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"Pesticide drift" is not a new issue, but it has taken center stage this summer as we hear widespread reports of crops damaged by Dicamba. This post suggests the initial steps a farmer should take if they believe their crop has been damaged by another person's Dicamba use.
Read MoreThe 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 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 MoreLast year the standard for review for administrative decisions was upended (Indiana and federal level). Recently our Court of Appeals explained that this change does not apply to zoning appeals.
Todd Janzen and Brianna Schroeder will both be presenting for the Indiana Farm Bureau Webinar on Agricultural Contracting.
The team from Janzen Schroeder Ag Law will attend Indy Bar’s luncheon hosting U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown.
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There are many companies offering farmers cash to sign soil carbon contracts. What is in these contracts and should you sign up your farm?