Agricultural Law Weekly Review —December 5, 2019
Rural Landowner Rights: Two Acts Revamp PA Trespassing and Sunday Hunting On November 27, 2019, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed into law two bills that affect the property rights of [...]
Rural Landowner Rights: Two Acts Revamp PA Trespassing and Sunday Hunting On November 27, 2019, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed into law two bills that affect the property rights of [...]
Public Lands: BLM Publishes Draft Environmental Impact Statement for National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska On November 25, 2019, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published notice of availability of a draft environmental impact [...]
Agricultural Labor: House Judiciary Committee Acts on Farm Workforce Modernization Bill On November 20, 2019, the United States House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee passed out of committee H.R. 5038, titled “Farm Workforce [...]
Municipal Regulation: Town of Brookline, Massachusetts Prohibits New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure for Building Construction On November 21, 2019, the Town of Brookline, Massachusetts, adopted Article 21 amending the Town General By-Laws and [...]
Invasive Species: USDA Restricts Imports of Tomatoes and Peppers to Prevent Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus On November 15, 2019, the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced a Federal [...]
State Regulation: Pennsylvania Governor Signs Bill Allowing Horizontal Cross Unit Drilling On November 7, 2019, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed a new law which amends the Oil and Gas Lease Act and [...]
Dairy Policy: Dean Foods Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Petition and Discloses Sale Negotiations to Dairy Farmers of America On November 12, 2019, Southern Foods Group, LLC d/b/a Dean Foods, and [...]
National Energy Policy: United States Initiates Withdrawal Process from the Paris Agreement On November 2, 2019, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a statement that the Department of State formally notified [...]
Agricultural Finance: Chapter 12 Farm Bankruptcies Increasing On October 30, 2019, American Farm Bureau (AFB) released a market intelligence report authored by Chief Economist John Newton showing that Chapter 12 farm bankruptcy [...]
Written by Chloe Marie - Research Specialist Glyphosate is one of the most frequently used herbicides for weed and grass controls, especially in agriculture, and is almost exclusively produced by [...]

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