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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down several Hawaii county ordinances limiting or altogether banning the use of pesticides and GMO products. The court held the local laws attempted to legislate an area already comprehensively covered by state or federal law and those local laws were preempted by state and/or federal laws.
Read MoreTechnology is already on on the farm, but during the next decade, farmers will likely embrace ag tech like never before. Sustainability will increasingly drive technology use.
Read MoreGene editing (GE) is a game-changer for those in science, agriculture, or really for anyone who eats food. Heat, disease, and drought resistant cattle, corn, pigs, and barley are already in the works. They are a way forward for farmers trying to feed our growing population in a changing climate. Right now the EU is struggling to decide how to regulate GE organisms--by reviewing the product, or by asking questions about the creation of the product. I think the EU--and the US--should follow Canada's lead and should regulate GE organisms based on the actual product.
Read MoreThe USDA Animal Plant and Health Inspection Services just announced new guidance for extension requests for genetically engineered organisms. What does this mean for the public? Hopefully, it will lead to shorter review times, flexibility in extension requests, and more predictability from the government review processes. This should mean more innovation and less red tape.
Read MoreThe governmental response to genetically-edited animals is and will continue to be a key consideration. This post explores existing and proposed regulations and laws affecting genetically-edited animals.
Read MoreHornless dairy cattle, mosquitoes resistant to malaria, mice cured of muscular dystrophy, PRRS-resistant pigs, fast-growing salmon, livestock that require less food and have less of an environmental footprint—these are just a few examples of advantages created by the new technological tool known as gene editing.
Read MoreEarlier this month, the D.C. District Court upheld the EPA’s 2019 rule exempting air emissions from animal waste at farms from EPCRA emergency reporting requirements.
The team from Janzen Schroeder Ag Law will present at the Indiana Farm Bureau Drainage School in August.
Todd Janzen and Brianna Schroeder will join leaders from all aspects of agriculture at the 2025 AgrIInstitue Golf Outing to benefit the Indiana Ag Leadership Program.
Brianna Schroeder is presenting on water rights and economic development at the Indiana State Bar Association Ag Section Annual Meeting. Todd Janzen will also attend the meeting.
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