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Maryland Court Rules Poultry Farm Manager Is Co-Employee of Integrator in Workers’ Compensation Case


PA Supreme Court Decides State Nutrient Management Act Preempts Stricter Local Regulation


Baltimore City Food Truck Ordinance is Constitutional


State’s Public Utility Law Preempted Local Zoning and Planning Requirements for Siting Solar Energy


Maryland Court Upholds the 2014 CAFO Permit for Complying With EPA’s Requirements


State Law Protections Granted to Religious Groups Don't Provide Challenging Special Use Exception


Ninth Circuit Upholds a Portion of an Ag Gag Law


Father’s Estate Plan Leaves Many Unanswered Questions Relating to Gifts to On-Farm Heir


Recording of Identical Livestock Brands in Different Locations on An Animal Violated State Law Precl


Court Agrees That Pollution Clause in Insurance Policy Excludes Damage from Manure


Wyoming’s Resource Data Collection Statute Violates the First Amendment of the Constitution


Montgomery County Circuit Court Rules That County Pesticide Ordinance Preempted By State Law


Utah’s Ag-Gag Law Violates First Amendment, But Producers Still Have Options


Court of Appeals Rules That FAA Overstepped Authority When Requiring Hobby Operators to Register UAV

Dairy Able to Build Barns, But What About Using Property For A Dairy?


Court of Appeals Rules Against Animal Ag Reporting Exemption in Two Environmental Laws


Maryland’s Dormant Mineral Interest Law Not Unconstitutional

Is It Negligent to Release a Seed Variety Before the Paired Pesticide is Approved?

Agency Not Given Third Opportunity to Make Determination by Federal Court
