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Healthy Pastures, Healthy Soils – New Resource for Maryland Livestock Producers
By Margaret Todd This article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. Maryland farmers are no strangers to the notion that healthy soils are good for business – Maryland boasts one of the highest rates of cover crop and no-till cost-share participation in the United States. Healthy soils not only make businesses more profitable, but also improve water quality and help Maryland achieve its water quality goals for the Chesapeake Bay. Pro
Megan Todd
Mar 27, 20202 min read
Weekly Roundup Feb. 9th
By Sarah Fielder Dicamba Class Actions Consolidated Into Eastern District of Missouri Last week, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict...
Admin
Feb 9, 20182 min read
Organic Trade Association Suing USDA Over Failure to Enact Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards
By Sarah Everhart This is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. On September 13, 2017, the...
Sarah Everhart
Sep 27, 20172 min read
Weekly Roundup May 19th
By Sarah Fielder Recent Webinar Looked at Farm Financials For Succession Planning University of Wisconsin’s Center for Dairy...
Admin
May 19, 20172 min read
Maryland’s New Antibiotics in Livestock Law: What Does it Mean for Your Farm?
By Sarah Everhart During the recent Maryland General Assembly session, the “Keeping Antibiotics Effective Act of 2017” (the Antibiotics...
Sarah Everhart
May 16, 20173 min read
Proposed USDA Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards- Do You Have A Comment?
By Sarah Everhart The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) proposed amended organic livestock...
Sarah Everhart
Jul 5, 20162 min read
Does Strict Liability Apply to the Noise of Fireworks Causing a Dairy Cow Stampede?
By Ashley Ellixson Today’s title may have you scratching your head and I completely understand why. Do fireworks and dairy cows even...
Admin
Apr 5, 20163 min read
Administering Antibiotics to Livestock- Federal and Potentially State Legal Controls
By Sarah Everhart According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control, at least 2 million people in the United States become infected with...
Sarah Everhart
Mar 22, 20162 min read
Transitioning Your Livestock or Dairy Operation to Grass Fed? Learn About Available Resources
By Sarah Everhart Given the growing demand for grass fed meats and dairy products, many operators are contemplating either transitioning...
Sarah Everhart
Mar 1, 20162 min read
The Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption Act (PRIME)- Making Meat More Affordable?
By Sarah Everhart In July 2015, the Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption Act (PRIME) was introduced in the U.S. House of...
Sarah Everhart
Jan 27, 20162 min read
Res Ipsa Loquitur and Escaping Livestock: Or the Time Paul Used a Lot of Latin
This post should not be construed as legal advice. Earlier this year, Ashley posted on liability from livestock escaping and recently, I...
Paul Goeringer
Oct 7, 20153 min read
Legal Issues in Animal Agriculture: Understanding the Recent Idaho Ag Gag Law Ruling
By Ashley Ellixson A recent federal court ruling in Idaho has brought the debate over so-called “ag gag” laws to a head in many areas of...
Paul Goeringer
Sep 27, 20152 min read
Virginia Court Dismisses Suit Involving Livestock In Streams
By Ashley Ellixson On July 9, 2015, a Richmond Court judge dismissed a lawsuit by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (Foundation) and other...
Admin
Sep 8, 20152 min read
Developing a Biosecurity Plan for Employees
By Sarah Everhart Biosecurity is a set of measures designed to prevent the spread of disease on your property and in your poultry and...
Sarah Everhart
May 7, 20154 min read
Let’s Look at the Farmers’ Rights Act
This post should not constitute legal advice or lobbying for or against this piece of legislation. The purpose of this post is to review the possible implications of proposed legislation. Recently, the Maryland General Assembly’s House of Delegates and Senate both introduced legislation entitled Farmers’ Rights Act (HB 1019 & SB 532). If enacted,how would the legislation potentially impact Maryland agriculture? Let’s take a look at it today and see.
Paul Goeringer
Feb 24, 20155 min read
New Extension Fact Sheet on Livestock Liability Issues Has Been Released
You may have noticed here lately we have announced a few new publications have been released. You maybe asking yourselves, “Paul, how do you write blog posts, present at meetings, and still have time to author publications?” The answer is simple; these have been working their way through the UME peer review process and were done months ago. We will not always be turning out publications at this level, so enjoy them while they are being released. Today, the Agriculture Law
Paul Goeringer
Nov 14, 20141 min read
To Fence or Not to Fence: That is the Question
Fence in pasture with horses by Chesapeake Bay Program This column originally appeared in the March 25, 2014 issue of the Delmarva Farmer newspaper. Note: This article is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney and should not be viewed as legal advice. According to the 2007 Census of Ag, Maryland had roughly 5,970 livestock operations and Delaware had roughly 1,372 livestock operations. These livestock operations are asked to co-exist among grain, vegetabl
Paul Goeringer
May 15, 20143 min read
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