Agriculture

One June 22, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released a draft white paper for its Vulnerable Species Pilot Project (“VSPP”), a central component of the agency’s new policy approach...

Cattle grazing a warm season cover crop on Vilicus Farms (Photo Credit: Vilicus Farms) On August 16, 2022 when the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law, it solidified...

After half their farm’s crops were wiped out by a devastating heat wave in 2018, Ellee Igoe and Hernan Cavazos, co-founders of Solidarity Farm, changed their practices with the explicit...

Eric Sfiligoj and Lara Sowinski discuss the proposed merger between two Indiana cooperatives and news from USDA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwgVcyImZ20   FMC Introduces New Optimized Insecticide Formulation 0 1 5 CropLife Retail...

ANIMAL EXTREMIST GROUP CRUSADES FOR DENVER 2024 BALLOT MEASURE TARGETING SHEEP PROCESSING By Jaclyn De Candio for Protect The Harvest Sufficient petition signatures were recently gathered by animal rights extremist...

Courtesy of Peter Hecht at California Farm Bureau Shannon Douglass, a diversified farmer in Glenn County, has been elected to a two-year term as president of the California Farm Bureau....

It’s rarely a lose-lose situation when activists get caught in the act. While getting stuck with some jail time may prove inconvenient, it’s often a platform for martyrdom for their...

Agricultural producers and landowners have chosen conservation on more than 23 million acres of private land nationwide WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued more than $1.77 billion...

November Roundup As November has ended, the staff at the National Agricultural Law Center continue to bring trusted research and information in agricultural and food law to stakeholders across the...

Henry Mustin popped open the trunk of his electric Volkswagen to reveal his arsenal: Loppers, pruners, saws and trowels, tucked into bags. Taking up the most space was Mustin’s weed...