Category Archives: Agriculture Law

DTN writer Todd Neeley reported yesterday that, “The 60-day public comment period for the newly proposed waters of the United States, or WOTUS, rule launched Thursday with the EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers publishing the rule in the Federal Register. “The new rule moves forward while the 2015 rule under the Obama administration… Continue Reading

Bloomberg writers Lydia Mulvany and Deena Shanker reported yesterday that, “Monsanto Co. has been sued by thousands of farmers and others who blame their cancers on its massively popular Roundup weedkiller. Now Germany’s Bayer AG, which bought the agriculture giant last year, faces a claim that it deceived home gardeners about Roundup’s impact on their gut… Continue Reading

Reuters writer Humeyra Pamuk reported yesterday that, “U.S. farmers now have until Feb. 14 to apply for federal aid designed to offset the impact of retaliatory Chinese tariffs on American crops, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday, after delays caused by the month-long government shutdown. “The previous deadline for the aid program, officially known… Continue Reading

DTN writer Todd Neeley reported this week that, “As difficult as 2018 was for the ethanol industry in the United States, the biodiesel sector turned in one of its best years as companies improved their balance sheets despite operating without the biodiesel blenders credit, according to a new analysis by biofuels mergers and acquisitions specialist… Continue Reading

A news release yesterday from USDA stated that, “U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that all Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices nationwide will soon reopen to provide additional administrative services to farmers and ranchers during the lapse in federal funding.  Certain FSA offices have been providing limited services for existing loans and tax documents since… Continue Reading

Des Moines Register writer Donnelle Eller reported recently that, “About a week after Iowa’s ag-gag law was struck down over free speech violations, a national animal rights group is advertising for an investigator to work undercover in Iowa livestock and meat processing facilities. “Mercy For Animals, a Los Angeles animal welfare group, is advertising online for an… Continue Reading

The Associated Press reported yesterday that, “A monthly survey of rural bankers in parts of 10 Plains and Western states suggests banks are growing increasingly concerned about farm loan defaults in 2019. “More than 4 of every 10 bankers questioned for the Rural Mainstreet survey for January said they expect farm loan defaults to be… Continue Reading

DTN Special Correspondent Elizabeth Williams reported today that, “Dying without a will or without properly structured farmland ownership can make life messy for heirs. “In many of those situations, the next generation owns the land as tenants-in-common, and if the owners can’t agree on how to split the property, they can go to court for… Continue Reading