Scope of EPA Authority Before the Supreme Court
- March 17, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
UPDATE: On June 30, 2022, the Supreme Court issued its decision in West Virginia v. U.S. Envt’l Protection Agency finding in favor of the...
First there was AquAdvantage Salmon, then there was GalSafe Pigs, and now there’s PRLR-SLICK Cattle
- March 15, 2022
- Elizabeth
On March 7, 2022, the Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), which is housed within the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), announced...
Child Labor Laws
- March 10, 2022
- Elizabeth
It is common practice in the agricultural community for children and teens to work on a farm or ranch. In many...
Georgia and Vermont Right to Farm Bills
- March 8, 2022
- Elizabeth
The legislatures in two states, Georgia and Vermont, are attempting to strengthen the protection provided by their right to farm statutes. ...
Environmental Groups Challenge EPA Over Treated Seeds
- March 3, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
In December 2021, two environmental groups, the Center for Food Safety and Pesticide Action Network North America, filed a lawsuit against...
Pandemic Premium Support: USDA Offers Premium Benefit for Planting Cover Crops
- March 1, 2022
- Elizabeth
Recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) announced it is providing insurance premium benefits to certain producers who planted cover crops...
Basics of International Trade: Federal Agencies & Trade Laws
- February 24, 2022
- Elizabeth
International markets are important for many United States agricultural products. Trade agreements with various countries provide new market opportunities for United...
What is Going on With Prop 12?
- February 22, 2022
- Elizabeth
In 2018, voters in California passed Proposition 12 (Prop 12). Prop 12 was a ballot initiative that enacted a law requiring...
Resources for Underserved Communities: Highlight on Ag Worker Exposure to Pesticides & Heat
- February 18, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
According to the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) around 70% of farm workers are Black, Indigenous, People of Color (“BIPOC”)....
Farm Groups Sue EPA Over Revocation of Chlorpyrifos Tolerances
- February 17, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
On February 9, 2022, a coalition of farm groups filed a lawsuit in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the...
Lending for Livestock, Credit for Crops: Considering “Commercial Reasonableness”
- February 15, 2022
- Elizabeth
Many agricultural producers borrow money to successfully run their operations. Typically, the lender requires the borrower to give a security interest...
Basics of International Trade: Non-Tariff Barriers to Trade & the WTO
- February 10, 2022
- Elizabeth
International markets are important for many United States agricultural products. Trade agreements with various countries provide new market opportunities for United...
The Basics of the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act of 2021 (S.B. 3229)
- February 10, 2022
- Elizabeth
Cattle prices have been of significant concern and focus in recent years, and especially so during the ongoing COVID pandemic. Federal...
USDA’s Efforts to Promote and Support Urban Agriculture
- February 8, 2022
- Elizabeth
On February 1, 2022, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the creation of the Federal Advisory Committee (FAC) on...
Treading Water: WOTUS Once Again Before Supreme Court
- February 3, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
In January 2022, the United States Supreme Court announced that it would once again hear arguments in the long-running case of...
Lending for Livestock, Credit for Crops: Manner and Methods of a Collateral Sale
- February 1, 2022
- Elizabeth
Many agricultural producers borrow money to successfully run their operations. Typically, the lender requires the borrower to give a security interest...
Resources for Underserved Communities: Highlight on Food Insecurity and Food Access
- January 28, 2022
- Elizabeth
The Economic Research Service (ERS), an agency housed within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), explains food insecurity “is a...
Changes to State Overtime & Minimum Wages for the Agriculture Industry
- January 27, 2022
- Elizabeth
Introduction The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) is a law passed by Congress that, among other things, sets the federal standards...
Procedures: Agency Adjudication
- January 25, 2022
- Elizabeth
This article is the next installment of NALC’s blog series on legal procedure. A previous blog post in the series explained...
EPA Adopts New Policy For ESA Consultations & New Pesticide Active Ingredients
- January 20, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
On January 11, 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that effective immediately it had changed its policy regarding Endangered Species...