The CASL Ledger – December 2020

PUBLICATIONS

The Agricultural Law Weekly Review provides updates on the most recent legal developments in agriculture and can be found every week on the Penn State Agricultural Law Blog.  The latest installments were written by Center staff attorney Brook Duer and research assistant Audry Thompson:
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—week ending November 27, 2020
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—week ending December 4, 2020
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—week ending December 11, 2020
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—week ending December 18, 2020

The Shale Law Weekly Review  provides comprehensive updates on the most recent legal developments in shale and can be found every week on the Penn State Shale Law Blog.  The latest installments were written by research assistant Sarah Straub and Center staff attorney Jackie Schweichler.  This week’s shale law developments include:
Shale Law Weekly Review – November 30, 2020
Shale Law Weekly Review – December 11, 2020
Shale Law Weekly Review – December 18, 2020
Shale Law Weekly Review – December 22, 2020

WATCH OR LISTEN

The Center posts weekly episodes in our Agricultural Law Podcast.You can find the latest episodes online at aglawpodcast.libsyn.com, as well as on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher.  This month, we posted the following episodes:
161. Fourth Circuit Upholds Nuisance Liability for N.C. Swine Facility and Farm Bureau Joins Food & Ag Climate Alliance
162. Dean Foods Bankruptcy Estate Sends Demand Letters Requesting Paybacks from Dairy Producers and IDF Updates Dairy Terminology Guidance
163. Farm Bureau Demands Withdrawal of Dean Bankruptcy Preference Payment Claims and EPA Releases Glyphosate Draft Biological Evaluation
164. Pa. Milk Marketing Board Negotiates Preference Payment Solution and USTR Files USMCA Enforcement Action Against Canada

SOCIAL MEDIA 

Our daily HotLinks cover the newest developments in agricultural and shale law as they occur.  Find these updates and other helpful links by following us on Twitter! (@AgShaleLaw)  This month, the following HotLinks received the most Twitter impressions from our stakeholders:

• “Ninth Circuit Court Reviews New Lawsuit Against Latest Dicamba Registrations” 
• “Hog Farmer Says Government Assistance Is Still Needed”
• “Significant food safety action this past year during state legislative sessions” 
• “USDA to Measure Financial Well-Being of Farmers and Ranchers”
• “USDA Officially Moves Toward Regulating Gene-edited Livestock”