A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.

LEGISLATIVE: Includes Indiana

INDIANA

SB 388 restricts foreign business entities, after June 30, 2022, from acquiring by grant, purchase, devise, descent, or otherwise any agricultural land within the state for purposes of crop farming or timber production. Info here.

REGULATORY: EPA, FWS, NOAA

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Notice announcing of a public meeting of the National Advisory Committee and the Government Advisory Committee. Info here.

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

Notice announcing that FWS received applications for permits to conduct activities intended to enhance the propagation or survival of endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. Info here.

NATIONAL OCEANIC ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

Notice announcing that NOAA/NMFS received a request from Revolution Wind, LLC, for authorization to take small numbers of marine mammals incidental to construction and operation activities associated with the Revolution Wind Offshore Wind Farm in Revolution Wind’s lease area on the Outer Continental Shelf offshore of Rhode Island over the course of 5 years beginning in 2023. Info here.

Notice announcing that NOAA/NMFS received a request from Orsted Wind Power North America, LLC, for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to site characterization surveys off the coast of Delaware. Info here.

Notice announcing that NOAA/NMFS issued an incidental harassment authorization to the United States Department of the Navy to incidentally harass marine mammals during pile driving activities. Info here.