Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case brought by the National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bureau Federation against California’s Proposition 12. The law bans the sale of pork from hogs born to sows that weren’t raised according to the state’s “arbitrary” production standards. NPPC President Terry Wol ...

The first week of the New Year could be a big one for several agricultural groups and stakeholders. The Supreme Court will likely hear several high-stakes cases that could affect America’s farmers and ranchers. The court recently distributed three of four agriculture cases scheduled for a January 7th conference. hose ...

Earlier this week, the National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bureau Federation petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to take their case against California's Proposition 12. The California law would ban the sale of pork from hogs that don't meet the state's "arbitrary" production standards ...

The Environmental Protection Agency filed a brief with the Supreme Court last week that lays out its new position on the Renewable Fuel Standard. A DTN report says the brief covered EPA’s view of the scope and purpose of the RFS, stating that three refiners who received RFS exemptions in 2017 and 2018 didn’t qualify for them. The U.S. ...

An American Farm Bureau official says whatever the Biden EPA decides to do with Trump Waters of the U.S. or WOTUS reforms, clarity should be key, especially in a pandemic. The AFBF’s Don Parrish said a return to the Obama 2015 water rule with its complicated definitions and sweeping regulatory reach, won’t help farmers or food security in a pandemic. “I’ ...

Despite last minute attempts to block the rule, the Trump Administration's new and scaled-back Waters of the U.S. rule became law Monday. A federal judge late last week denied an effort to prevent implementation of the new regulation, called the Navigable Waters Protection Rule ...

The Supreme Court this week rejected to hear challenges to state animal ag laws.  The Supreme Court rejected oral arguments in two lawsuits, one against California and another against Massachusetts, regarding interstate commerce of agriculture products.  The law...

The Supreme Court this week rejected to hear challenges to state animal ag laws.  The Supreme Court rejected oral arguments in two lawsuits, one against California and another against Massachusetts, regarding interstate commerce of agriculture products.  The law...

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a brief recommending that the Supreme Court not hear the lawsuit the state of Missouri filed against California.  The subject of the lawsuit is California’s laws requiring larger enclosures for egg-laying hens and other animals.  MeatingPlace....

The proposed WOTUS changes by the Trump administration are bound for litigation.  Environmental groups are promising to challenge the rule applauded by the agriculture industry.  The proposal will be subject to a 60-day comment period before finalization. Once the Trump adm...