• July 6, 2021
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UPDATE: A group of five Texas farmers have filed a class action lawsuit against the USDA (Miller, et al. v. Vilsack, No....

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• June 22, 2021
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UPDATE: On July 6, 2021, the plaintiffs’ temporary restraining order previously issued by the court was dissolved and their motion for...

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• May 24, 2021
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A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.                                                                                                                                                 REGULATORY: AMS,...

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• April 28, 2021
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A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.                                                                                                                                                 REGULATORY: Includes...

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• October 8, 2020
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By Drew Mitchell, Research Fellow, National Agricultural Law Center With the release of a new final rule, the Payment Limitation and...

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• September 15, 2020
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The availability of credit is an integral part of the agricultural production process. Borrowing large amounts of capital and incurring considerable...

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• August 21, 2019
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REGULATORY: Notice: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); EPA is announcing the availability of documents and dates for the peer review of the...

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• July 31, 2019
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Judicial: K Tre Holdings, LP v. Missouri Dep’t of Nat. Res., No. SD 35512, 2019 WL 3369270 (Mo. Ct. App. July...

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• July 18, 2019
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JUDICIAL: WESTERN WATERSHEDS PROJECT, CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, & WILDEARTH GUARDIANS, Plaintiffs, v. DAVID BERNHARDT, Sec’y of the Interior, JEFFREY ROSE,...

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• July 17, 2019
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JUDICIAL: ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE & FARM SANCTUARY, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & FOOD SAFETY INSPECTION SERVICE, Defendants., No....

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• July 11, 2019
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JUDICIAL: CONCERNED FRIENDS OF THE WINEMA; KLAMATH SISKIYOU WILDLANDS CENTER; WESTERN WATERSHEDS PROJECT; OREGON WILD; CENTRAL OREGON BITTERBRUSH BROADS OF THE...

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• July 10, 2019
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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
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JUDICIAL: FOOD & WATER WATCH, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, et al., Defendants. Additional Party Names: Deanna Dunning, Farm...

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• May 8, 2019
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JUDICIAL: ISRAEL K. NEGASH, an individual; ETHIO, INC., a Maryland Corp. d/b/a Sunoco Food Mart, Plaintiffs – Appellants, v. UNITED STATES...

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• April 19, 2019
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JUDICIAL ROLANDO DIAZ REYES, HECTOR IVAN BURGOS RIVERA, JOSE A. GARCIA MARRERO, KIDANNY JOSUE MARTINEZ REYES, EDWIN COSME COLON, & on...

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• March 8, 2019
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JUDICIAL: Backus v. Conagra Brands, Inc., No. C 16-00454 WHA, 2019 WL 1046025 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 5, 2019) Plaintiff brought this...

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• February 27, 2019
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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 6, 2019
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JUDICIAL: OAKDALE GROUNDWATER ALLIANCE et al., Plaintiffs & Respondents, v. OAKDALE IRRIGATION DISTRICT, Defendant & Appellant. Additional Party Names: Louis F....

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• January 17, 2019
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JUDICIAL:  IN RE: SANDERSON AND KOCH BROILER CHICKEN GROWER LITIGATION, No. 7:18-CV-31-D, 2019 WL 206094 (E.D.N.C. Jan. 15, 2019) On February 21,...

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• October 31, 2018
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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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