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Center Closed for Winter Break
The Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law will be closed after Thursday, December 24, 2020, and will open again on Monday, January 4, 2021. We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season!
Progressive Farmer Quotes Brook Duer Regarding Dicamba
On November 6, 2020, in an article relating to Environmental Protection Agency policy changes affecting pesticides, Progressive Farmer quoted staff attorney Brook Duer. The article, EPA, States Clash Over Pesticides, explains the new EPA requirement that states must follow in order to restrict dicamba or other federal pesticides. According to [...]
New Webinar Recordings Posted to Our YouTube Channel
Recordings to our Quarterly Dairy Update have been published to our YouTube Channel. This webinar commenced a quarterly series of such webinars to be held at the conclusion of each calendar quarter. We start with a 30-minute round-up of the past quarter’s legal and regulatory developments impacting the dairy industry [...]
Center Hosts First of Quarterly Dairy Industry Legal Update
On October 27, 2020, the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law hosted the first of a quarterly webinar series, Quarterly Dairy Industry Legal Update. The first half of the webinar was presented by staff attorney Brook Duer who provided an overview of recent legal developments impacting the dairy [...]
Penn State Creates Pennsylvania Farm Employers’ Listserv Discussion Group
Per Morning Ag Clips: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law and Penn State Extension announce the creation of the Pennsylvania Farm Employers’ Listserv (PFEL) discussion group. The PFEL is an email networking and resource-sharing group specifically tailored to agricultural labor issues for those [...]
Center Participates in Continuing Legal Education with Penn State Dickinson Law
On September 25, 2020, Brook Duer participated as a presenter on the topic of solar leasing for attorneys as part of a continuing legal education on-line course conducted by Penn State Dickinson Law titled, Local Law for Solar Project Development in Pennsylvania. Earlier this week, on September 23, 2020, [...]
Ross Pifer Presents on Right to Repair with the National Agricultural Law Center
On September 16, 2020, Ross Pifer gave a presentation on behalf of the National Agricultural Law Center. The presentation was entitled, Right to Repair Statutes: Overview, Issues Presented, and Current Status of State Legislation, and is part of an ongoing webinar series with the NALC. In this webinar, Ross [...]
Center Staff Provides Webinar Series on the Effects of COVID-19 on Agriculture
On August 11, 2020, the Center presented the fourth in a series of webinars discussing COVID-19 Ag Legal Updates via Zoom, where Brook Duer was joined by Penn State Extension Educator Brian Moyer. They discussed third-party liability claims arising from COVID-19 transmission from person-to-person contact with customers and other persons [...]
Center Director Provides Comments for State Impact Regarding Royalty Lawsuit
On July 17, 2020, Ross Pifer was quoted in an article published by State Impact Pennsylvania entitled Are Gas Royalty Owners Buyers or Sellers? In a Court Fight Over Royalties, The Answer to That Question Could Make All the Difference to Landowners. This article discusses an ongoing case before the [...]
Center Participates in Webinar on Agricultural District Programs
On July 15, 2020, Brook Duer presented in the National Agricultural Law Center’s webinar, Agriculture District Programs: The First 50 Years. Will They Survive Another 50? Brook described the development of various forms of agricultural district programs and the benefits conferred on lands located within; outlined the states which have [...]
