Avian Influenza: Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Publishes Order Requiring Bulk Milk Testing
On November 20, 2024, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) Secretary Russell Redding issued a general quarantine order—effective immediately and published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin on November
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Agricultural Law Weekly Review—November 21, 2024
Avian Influenza: USDA Confirms first HPAI in Swine
On October 30, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that the agency had confirmed the first detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI/H5NI)
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—November 5, 2024
Pesticides/Herbicides: Massachusetts State Court Grants Summary Judgment for Monsanto on FIFRA Preemption
On October 21, 2024, the Essex County Superior Court of Massachusetts issued a memorandum and order granting summary judgment to Monsanto/Bayer on the issue of preemption, finding that
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—October 29, 2024
Today at Noon—Oct. 29, 2024: Raw Milk—An Overview of State Raw Milk Regulations
Avian Influenza: Pennsylvania Issues General Quarantine Order for Birds and Avian Products
On October 26, 2024, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—October 23, 2024
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- Understanding the Basics of Right to Repair Laws, Online Fri. Oct. 25, 2024
- Dairy Quarterly Legal Webinar: Raw Milk—An Overview of State Raw Milk Regulations, Online Tues. Oct. 29, 2024.
Water Quality: Federal Court Upholds Vacatur
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—October 11, 2024
Agricultural Labor: Federal Court Partially Enjoins 2023 H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Calculation Rule
On September 18, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana issued a memorandum opinion partially granting a preliminary injunction against the Department of
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—October 3, 2024
Dairy Policy/International Trade: Colombia Imposes 4.86% Tariff on U.S. Milk Powder Imports
On September 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) published a trade policy monitoring report stating that Colombia’s Ministry of Commerce, Industry and
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—September 16, 2024
This Week:
- Right to Repair and Agriculture, Center Director Ross Pifer presents with the National Agricultural Law Center, Online Wed. Sep. 18, 2024
- 2024 Pennsylvania Agricultural Law Symposium, In-person Thurs. Sep. 19, 2024
International Trade: Chile Approves Agreement
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—September 10, 2024
Deadline Extended! Register by Sept. 12, 2024, noon (ET) for the Pennsylvania Agricultural Law Symposium!
Pesticides: Third Circuit Finds FIFRA Preempts State Law Label Warning Requirement
On August 15, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—August 21, 2024
This Friday Aug. 23—Understanding the Basics of the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program
Pesticides: EPA Emergency Order Halts Use of Pesticide Dacthal
On August 7, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register a notice