WOTUS: Ag Groups Challenge New WOTUS Rule
On January 18, 2023, several agricultural advocacy groups and the state of Texas filed complaints in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas Galveston Division seeking to vacate the recently
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Agricultural Law Weekly Review—January 23, 2023
WOTUS: EPA Publishes Final Rule Defining ‘the Waters of the United States’
On January 18, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers published in the Federal Register a final rule revising…
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—January 16, 2023
Organic Agriculture: DOJ Indicts Multiple Companies and Individuals for Organic Fraud
On January 6, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the indictment of two Dubai-based agricultural companies and three Turkish residents for conspiring to export non-organic grain labeled as…
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—January 9, 2023
Note: At aglaw.psu.edu, the Center will soon publish in-depth articles on the following recent legal developments in lieu of summarizing here:
- The 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act’s provisions impacting agriculture; and
- The latest EPA “Waters of the United
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Agricultural Law Weekly Review—Week Ending December 16, 2022

Agricultural Labor: Fifth Circuit Finds No Federal Jurisdiction In Worker Suit Against Swift Beef For Inadequate COVID Protections
On December 7, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an opinion vacating and remanding the federal district…
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—Week Ending November 25, 2022

Biotechnology: USDA Secretary Releases Statement on U.S.-Mexico Corn Trade After Meeting with Mexican President
On November 28, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) published a statement from Secretary Tom Vilsack regarding a meeting with Mexican…
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—Week Ending November 11, 2022

Agricultural Antitrust: Federal Court Denies Tyson’s Motion to Dismiss Poultry Renderers’ Antitrust Suit
On November 8, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia issued an order denying a motion to dismiss filed by River Valley Ingredients,…
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—Week Ending November 4, 2022

Animal Health: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Update
As of November 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) HPAI 2022 Confirmed Detections database has confirmed a total of 604 highly pathogenic avian influenza…
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—Week Ending October 28, 2022

Antitrust: Court Approves $42 Million Smithfield Settlement in Pork Antitrust Litigation
On October 19, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota issued an order approving a $42 million settlement between Smithfield Foods Inc. and the commercial and…
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—Week Ending October 21, 2022
Animal Welfare: Utah State Jury Finds Animal Activist Not Guilty of Burglary and Theft for Taking Two Piglets from Smithfield-Owned Swine Operation
On October 8, 2022, a Utah state court jury found Wayne Hsiung not guilty of theft and burglary…