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Spotlighting State Restrictions on Foreign Land Investments: Arkansas – Part Two
- November 14, 2023
- Elizabeth
On April 11, 2023, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law Senate Bill 383 (“SB 383”) which seeks to restrict...
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Eighth Circuit Ruling Revives Foods Uses for Chlorpyrifos
- November 9, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
On November 2, 2023, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Ass’n v....
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Update on Right-to-Repair
- November 7, 2023
- Emily Stone
As technology continues to advance within the field of agriculture, discussions over the right of a farmer to repair their own...
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USDA Publishes Final Rule Amending Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards
- November 2, 2023
- Samantha Capaldo
On October 25, 2023, Secretary Vilsack announced that the Agricultural Marketing Service (“AMS”) had finalized the Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards...
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Spotlighting State Restrictions on Foreign Land Investments: Arkansas – Part One
- October 31, 2023
- Elizabeth
On April 11, 2023, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law Senate Bill 383 (“SB 383”) which seeks to restrict...
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Doctrine of Chevron Deference Challenged at the High Court
- October 26, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
Update: On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court released its final decision in Loper Bright Enters. b. Raimondo, where it overturned...
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Farm Animal Confinement: Legal Challenges to Mass. Question 3
- October 25, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
Last October, the Supreme Court (“SCOTUS”) considered a challenge to Proposition 12, a California law regulating the production and sale of...
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Good Husbandry in Agricultural Leases
- October 24, 2023
- Emily Stone
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service, approximately 39 percent of U.S. farmland in the contiguous 48 states...
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Members of Congress Propose Bills to Amend the Federal Crop Insurance Program
- October 19, 2023
- Samantha Capaldo
According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, for the 2022 crop year, there were 493 million acres of land in the...
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Spotlighting State Restrictions on Foreign Land Investments: Alabama
- October 17, 2023
- Elizabeth
On May 31, 2023, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law the Alabama Property Protection Act (codified under Ala. Code §...
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EPA Draft Herbicide Strategy Open for Comment
- October 12, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
October 22, 2023, is the last day to submit comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) Draft Herbicide Strategy Framework to...
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DOL, DHS, and USDA Launch New Proposed Rules and Initiatives Affecting H-2 Programs
- October 5, 2023
- Samantha Capaldo
The H-2A program allows agricultural employers to hire foreign workers when there is a shortage in domestic labor. According to Philp...
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State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland: Part Eight
- October 3, 2023
- Elizabeth
In the past two years or so, as discussed in the first article of this series, the issue of restricting foreign...
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Court Rules that EPA Must Engage in ESA Consultation When Adopting Water Quality Standards
- September 28, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) must analyze how its revised water quality standards for cadmium will affect threatened and endangered species...
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Resources at a Glance: Foreign Ownership of Ag Land
- September 21, 2023
- Elizabeth
General Resources Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land: FAQs & Resource Library This resource is intended to provide resources and answers to...
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Recent Federal and State Heat Safety Proposals
- September 21, 2023
- Samantha Capaldo
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, between 2011 and 2021, there were 436 work-related deaths attributed to environmental heat exposure....
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USDA Provides Additional Round of Debt Relief Payments to “Distressed” Farm Borrowers
- September 19, 2023
- Elizabeth
In August 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) announced it is providing $530 million in additional financial assistance for certain...
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Landowners Question Authority of Agency Adjudication
- September 14, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
In April 2023, the Pacific Legal Foundation filed a lawsuit on behalf of Thomas and Amy Villegas against the Environmental Protection...
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USDA Publishes Final Dairy Donation Program Rule
- September 7, 2023
- Samantha Capaldo
The United States Department of Agriculture is responsible for several risk management tools for the dairy industry, including donation programs such...
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Federal Judge Decides Not to Halt Enforcement of Florida’s Foreign Ownership Law
- September 5, 2023
- Elizabeth
In May 2023, a group of Chinese citizens living in Florida and a real estate brokerage firm—whose clients are primarily Chinese...