• 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

• October 8, 2020
• Elizabeth

By Drew Mitchell, Research Fellow, National Agricultural Law Center With the release of a new final rule, the Payment Limitation and...

• Disaster Assistance ProgramsFarm Service AgencyResearch FellowsUnited States Department of Agriculture

• October 1, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

One of the key tools employed by the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) to help meet the statute’s goal of reducing pollution...

• Brigit RollinsClean Water ActEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection Agency

• September 29, 2020
• Elizabeth

Financial conditions during the past few years have been harsh for agricultural producers. Low commodity prices and extreme weather conditions have...

• BankruptcyMicah BrownTaxationUnderserved Communities, BIPOC

• September 24, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

“Swampbuster” is the name often used to refer to the section of the Highly Erodible Lands and Wetlands Conservation provisions of...

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

• September 17, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

Two lawsuits have been filed against the Environmental Protect Agency (“EPA”) over the agency’s handling of the Chesapeake Bay cleanup. The...

• Brigit RollinsClean Water ActEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection Agency

• September 15, 2020
• Elizabeth

The availability of credit is an integral part of the agricultural production process. Borrowing large amounts of capital and incurring considerable...

• Finance and CreditMicah BrownSecured TransactionsUnderserved Communities, BIPOC

• September 11, 2020
• Elizabeth

Last month the National Agricultural Law Center was excited to welcome Staff Attorney Micah Brown to the NALC team. Micah, a...

• Micah Brown

• September 10, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

On August 28, 2020 the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) issued a final rule for the Highly Erodible Land and...

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

• September 3, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) announced on September 1, 2020 that it has decided not to designate critical...

• Brigit RollinsEndangered Species ActEnvironmental LawFish and Wildlife Service

• August 27, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

On July 29, 2020, a coalition of environmental groups filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Western...

• Brigit RollinsEnvironmental LawNational Environmental Policy Act