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On December 14, 2017, a farmer group filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's rollback of two controversial GIPSA rules intended to protect individual farmers.
Read MoreThe past 365 days have been a wild ride, complete with major changes to federal programs relied on by farmers and ag businesses. Four federal stories dominated 2017: WOTUS, NAFTA, GIPSA, and Air Emissions.
Read MorePoultry growers recently filed a federal lawsuit against Tyson Foods, Perdue Farms, and other poultry integrators under the Sherman Antitrust Act and the Packers and Stockyards Act ("PSA"). The Growers alleged the integrators have shared data about the individual Growers without aggregating or anonymizing the information.
Read MoreNew GIPSA rules were announced on Tuesday. There are plenty of opinions out there criticizing and praising the regulations, but what do the new rules really say? And, with the incoming Trump administration, does it matter?
Read MoreThe Packers and Stockyards Act is intended to ensure fair trade practices and competitive markets for livestock, meat, and poultry. It imposes requirements on swine growers and on the contracts between integrators and growers.
Read MoreIn the waning hours of 2025, the Indiana Court of Appeals handed down an important victory to an Indiana dairy farm, affirming the dairy’s zoning approval and allowing construction to proceed.
Todd Janzen will speak at the Indiana Milk Quality Professionals 2026 Indiana Milk Quality Conference.
Brianna Schroeder will speak at the ISBA Utility Law Section Spring Seminar.
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Five years ago I worked with the Ag Data Transparent organization to create a model data use agreement for agriculture. Here is the updated version.