Category Archives: Agriculture Law

Reuters writer P.J. Huffstutter reported last week that, “Green Plains Inc, one of the biggest U.S. ethanol producers, sued Archer Daniels Midland Co on [July 14th], accusing the global grain trader of manipulating the price of the biofuel to profit from its positions in the derivatives market. “Green Plains filed the proposed class action with… Continue Reading

Bloomberg writer Charlie McGee reported earlier this month that, “A company that develops packaging for cotton bales harvested with Deere & Co. tractors says it’s facing Chinese knockoffs and wants a U.S. trade agency to block the copycats from entering the country. “Israel-based Tama Group and its U.S. unit filed a complaint on July 7… Continue Reading

DTN writer Todd Neeley reported earlier this week that, “The plaintiffs in one of several lawsuits challenging the Navigable Waters Protection Rule have asked a federal court to vacate the rule. “In a motion for summary judgment filed at the end of last week, the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League alleges the EPA’s new rule… Continue Reading

A news release yesterday from USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) stated that, “Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced an initial list of additional commodities that have been added to the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), and that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) made other adjustments to the program based on comments received… Continue Reading

Wall Street Journal writer Sara Randazzo reported yesterday that, “A federal judge cast doubt on Bayer AG’s proposal to neatly resolve all future lawsuits over the safety of its Roundup weedkiller, potentially snagging the German company’s attempts to move past the massive liability. “Bayer said recently it would pay up to $10.9 billion to settle… Continue Reading

A news release yesterday from USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) stated that, “[USDA] today announced changes to several crop insurance policies improving options for producers, including introducing a new Quality Loss Option, a new unit structure assignment option for Enterprise Units (EU) and new procedures for Multi-County Enterprise Units (MCEU). “‘In addition to making the… Continue Reading

A news release last week from USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) stated that, ” [USDA] is providing additional flexibilities for producers to file on acres with failed crops or crops that were prevented from planting because of extreme weather events. USDA’s [FSA] is adding these flexibilities for Notice of Loss on both insured and uninsured crops to… Continue Reading

A news release yesterday from USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) stated that, “Agricultural producers who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after spring planting should make an appointment with their local [FSA] office before the applicable deadline. July 15 is a major deadline for most crops, but acreage reporting deadlines vary by county… Continue Reading

Last month, Bloomberg writer Deena Shanker reported that, “By Saturday, March 14, even before Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the shutdown of all in-restaurant dining in New York City the next night, Viraj Puri, chief executive officer of the Brooklyn, N.Y.-based indoor urban farming company Gotham Greens, found his business had essentially changed overnight. “His… Continue Reading