Legal Checkup on Checkoffs: State-by-State Analysis of the USDA “Redirection Rule” & Producer Refunds Under the Beef Checkoff

Legal Checkup on Checkoffs: State-by-State Analysis of the USDA “Redirection Rule” & Producer Refunds Under the Beef Checkoff

Harrison Pittman, Director This article provides a state-by-state application of the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service final rule, Soybean Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information; Beef Promotion and Research; Amendments to Allow Redirection of State...
States, Environmental Groups Challenge EPA Over Sulfoxaflor

States, Environmental Groups Challenge EPA Over Sulfoxaflor

On December 7, 2020, eleven states filed a brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, opposing a request from the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to keep the registration for sulfoxaflor in place while the agency comes into compliance with Endangered...
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) Additional Assistance: Structure and Status

Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) Additional Assistance: Structure and Status

In response to the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed a stimulus relief bill known as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). This stimulus package allocated nearly $50 billion to the U.S. Department of...