Category Archives: Agriculture Law

DTN writer Emily Unglesbee reported yesterday that, “State pesticide regulators are responsible for overseeing a lot of chemicals, but some expect to police only one this year — dicamba. “‘So many resources are dedicated to dicamba that it has made my program a one-issue program,’ said Tim Creger, a pesticide regulator with the Nebraska Department… Continue Reading

Wall Street Journal writer Kimberly Chin reported yesterday that, “General Mills Inc. said Monday that it will accelerate the adoption of regenerative agricultural practices on one million acres of farmland by 2030. “The move brings the company closer to its goal of curbing greenhouse emissions by 28% across its supply chain by 2025. General Mills said… Continue Reading

The Associated Press reported last week that, “An unusual ballot measure approved by voters in Ohio’s fourth-largest city to give legal rights to Lake Erie is being challenged by farmers in a federal lawsuit that was filed Wednesday. “The lawsuit names the city of Toledo, where voters overwhelming approved the Lake Erie Bill of Rights… Continue Reading

Wall Street Journal writer Ruth Bender reported earlier this week that, “Bayer AG said the number of plaintiffs suing over its weedkillers had risen by a further 1,900 over the past three months, adding to the legal pressure on the German pharmaceuticals and chemicals company as it navigates a broad restructuring of its businesses. “The… Continue Reading

New York Times writers Sui-Lee Wee and Elsie Chen reported this week that, “A database of every pig’s face. Voice scans that detect hogs with a cough. Robots that dispense just the right amount of feed. “This could be China’s pig farm of the future. “Chinese companies are pushing facial and voice recognition and other advanced… Continue Reading

An update this morning from The Economist Espresso daily Email stated that: “When the German chemicals firm [Bayer] bought Monsanto, an American rival, for $63bn, it thought it had got a good deal. But Monsanto may have left Bayer with billions of dollars in liabilities given claims that Roundup, a weedkiller it makes, causes cancer…. Continue Reading

A recent update by Kelvin Leibold (“Business Entities“), a farm management specialist at Iowa State University (ISU) Extension, explained that, “The state of Iowa allows for several different forms of business. The choice of a business entity affects liability, taxation, capitalization, decision making, agricultural government payments, gifting or transfer options. Such a decision requires much… Continue Reading

DTN writer Todd Neeley reported earlier this week that, “Two of three men indicted on 14 counts of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and making false statements to attain loans and crop insurance for Decatur, Michigan-based Stamp Farms LLC, have been sentenced to prison time. They have been ordered to pay hundreds of thousands of… Continue Reading

Timothy Cama reported yesterday at The Hill Online that, “The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear a major dispute with potentially far-reaching implications for how the federal government protects waterways from pollution. “The case, County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, challenges an appeals court’s ruling that pollution discharged into groundwater that later flows into a navigable waterway… Continue Reading

Jennifer Bjorhus reported last week at the Minneapolis Star-Tribune Online that, “A Fillmore County farmer who sought to build the county’s largest animal feedlot has withdrawn his permit application in the face of sustained local opposition, marking the end of the road for the proposed Catalpa Ag hog farm. “State pollution officials said Monday that… Continue Reading