kriegel, Inc., & Laurance Kriegel, Respondents., No. Docket No. 15-0050-OFPA, 2015 WL 9241420, at *1 (U.S.D.A. Aug. 26, 2015) (certification eligibility)
In Re: Paul A. Rosberg, d/b/a Rosberg Farm, Respondent, 74 Agric. Dec. 384, 384 (U.S.D.A. Aug. 20, 2015) (certification and non-compliance)
In Re: Michael Tierney, d/b/a Birchwood Farms, 73 Agric. Dec. 512, 512 (U.S.D.A. Oct. 9, 2014) (mislabeling livestock as organic)
In Re: Paul A. Rosberg, d/b/a Rosberg Farm, Respondent, 73 Agric. Dec. 570, 571 (U.S.D.A. Sept. 29, 2014) (remand order)
In Re: Erik Johnson & Herbert York, d/b/a Sandy River Farms, Respondents, No. OFPA Docket No. 13-0122, 2013 WL 6702649, at *1 (U.S.D.A. May 23, 2013) (order to cease and desist violation of NOP and civil penalties)
In Re: Agreco R.F. Goderz Gmbh, Richard F. Goderz, Respondents., No. OFPA Docket No. 10-0381, 2012 WL 3877437, at *1 (U.S.D.A. May 2, 2012) (order to cease and desist violation of NOP and surrender certification)
In Re: d&j Organic, Inc., Hydro Garden Farm, Inc., & Davie Yen, Respondents, No. OFPA Docket No. 11-0349, 2012 WL 680841, at *1 (U.S.D.A. Feb. 7, 2012) (non-complaince and suspension of certification for 6 weeks)
In Re: Hilmer H. Weidner, d/b/a Weidner Farms, Respondent, No. OFPA Docket No. 10-0376, 2011 WL 1900596, at *1 (U.S.D.A. Mar. 23, 2011) (violation of NOP regulations)
In Re: Certified Organic, Inc. & Nanette D. Rambo, Respondents., No. OFPA Docket No. 10-0171, 2011 WL 572350, at *1 (U.S.D.A. Jan. 7, 2011) (violation of NOP regulations)
In Re: Guaranteed Organic Certification Agency, & Charles Heermans, Respondents, No. OFPA Docket No. 10-0382, 2010 WL 5584374, at *1 (U.S.D.A. Dec. 20, 2010) (violation of NOP regulations)
In Re: Promiseland Livestock, LLC, & Anthony J. Zeman, No. OFPA Docket No. 08-0134, 2010 WL 4271324, at *1 (U.S.D.A. Oct. 19, 2010) (failure to provide records)
In Re: Promiseland Livestock, LLC, & Anthony J. Zeman, 68 Agric. Dec. 1042, 1042 (U.S.D.A. Nov. 25, 2009) (failure to provide records)
In Re: Promiseland Livestock, LLC, & Anthony J. Zeman, Respondents, No. OFPA Docket No. 08-0134, 2009 WL 4834713, at *2 (U.S.D.A. Nov. 25, 2009) (failure to provide records)
Arthur Harvey, 66 Agric. Dec. 1250, 1250 (U.S.D.A. July 24, 2007) (conflict of USDA rule and NOP)
In re Mass. Indep. Certification, Inc., OFPA Docket No. 03-0001, 2004 WL 909533 (USDA 2004) (certification challenge)
CALIFORNIA
Organic Consumers Ass’n v. Honest Co., Inc., No. B280836, 2018 WL 2931978 (Cal. Ct. App. June 12, 2018) (misrepresentation of label) Text
Quesada v. Herb Thyme Farms, Inc., 62 Cal. 4th 298, 361 P.3d 868 (2015) (OFPA preemption) Text
Quesada v. Herb Thyme Farms, 323 P.3d 1 (Cal. 2014) (mislabeling violation preempted by OFPA)
Quesada v. Herb Thyme Farms, Inc., 166 Cal.Rptr.3d 346 (Cal. Ct. App. 2013) Text, review granted 323 P.3d 1 (Cal. 2014). (whether OFPA preempts state consumer lawsuits regarding the labeling of products as “organic”)
All One God Faith, Inc. v. Organic & Sustainable Indus. Standards, Inc., 183 Cal. App. 4th 1186, 107 Cal. Rptr. 3d 861 (2010) (action against certifying product as ‘organic’ that don’t qualify under NOP) Text
Eder v. Dep’t of Fish & Game, 87 Cal.Rptr.3d 788 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009) (Dungeness crab permits)
Envtl. Prot. & Info. Ctr. v. Cal. Dep’t of Forestry & Fire Prot., 187 P.3d 888 (Cal. 2008) (sustained yield plan) Text
Ctr. for Bio. Diversity, Inc. v. FPL Group, Inc., 83 Cal.Rptr.3d 588 (Cal. Ct. App. 2008) (Wind turbines killing birds) Text
Horne v. Global Organics, Ltd., No. F050698, 2007 WL 4157598 (Cal. Ct. App. Nov. 26, 2007) (contractual interpretation of “organic”) Text
COLORADO
C.P. Bedrock, LLC v. Denver Cty. Bd. of Equalization, 259 P.3d 514 (Colo. App. 2011) (tax effect of CRP payment) Text
Hepp v. Boulder Cty. Assessor, 113 P.3d 1268 (Colo. App. 2005) (tax effect of CRP payment) Text
CONNECTICUT
Abrams v. Jones, No. CV0440010035, 2005 WL 1331232 (Conn. Super. Ct. May 11, 2005) (product liability, apple cider)
Messina v. Fifty Acres, L.L.C., No. CV020098591S, 2004 WL 945058 (Conn. Super. Ct. April 14, 2004) (farm stands and zoning)
HAWAI’I
Geiger v. Hawai’i County Planning Com’n, 125 P.3d 1060 (Table) (Hawai’i 2005) (zoning for agritourism) Text
IOWA
Forest Hill Farm Prods. V. Landsgard, 2023 Iowa App. LEXIS 372 (Iowa Ct. App. 2023) (holding that an injunction requiring an hour notice when appellants intended to spray chemicals on farm fields was reasonable) Text
Heyde v. Heyde, 2023 Iowa App. LEXIS 786 (Iowa Ct. App. 2023) (holding that the appellants did not have unclean hands because they validly obtained an organic certification for their farm) Text
LOUISIANA
Morgan v. Pardue, 2016-667 (La. App. 3 Cir. 12/7/16), 206 So. 3d 280, writ denied, 2017-0332 (La. 4/7/17), 218 So. 3d 114 (CRP payments) Text
MINNESOTA
Johnson v. Consumers Coop. Ass’n of Litchfield, No. A18-0517, 2019 WL 1233263, at *1 (Minn. Ct. App. Mar. 18, 2019), review denied (May 28, 2019) (chemical drift, OFPA) Text
Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Co-op. Oil Co., 802 N.W.2d 383 (Minn. Ct. App. 2011), aff’d in part, rev’d in part, 817 N.W.2d 693 (Minn. 2012) (chemical drift, OFPA) Text
State of Minnesota v. Hartmann, 700 N.W.2d 449 (Minn. Sup. Ct. 2005) (inspection of custom-processed meat) Text
MISSOURI
K & G Farms v. Monroe Cty. Serv. Co., 134 S.W.3d 40 (Mo. Ct. App. 2003) (CRP contact dispute) Text
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Carter v. Concord General Mut. Ins. Co., 924 A.2d 411 (N.H. 2007) (personal injury and hayrides) Text
NEW JERSEY
N.J. Soc’y for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v. N.J. Dep’t of Agric., 196 N.J. 366 (N.J. 2008) (domestic livestock) Text
N.J. Soc’y for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v. N. J. Dep’t of Agric., 2007 WL 486764 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Feb. 16, 2007) (humane treatment of livestock)
N.J. Farm Bureau v. Township of East Amwell, 882 A.2d 388 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2005) (zoning and agriculture district) Text
OHIO
McGuire v. Jewett, No. 2006-T-0071, 2007 WL 1810529, (Ohio Ct. App. June 22, 2007) (horse-drawn wagon rides and personal injury) Text
Burya v. Lake Metroparks Bd. of Park Comm’rs, No. 2005-L-015, 2006 WL 2798294 (Ohio Ct. App. Sept. 29, 2006) (hayrides and personal injury) Text
McGuire v. Jewett, No. 2004-T-0018, 2005 WL 1940368 (Ohio Ct. App. Aug. 12, 2005) (horse-drawn wagon rides and personal injury) Text
SOUTH DAKOTA
Blue v. Blue, 2018 S.D. 58, 916 N.W.2d 131 (CRP contracts) Text
A.M. Farms v. Cty. of Codington, 2009 S.D. 28, 765 N.W.2d 550 (breach of duty for drought declaration, CRP) Text
VERMONT
Aerie Point Holdings, LLC v. Vorsteveld Farm, LLP, 2022 Vt. Super. LEXIS 193 (Mar. 28, 2022) (holding that the change in farming practices constituted trespass and nuisance) Text
In re Amended Petition of UPC Vt. Wind, LLC, 969 A.2d 144 (Vt. 2009) (certificate of public good, wind generation facility) Text
VIRGINIA
Thompson v. City Council for the City of Staunton & Flying Rock Prop., LLC, 112 Va. Cir. 364 (2023) (reviewing the removal of a property from agricultural zoning to be used for a solar panel facility)
WISCONSIN
Fee v. Bd. of Review for Town of Florence, 2003 WI App 17, 259 Wis. 2d 868, 657 N.W.2d 112 (classification of land subject to federal conservation contract) Text