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There are a number of agricultural bills being considered this session, including one which would impact livestock farmers across the state by requiring additional site inspections.
Read MoreTwo recent Indiana Supreme Court cases shed light on how the utility regulatory commission could, in the future, decide that county solar zoning ordinances are unreasonable and therefore void.
Read MoreThe Supreme Court overturned Chevron in June. Now, instead of deferring to administrative agencies’ interpretation, courts must exercise their own “independent judgment” as to statutory construction. This change will have far-reaching consequences for agricultural and environmental regulations.
Read MoreIn a recent zoning dispute, an Indiana judge ruled that tacos are legally sandwiches.
Read MoreThe Indiana Supreme Court just handed down a decision that explains how to analyze cases where government-induced flooding damages cropland.
Read MoreThe federal government estimates 2-3% of agricultural land in the U.S. is owned by a foreign entity. As of March 8, 2022, Indiana is poised to join other states who limit the number of acres a foreign business entity can own.
Read MoreIndiana Governor Eric Holcomb signed the controversial isolated wetlands bill into law on April 29, 2021. What, if anything, does that mean for agriculture?
Read MoreActivist groups continue to challenge what they call “ag gag” or enhanced trespass statutes around the country, alleging the laws violate the U.S. Constitution. This post provides a national update on some of these lawsuits.
Read MoreThe Seventh Circuit overturned an injunction meant to halt an Indiana law which bans smokeable hemp. This puts the law back in play unless and until a more narrow injunction is entered.
Read MoreIndiana is leading a group of states in a lawsuit against Massachusetts over a new livestock and poultry law requiring any pork, veal, or eggs sold in the state to be derived from animals raised with space to turn around and lie down without touching an enclosure.
Read MoreThe Indiana Legislature's Interim Study Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources is considering whether any changes should be made to Indiana confined feeding laws.
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.
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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.