According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, for the 2022 crop year, there were 493...
Conservation Programs
BLM Looks to Expand Conservation
On April 3, 2023, the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) published a proposed rule in the Federal...
BLM Proposes New Conservation Rules for FLPMA
On April 3, 2023, the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) published a proposed rule in the Federal...
Texas Sues FWS Over Decision to List the Lesser Prairie-Chicken Under the Endangered Species Act
On March 22, 2023, the State of Texas filed a lawsuit against the Fish and Wildlife Service...
Building Blocks: The Basics of the RCPP
First authorized in the 2014 Farm Bill, the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (“RCPP”) is...
Building Blocks: Basics of the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
Under the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (“ACEP”), private landowners, land trusts,...
Building Blocks: The Basics of EQIP
First authorized in the 1996 Farm Bill, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (“EQIP”) is a...
Ag & the IRA: Conservation Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act
On August 16, 2022, President Biden officially signed the $739 billion spending package known as...
Ag and Food Law Daily Update: August 17, 2022
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in...
Ag and Food Law Daily Update: May 17, 2022
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in...