General Publications

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The Center publishes various Fact Sheets and Guides on specific topics in agricultural and shale law. Fact Sheets are brief summaries of select legal topics. Guides provide detailed, in-depth explanations of agricultural or shale law.

Quarterly Dairy Legal Update

July – September 2023 Quarterly Dairy Legal Update 

April–June 2023 Quarterly Dairy Legal Update

January-March 2023 Quarterly Dairy Legal Update

2022 Annual Dairy Legal Update

October-December 2022 Quarterly Dairy Legal Update

July-September 2022 Quarterly Dairy Legal Update

April-June 2022 Quarterly Dairy Legal Update

January-March 2022 Quarterly Dairy Legal Update

2021 Annual Dairy Legal Update

October-December 2021 Quarterly Dairy Legal Update

July-September 2021 Quarterly Dairy Legal Update

April-June 2021 Quarterly Dairy Legal Update

Statutory Compilations and Analysis

Grain Dealers Regulatory Compilation

Agricultural Law Update

Agricultural Antitrust Legal Update: May 2021-May 2022

Agricultural International Trade Legal Update: May 2021-May 2022

Research Papers

An Overview of the Protections for Geographical Indications in the United States and the European Union (October 2022)

Fact Sheets

Agricultural Law Fact Sheet, Anaerobic Digestion: An Alternative Energy Source for Farmers (December 2023) 

Agricultural Law Fact Sheet: Pennsylvania’s Equine Activity Immunity Act

Agricultural Law Fact Sheet: Pennsylvania’s Agritourism Activity Protection Act

Agricultural Law Fact Sheet, Non-Target Pesticide Application: Liability Risks (August 2021)

Guides

Specialty Crop Producers’ Guide to Understanding Liability Protection, Regulatory Processes, and Other Legal Risks (November 2023)

PA Department of Community & Economic Development, Planning for Agriculture (November 2014)

Shale Law in the Spotlight

U.S. Supreme Court Allows Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC to Pursue Pipeline Construction Across the Appalachian Trail (June 2023)

Delaware River Basin Commission Finalizes Regulations Prohibiting High-Volume Hydraulic Operations Within River Basin (August 2020)

Agricultural Law in the Spotlight

2022’s Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Outbreak (September 2022)

The European Green Deal and Its Impacts on U.S. Agriculture: Overview of the EU Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies (February 2023)

Overview of the USDA Report on Potential Economic and Food Security Impacts of the EU Farm to Fork Biodiversity Strategies (February 2023)

EPA Settlement Agreement of Chesapeake Bay TMDL Compliance Litigation Discloses New Pennsylvania Enforcement Policies (April 2023)