Lending for Livestock, Credit for Crops: UCC Agricultural Liens

Lending for Livestock, Credit for Crops: UCC Agricultural Liens

Many agricultural producers borrow money to successfully run their operations. Typically, the lender requires the borrower to give a security interest in property such as land, equipment or commodities before supplying the funds. This type of transaction is considered...
February Monthly Round Up

February Monthly Round Up

February Round-Up As February ends, staff at the National Agricultural Law Center continue to bring trusted research and information in agricultural and food law to stakeholders across the country. Outlined below are many of the new NALC resources from the month of...
Ninth Circuit Upholds Decision to Vacate General CWA Permit

Ninth Circuit Upholds Decision to Vacate General CWA Permit

On February 11, 2021, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court opinion finding that a nationwide Clean Water Act (“CWA”) permit issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) was invalid. The Ninth Circuit also upheld the vacatur of the...