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Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Foreign Workers in the Herding or Production of Livestock on the Open Range in the United States "The Department of Labor (Department) is proposing to amend its regulations governing certification of the...

A few years ago, concerned Indiana residents raised complaints with their elected officials about the storage of manure in remote ponds, or “lagoons” that were not sited next to existing livestock farms. There was also concern that poultry...

David Letterman has his Top 10 list. Now the Indiana Department of Environment Management (IDEM) has its Top 10 list for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs). These large livestock producers are primarily regulated through IDEM's confined...

On April 25, 2014, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two documents to address the impact of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) animal feed Hazard Analysis and Risk-based Preventive Controls (HARPC) proposal on spent grains, and ultimately...

For this next year, I’m serving as the chair of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Agricultural Management Committee . The Committee is part of the wider ABA Section on the Environment, Energy and Resources and focuses on cutting-edge issues...

One of the more interesting legal questions I answered over the years goes like this: I’ve been boarding a horse for someone for the last few months and now the horse’s owner has stopped paying me. I can’t stop feeding the horse,...

Under UCC Article 9, the priority scheme rewards the creditor who is first to give notice of its security interest. One of the few exceptions to the rule, however, is the superpriority afforded certain purchase money secured parties. This Emerging Issues...

Real Cases in Real Estate is a weekly update on real estate law, with legal principles illustrated and explained by lawsuits from around the country. The topics are wide-ranging for appeal to a broad spectrum of readers including lawyers, homeowners...

Not all counties are created equal when it comes to zoning. Recently, I’ve been involved in a number of zoning disputes in different Indiana counties. It’s remarkable to me that a farm situated on a county line—as many farms are—will...

NEW YORK - (AP) A "growing and dangerous" trend of antibiotic resistance among humans that has been traced in part to the overuse of antibiotics in animal feed led several health and consumer organizations to sue the U.S. government Wednesday...

Under UCC Article 9, the priority scheme rewards the creditor who is first to give notice of its security interest. One of the few exceptions to the rule, however, is the superpriority afforded certain purchase money secured parties. This Emerging...