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By: Brigit Rollins

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The Deal With Dicamba: Part Four

A federal jury ruled in favor of the plaintiff, Bader Farms, in Bader Farms, Inc v. Monsanto Co., awarding $15 million...

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NEPA & Ag: Farm Service Agency Loans Exempt in Proposed NEPA Overhaul

In January, 2020, the Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) released a proposed regulatory overhaul for the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”)....

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The Ag & Food Law Daily Update: Feb. 18, 2020

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

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The Deal With Dicamba: Part Three

UPDATE: On February 14, 2020 the jury in Bader Farms, Inc. v. Monsanto Co., No. 1:16-cv-299 (E.D. Mo. 2020) ruled in favor...

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The Ag & Food Law Daily Update: Feb. 6, 2020

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

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Fish Fumbles: GE Salmon Faces Uncertainty

In the latest move in an ongoing case against the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), a collection of environmental groups moved...

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Biofuels Benefit: Renewable Fuels Prevail in Court

The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit vacated three small refinery exemptions to the nationwide renewable fuel standard...

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The Deal With Dicamba: Part Two

UPDATE: On February 14, 2020 the jury in Bader Farms, Inc. v. Monsanto Co., No. 1:16-cv-299 (E.D. Mo. 2020) ruled in favor...

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WOTUS Redefined: EPA Announces Final Rule

The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has released its much-anticipated replacement for the 2015 Waters of the United States rule (“2015 Rule”)....

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The Deal With Dicamba: Part One

UPDATE: On February 14, 2020 the jury in Bader Farms, Inc. v. Monsanto Co., No. 1:16-cv-299 (E.D. Mo. 2020) ruled in favor...

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New Year, New NEPA: Environmental Law Could See First Overhaul in Decades

In January, 2020, the Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) released a set of proposed regulations that would change how CEQ implements...

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Announcement: Packers and Stockyards Proposed Regulation Currently Accepting Comments

Today, USDA released a proposed rule governing competition in the livestock and poultry industries.  This was the latest iteration of the...

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Making A Splash: Georgia, Florida Water Dispute Back to Supreme Court

A decades-long dispute between Florida and Georgia over each state’s water rights in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin (“ACF River Basin”) is...

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Roundup Round 2: California Glyphosate Law Under Fire

In 2017, a national coalition of farming interests, food producers, and pesticide manufacturers came together to file a lawsuit against the...

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Water Wars Continued: Courts Dispute Role of Groundwater Under CWA

Current court cases have raised the question of whether the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) was intended to govern discharges of pollutants...

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The Ag and Food Daily Update: Dec. 10, 2019

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

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The Ag and Food Daily Update: Dec. 9, 2019

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

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Redefined: WOTUS Controversy Continues

Earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) altered a central component of the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) by once again...

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The Ag and Food Daily Update: Dec. 2, 2019

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

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Muddy Waters: Western Lake Erie’s Impaired Status Causes Conflict

In an opinion issued earlier this month, a United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio once again considered...