Eleventh Circuit Narrowly Blocks Florida From Enforcing Foreign Ownership Lawby Elizabeth | Feb 20, 2024 | Focusing on Foreign Investment, Foreign Ownership, Land Ownership, Micah BrownOn February 1, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit granted a partial...
The Deal With Dicamba: Court Vacates Over-the-Top Registrationby Brigit Rollins | Feb 15, 2024 | Brigit Rollins, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Pesticides, The Deal with DicambaOn February 6, 2024, a federal court in Arizona issued a ruling directing the Environmental...
Agritourism: Reducing Liability Risk During Solar Eclipse Activitiesby Elizabeth | Feb 14, 2024 | Agritourism, Landowner Liability, Research Fellows, Rusty RumleyTayler Workman, NALC Research Fellow and Rusty Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney On April 8,...
FAIR Labels Act of 2024by Emily Stone | Feb 13, 2024 | Alternative Proteins, Biotechnology, Emily Stone, Food Labeling, Food Safety and Inspection Service, United States Department of AgricultureIn the past few years, the definition of “meat” has become a hot topic for debate. With the...
U.S. Department of Labor Finalizes Independent Contractor Ruleby Elizabeth | Feb 8, 2024 | Farm Labor, Labor, Samantha CapaldoClassifying workers as “employees” or “independent contractors” is an important task for...
Who Owns the Ag Land? Congress Considering Changes to the Federal Reporting Regimeby Elizabeth | Feb 6, 2024 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act, Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS), Farm Service Agency, Focusing on Foreign Investment, Foreign Ownership, Land Ownership, Micah Brown, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of AgricultureOn January 25, 2024, Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced the AFIDA Improvements Act of 2024 (S....
EPA Proposes Updates to Effluent Limitations for Meat and Poultry Processorsby Brigit Rollins | Feb 1, 2024 | Brigit Rollins, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection AgencyIn late January, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that it was seeking public...
Legal Issues with Land Trusts: Tax Benefits and the IRS Crackdownby Emily Stone | Jan 30, 2024 | Emily Stone, Estate Planning, Land Ownership, Legal Issues with Land Trusts, Sustainable Agriculture, TaxationAs conservation has grown as a priority for both those in the private and public sectors, tools...
Challenges to the 2023 U.S. Department of Labor H-2A AEWR Methodology Ruleby Elizabeth | Jan 25, 2024 | Farm Labor, Labor, Samantha CapaldoThe H-2A program, which allows employers to employ foreign nationals to fill temporary U.S....
USDA Proposes Updates to Foreign Held Agricultural Land Reportingby Elizabeth | Jan 23, 2024 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act, Farm Service Agency, Focusing on Foreign Investment, Foreign Ownership, Land Ownership, Leases, Micah Brown, United States Department of AgricultureRecently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (“USDA”) announced that it is seeking public...