WOTUS: EPA and Department of the Army Announce Call for Stakeholder Roundtable NominationsOn October 13, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of the Army (Army) announced that they are seeking nominations for ten regional roundtables,
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Biofuels: Biofuel Advocacy Group Files Supreme Court Petition for Review of E15 VacaturOn October 7, 2021, biofuel advocacy group Growth Energy filed a petition for writ of certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the court to review the U.S.
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Animal Welfare: U.S. Supreme Court Petitioned to Accept Appeal Challenging Constitutionality of California’s Proposition 12 On September 27, 2021, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) filed a petition for writ of certiorari in the
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Pennsylvania Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Hearing: Utility Scale Solar Development and Agricultural Land in Pennsylvania, September 21, 2021, at 9:00 am. Agenda, witness list and live streaming are available here.
Antitrust: Minnesota Federal Court Denies All
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Antitrust: White House Announces Intent to Address Effects on Consumers, Farmers and Ranchers of Meat Processing Industry ConsolidationOn September 8, 2021, The White House published a policy outline on its official website titled “Addressing Concentration in the Meat-Processing Industry
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WOTUS: Arizona Federal Court Vacates 2020 Navigable Waters Protection RuleOn August 30, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona issued an order vacating and remanding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR)
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Ag-Gag Statutes: Tenth Circuit Affirms Unconstitutionality of Kansas’s Ag-Gag LawOn August 19, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued an opinion affirming the district court’s injunction barring enforcement of key provisions of the Kansas Farm Animal
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Pesticides/Herbicides: EPA Invalidates all Chlorpyrifos Tolerance Levels, Prohibits Use on FoodOn August 18, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule invalidating all “tolerances” for chlorpyrifos and stating the agency’s intent to cancel all registered food uses
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Pesticides/Herbicides: California State Appellate Court Affirms Verdict in Pilliod v. MonsantoOn August 9, 2021, the Court of Appeal for the State of California issued an opinion affirming the jury verdict in a glyphosate products liability claim against Monsanto/Bayer. Pilliod et
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