One area of law refuses to stay consistent from year to year—Waters of the United States, or WOTUS, for frequent fliers. The Supreme Court decided the Sackett case for a second time this past summer, limiting federal jurisdiction over wetlands.
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More Thoughts on that Emoji Grain Contract
By Todd Janzen
A recent story has been making the rounds on ag websites about how a Canadian farmer agreed to a grain contract by texting a “thumbs-up” emoji. The farmer received a text message with an image of a grain contract offering…
Supreme Court Limits Federal Clean Water Act Jurisdiction
May 2023 was a busy month for agriculture before the Supreme Court of the United States. The Court narrowed the reach of the Clean Water Act in Sackett v. EPA by limiting what wetlands are considered Waters of the United…
Ag Data Collection for the USDA's Climate-Smart Commodities
By Todd Janzen
The USDA’s Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities program represents an investment of over $3.1 billion into US agriculture. The statistics for the program huge: USDA selected 141 proposals from corporations, non-profits, and universities were selected to study ways to increase climate-smart…
Indiana Agriculture in Korea
As part of the Indiana AgriInstitute Ag Leadership Program, I was happy to (finally) get the chance to take our class’s international trip at the end of April. We were originally set to go to Asia in February/March 2020…which for…
Prop 12: Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to California's Law Impacting National Hog Market
On May 11, 2023, the Supreme Court rejected hog farmers’ challenge to California’s Prop 12 law. Prop 12 was passed by the voters of California and prohibits the sale in California of pork products derived from breeding pigs raised in…
Understanding the Legal Issues for AI in Agriculture
By Todd Janzen
FBN recently unveiled “Norm,” an artificial intelligence (AI) advisor for FBN members. Norm may be their first dedicated artificial intelligence platform for farmers, but it will certainly not be the last. AI is definitely on the rise in…
Five Areas of Law to Update to Pave the Way for Autonomous Farm Equipment
By Todd Janzen
Autonomous farming machines are coming. John Deere now sells an autonomous 8R tractor. Various companies offer large, commercial sized unmanned Ariel vehicles (UAVs) that can autonomously apply pesticides. Lely sells robotic milking machines. Some farmers may lament the loss of…
Modern Agriculture Goes to College
This spring, I was happy to be invited to speak to students at different events at Indiana University and at Purdue University. I traveled to West Lafayette in February for a pork industry career panel, and then to Bloomington…
Government "Taking" by Flooding
State and federal courts have long held that a constitutional taking may occur from government-induced flooding. The Indiana Supreme Court recently handed down a unanimous decision explaining how courts should analyze permanent and temporary takings by flood waters. This decision…