• August 16, 2019
• Elizabeth

REGULATORY: Notice: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA); In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,...

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• July 10, 2019
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL: In re Spiech Farms, LLC, No. GK 17-05398-JTG, 2019 WL 2913270 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. July 3, 2019) This dispute requires...

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• June 13, 2019
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL: FOOD & WATER WATCH, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, et al., Defendants. Additional Party Names: Deanna Dunning, Farm...

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• June 3, 2019
• Elizabeth

LEGISLATIVE: STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, Plaintiff Below, Appellant, v. MOUNTAIRE FARMS OF DELAWARE, INC., Defendant...

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• May 17, 2019
• Elizabeth

REGULATORY: Notice: Forest Service, USDA; The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service is giving notice of its intent to close the Mark Twain...

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• May 7, 2019
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL: Clement v. Menard, 2018-497 (La. App. 3 Cir. 5/1/19) This appeal stems from competing claims for injunctive relief involving an irrigation canal right-of-way....

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• April 10, 2019
• Elizabeth

REGULATORY: Notice; response to comments: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA; FSIS is announcing the availability of an updated fact sheet on food...

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• March 21, 2019
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL: BERT L. BENNETT III & TERRY BENNETT ALLEN, Plaintiffs, v. GRAHAM F. BENNETT; ANN BENNETT-PHILLIPS; JAMES H. BENNETT; & LOUISE...

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• March 14, 2019
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL: St. Bernard Par. Gov’t v. United States, 916 F.3d 987 (Fed. Cir. 2019); St. Bernard Parish in Louisiana (“St. Bernard”)...

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• February 28, 2019
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL: Nat. Res. Def. Council v. Bernhardt, No. 105CV01207LJOEPG, 2019 WL 937872 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 26, 2019) On March 12, 2018,...

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• February 27, 2019
• Elizabeth

REGULATORY: Final rule: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of waxes and...

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• February 11, 2019
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL: G.W. Palmer & Co. v. Fla. Fresh Produce Corp., No. 217CV657FTM29MRM, 2019 WL 480501 (M.D. Fla. Feb. 7, 2019): This...

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• December 3, 2018
• Elizabeth

Judicial: WESTERN WATERSHEDS PROJECT, WILDEARTH GUARDIANS, CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, & PREDATOR DEFENSE Plaintiffs, v. USDA APHIS WILDLIFE SERVICES Defendant., No....

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• November 28, 2018
• Elizabeth

Judicial: Weyerhaeuser Co. v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serv., No. 17-71, 2018 WL 6174253 (U.S. Nov. 27, 2018); The Fish and Wildlife Service administers...

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• November 16, 2018
• Elizabeth

LEGISLATIVE: OMAHA STEAKS INTERNATIONAL, INC., Appellant v. GREATER OMAHA PACKING CO., INC., Appellee, No. 2018-1152, 2018 WL 5985963 (Fed. Cir. Nov....

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• October 31, 2018
• Elizabeth

Judicial: NATHEL INTERNATIONAL, INC., Plaintiff, v. VINCENT B. ZANINOVICH & SONS, INC., Defendant., No. 118CV00729LJOSAB, 2018 WL 5316154 (E.D. Cal. Oct....

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• October 23, 2018
• Elizabeth

Judicial: Kathy A. Schonscheck, Plaintiff, v. Deere & Co., Defendant., No. 10-20647-GMH, 2018 WL 5099745 (Bankr. E.D. Wis. Oct. 18, 2018); In...

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• September 28, 2018
• Elizabeth

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. Judicial: EPA, Environmental, CAFO,...

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• September 27, 2018
• Elizabeth

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. Judicial: Aquaculture, Environmenal, APA,...

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• September 24, 2018
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL: includes Landowner Liability, PACA, CWA, Environmental,  Franciosa v. Hidden Pond Farm, Inc., No. 2017-0153, 2018 WL 4517252 (N.H. Sept. 21,...

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