• January 27, 2021
• Elizabeth

Introduction The previous article in this Legal Checkup on Checkoff series, What is a Checkoff?, provided a basic overview of federal...

• Agricultural Marketing ServiceCheckoff ProgramsHarrison Pittman

• January 21, 2021
• Elizabeth

On January 15, 2021, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) released the final rule for industrial hemp production pursuant to the Agriculture...

• Agricultural Marketing ServiceHempRusty Rumley

• January 19, 2021
• Elizabeth

On December 21, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (“CAA”) passed both houses of Congress and was later signed into law...

• Micah BrownUnderserved Communities, BIPOCUnited States Department of Agriculture

• January 14, 2021
• Brigit Rollins

As the United States prepares to switch from one presidential administration to the next, the out-going Trump Administration is working to...

• Brigit RollinsEndangered Species ActEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection AgencyFish and Wildlife Service

• January 7, 2021
• Brigit Rollins

Harrison M. Pittman   This blog post is the first part of a “Legal Checkup on Checkoffs” series that will address...

• Agricultural Marketing ServiceCheckoff ProgramsCommodity ProgramsHarrison PittmanUnited States Department of Agriculture

• January 5, 2021
• Elizabeth

Many agricultural producers borrow money to successfully run their operations. Typically, the lender requires the borrower to give a security interest...

• Finance and CreditLending for Livestock, Credit for CropsMicah BrownSecured TransactionsUnderserved Communities, BIPOCUniform Commercial Code

• December 17, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

On December 10, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a draft guidance in the Federal Register clarifying how the agency...

• Brigit RollinsClean Water ActEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection AgencyUnderserved Communities, BIPOC

• December 10, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

The past calendar year has seen several developments in state laws governing the words or phrases that can be used to...

• BiotechnologyFood LabelingResearch FellowsTruth in Labeling Law(suits)

• December 8, 2020
• Elizabeth

Many agricultural producers borrow money to successfully run their operations. Typically, the lender requires the borrower to give a security interest...

• Finance and CreditLending for Livestock, Credit for CropsMicah BrownSecured TransactionsUnderserved Communities, BIPOCUniform Commercial Code

• December 3, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

In November, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released a draft Biological Evaluation (“BE”) assessing the risks posed to species listed...

• Brigit RollinsEndangered Species ActEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection AgencyFederal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide ActPesticides

• November 24, 2020
• Elizabeth

For many farmers and ranchers, it is often necessary to borrow large amounts of capital and incur considerable debts in order...

• Finance and CreditLending for Livestock, Credit for CropsMicah BrownSecured TransactionsUnderserved Communities, BIPOCUniform Commercial Code

• November 19, 2020
• Elizabeth

The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals released their opinion on the appeal from Murphy-Brown, LLC, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, affirming...

• Right to FarmRusty RumleyUnderserved Communities, BIPOC

• November 12, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

In late October, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that it had renewed the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act...

• Brigit RollinsEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection AgencyFederal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide ActPesticidesThe Deal with Dicamba

• November 10, 2020
• Elizabeth

Borrowing large amounts of capital and incurring considerable debts in order to produce an agricultural commodity is necessary farmers and ranchers...

• Finance and CreditLending for Livestock, Credit for CropsMicah BrownSecured TransactionsUnderserved Communities, BIPOCUniform Commercial Code

• November 5, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

Two lawsuits have recently been filed in California state courts against Corteva Inc. (“Corteva”), the corporation which manufactures the pesticide chlorpyrifos....

• Brigit RollinsEnvironmental LawFederal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide ActPesticides

• October 28, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

On October 27, 2020 the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that it had approved three dicamba-based pesticides for over-the-top use on...

• Brigit RollinsEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection AgencyFederal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide ActPesticidesThe Deal with Dicamba

• October 27, 2020
• Elizabeth

Agricultural producers typically utilize financing from lenders to fund their farming operation. Ordinarily, the lender loaning money will require the farmer...

• Finance and CreditLending for Livestock, Credit for CropsMicah BrownSecured TransactionsUnderserved Communities, BIPOCUniform Commercial Code

• October 22, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

The Food Security Act of 1985 (“1985 Farm Bill”) established the Highly Erodible Lands and Wetlands Conservation program that relates to...

• Brigit RollinsConservation ProgramsEnvironmental LawNatural Resources Conservation ServiceUnited States Department of Agriculture

• October 15, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

On September 17, 2020, the Nevada Supreme Court issued an opinion answering two questions posed to it by the United States...

• Brigit RollinsEnvironmental LawWater Law

• October 13, 2020
• Elizabeth

Agricultural producers typically utilize financing from lenders to fund their farming operation. The USDA projects farm sector debt will be over...

• Finance and CreditLending for Livestock, Credit for CropsMicah BrownSecured TransactionsUnderserved Communities, BIPOCUniform Commercial Code