Agricultural Law Podcast

A federal district court enjoined Iowa's March 2019 "ag-gag" law and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court's dismissal of a "Product of the USA" meat labeling lawsuit. Also, a new Pennsylvania regulation exempts hayride owners from the engineer verification requirement for ride registration. Hosted by Audry Thompson, Research Assistant—With Brook Duer, Staff Attorney—Produce...

Organic Valley sent letters of intent to 80 northeast organic dairy producers and the 2022 Appropriations Act provided $1 million for a Cattle Contract Library pilot program. Then, FDA allowed the food use of genetically altered cattle and New York passed a law allowing hemp producers to apply for conditional marijuana cultivation licenses. Also, highly pathogenic avian influenza continues to spre...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza was found in domestic poultry in twelve states and a California federal court denied a preliminary injunction against Proposition 12. Then, EPA issued an order denying all objections to its final rule revoking all chlorpyrifos tolerances and Hanover Foods entered into a consent order with EPA over multiple wastewater treatment facility violations. Also, several or...

Multiple ag groups filed suit to stay EPA's chlorpyrifos prohibition rule a nd highly pathogenic avian influenza was confirmed in commercial flocks in Indiana and Kentucky. Also, the state of Maryland, along with several environmental groups, filed suit against Valley Protein.   Hosted by Audry Thompson, Research Assistant—With Brook Duer, Staff Attorney—Produced & Written by Audry Thompson Materi...

A federal court found that a Pennsylvania mushroom cooperative was not entitled to antitrust protection and JBS will pay $52.5 million in a settlement agreement with the direct purchaser plaintiffs in a beef antitrust class action suit. Also, USDA and DOJ announced a new online portal for anticompetitive practice complaint submissions.   Hosted by Audry Thompson, Research Assistant—With Brook Duer...

A California state court delayed enforcement of Proposition 12's whole pork square footage requirements on retailers and USDA published its Pesticide Data Program 2020 Annual Summary. Also, EPA announced that the agency will conduct unannounced inspections to protect public health in disadvantaged communities.   Hosted by Audry Thompson, Research Assistant—With Brook Duer, Staff Attorney—Produced...

USDA published a report detailing the effects of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. agriculture exports and the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee published its December 2021 recommendations to EPA. Also, a federal court denied SueBee honey maker's motion to dismiss a suit alleging that the company's glyphosate-containing honey was deceptively labeled as 'Pure' and EPA approved...

The U.S. Supreme Court imposed a stay on OSHA's worker vaccination rule and denied review of the D.C. Circuit Court's order prohibiting year-round sales of E15. Also, several environmental groups filed a motion to remove a stay on a case challenging EPA's 2020 dicamba registrations after EPA's publication of its 2021 dicamba report and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) was detected in capti...

EPA  p ublished its 2021 dicamba report , a GAO report revealed errors in the  USDA Market Facilitation Program , and a federal court dismissed  Round-Up claims under Texas products  liability laws.  Then ,  Massachusetts delayed implementation of its animal welfare law while California issued Prop  12 guidance and the  USDA and DOJ announced a joint antitrust initiative.  Also, a USMCA dispute pa...

The White House issued a statement linking meat processors' profits to rising food prices and EPA announced new Renewable Fuel Standard volume requirements.  Also, a California jury found that Bayer's Roundup did not cause cancer, the Department of Labor revised H-2A minimum wage calculations, and Kansas filed for Supreme Court review of its 'ag-gag' law. Hosted by Audry Thompson, Research Assista...

OSHA issued a vaccination mandate which was immediately stayed by a federal court  and  the EPA and Army published a proposed rule defining "waters of the United States."    Then ,  EPA  levied the first federal fines for dicamba violations   and  plaintiffs in the broiler chicken antitrust case filed a motion opposing the defendants' judgment sharing agreement .  Also,  participants in the Glasgo...

Join Brook Duer, CASL staff attorney and former Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Chief Counsel, with host Audry Thompson in a discussion of the 2020-2021 fiscal year in review of the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board . The Center for Agricultural and Shale Law's Agricultural Law Issue Trackers document the chronological legislative, regulatory, and case law developments around important lega...

Join Brook Duer, CASL staff attorney and former Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Chief Counsel, with host Audry Thompson in a discussion of the 2020-2021 fiscal year in review of the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board . The Center for Agricultural and Shale Law's Agricultural Law Issue Trackers document the chronological legislative, regulatory, and case law developments around important lega...

Join Brook Duer, CASL staff attorney and former Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Chief Counsel, with host Audry Thompson in a discussion of the 2020-2021 fiscal year in review of the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board . The Center for Agricultural and Shale Law's Agricultural Law Issue Trackers document the chronological legislative, regulatory, and case law developments around important lega...

A federal court found that investors adequately alleged securities claims against Bayer's Monsanto purchase and CBD retailer Friends NYC sued PayPal for suspending its account. Also, the Ninth Circuit upheld a lower court's dismissal of bottled water mislabeling claims against Nestlé and industry groups appealed the Arizona district court's August 2021 WOTUS vacatur.   Hosted by Audry Thompson, Re...

A federal court declined to dismiss a suit seeking to compel USDA to regulate animal handling in poultry processing plants and the Humane Society filed suit against Smithfield Foods claiming that the company's use of gestation crates is misleading. Also, several producer groups filed an EPA petition challenging the agency's chlorpyrifos tolerance revocation and the New York Public Employment Relat...

Join Chloe Marie, research specialist, with host Audry Thompson in a discussion of laws governing Cell-Cultured Food Regulations from the Center's Agricultural Law Issue Trackers.  The Center for Agricultural and Shale Law's Agricultural Law Issue Trackers document the chronological legislative, regulatory, and case law developments around important legal ag issues.    Stay up to date with researc...

A biofuel advocacy group filed a petition seeking Supreme Court review of the D.C. Circuit's E15 vacatur and the D.C. Federal District Court ruled that R-CALF sufficiently pled standing in a Federal Beef Checkoff Program challenge. Also, the New Mexico Federal District Court denied dismissal of 'Product of the U.S.' beef mislabeling claims and USDA announced new 'micro farm' whole-farm revenue pro...

The National Pork Producers Council and American Farm Bureau Federation filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a commerce clause challenge to California's Proposition 12 and the New Mexico district court vacated the Navigable Waters Protection Rule. Also, a Texas district court dismissed a COVID-19 negligence suit filed against Tyson Foods and a complaint filed against Pennsylvania...

Join Chloe Marie, research specialist, with host Audry Thompson in a discussion of laws governing Bioengineered Food Disclosure and Genetically Modified Salmon  from the Center's Agricultural Law Issue Trackers.  The Center for Agricultural and Shale Law's Agricultural Law Issue Trackers document the chronological legislative, regulatory, and case law developments around important legal ag issues....

A Minnesota federal court denied all motions to dismiss filed by beef packers in consolidated civil antitrust litigation and EPA rescinded its prior guidance document on the "Waters of the United States" Maui case. Then, a U.S. Supreme Court petition seeks review of the 2006 Rapanos Clean Water Act analysis and USDA announced a transport suspension and African swine fever protection zone in Puerto...

Join Chloe Marie, research specialist, with host Audry Thompson in a recap of glyphosate litigation developments from the Center's Glyphosate Issue Tracker . The Center's Agricultural Law Issue Trackers document the chronological legislative, regulatory, and case law developments around important legal ag issues.    Stay up to date with research from the Center for Agricultural and Shale Law's top...

The White House announced its intent to address the effects meat processing industry consolidation on consumers, farmers and ranchers. Then, USDA announced $700 million for the COVID-19 Farmworker and Food Worker Relief Grant Program and $650 million in Pandemic Response and Safety Grants for small business producers. Also, the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board issued a bulletin enforcing minimum...

The Arizona federal district court vacated the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule and the Massachusetts federal district court remanded the rule, citing the Arizona court ruling.  Also, the D.C. Court of Appeals ruled the  Animal Legal Defense Fund has standing to sue Hormel for misleading "Natural Choice" advertising  and  Plainville Farms  i ssue d   a  statement  detailing its actions   in r...

The Tenth Circuit upheld an injunction of Kansas's ag-gag law, finding provisions of the law unconstitutional, and USDA announced the Dairy Donation Program, $300 million for SARS-CoV-2 zoonotic disease surveillance, and CFAP 2 revenue adjustments for contract producers. Then, the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board entered into a consent order with Upstate Niagara Cooperative and Danone terminated...