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Schroeder Ag Law Blog
The Schroeder Ag Law Blog, published by Janzen Agricultural Law LLC, focuses on legal issues affecting agriculture, agribusiness, and ag technology. It covers topics such as regulatory compliance for farms, environmental law, land use and zoning, eminent domain related to renewable energy projects, agricultural data privacy, and contract law for agricultural operations. The blog also addresses emerging challenges in agricultural technology, including AI's role in contract drafting and data management. It discusses federal and state regulatory developments impacting livestock, crop production, and agribusinesses, as well as litigation and policy trends relevant to farmers, agribusiness companies, and agricultural service providers.
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A Bee is a Fish; an Elephant is not a Human
If the title of this blog confuses you, welcome to the club! Two recent court decisions have sent us back to high school science class. Let’s take a look. First, an appellate court in California ruled that four species of…
SCOTUS Limits Federal Agency Power
In one of its final decisions in an already-charged session, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Clean Air Act (CAA) did not give the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) broad authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. The…
Preparing for a Zoning Hearing
Here in Indiana, the fight against livestock or solar farms seemed to have moved to the county level. Interest groups are mobilizing to remonstrate against agriculture. Farmers and landowners can do a few things to improve their chances of obtaining…
Agriculture: Leading with Sustainability
Most people today are more removed than ever from their food sources. At the same time, consumers are more concerned than ever about where their food comes from. Sustainability is the ruling concept. What can producers do to connect with…
Sackett Part 2: what is a wetland, anyway?
For the past 15 years, farmers and landowners have been whiplashed by the EPA’s changing definition of Waters of the United States (“WOTUS”). This includes a frequently litigated area of WOTUS: wetlands. Not quite dry land, not quite the Mississippi,…
State Legislation Threatening Livestock Farms
While we are all watching “the big one”—California’s Prop 12, which is now being considered by the U.S. Supreme Court—other state livestock proposals have popped up across the country. Some, if enacted, could put livestock farms out of business…
Supreme Court will Consider Whether California Pork Law Violates Constitution
On Monday March 28, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) agreed to decide whether pork producers can sue over California’s Proposition 12, which essentially regulates livestock practices nationwide. California voters approved Prop 12 in 2018. The law…
Lessons from Criminal Prosecution of Pennsylvania Dairy Farm
A Pennsylvania Court of Appeals recently reversed a trial court’s order to dismiss a petition to review the decision of a district attorney’s office to not prosecute a dairy farm for animal cruelty and neglect. In other words, the court…
Indiana Poised to Limit Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land
The U.S. Government estimates that 2-3% of agricultural land in the United States is owned by a foreign entity. There is concern over increasing investment in U.S. farmland by counties like China, which could give rise to food security issues.…