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State-By-State Guide to Ag-Gag Legislation - April 7 2025

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Several states have made attempts to provide the animal production industry protection against unlawful interference by enacting so-called Ag-Gag laws. A wave of litigation is challenging these laws as unconstitutional,...more

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Ranchers-Cattlemen Legal Fund Challenges USDA Electronic Ear-Tag Rule

Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund v. USDA On October 30, 2024, a group of plaintiffs headed by the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund (R-CALF), filed a complaint (Case No. 5:24-cv-5085 (D.S.D.)) against the U.S....more

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Beltway Buzz - October 2024 #4

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

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GLP-1 Drugs and Cultivated Meat: What’s the Impact on the Food and Agriculture Industry?

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In this episode of "The Eyes on Washington Podcast," Senior Policy Advisor Peter Tabor discusses the impact of GLP-1 drugs and cultivated meat on the food and agriculture industry with Jack Bobo, director of the Food Systems...more

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USDA Announces Proposed Rule Under Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) (collectively, the Agency) on Aug. 7, 2024, issued a proposed rule aimed at reducing Salmonella contamination in raw poultry products...more

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Foie Gras Faux Pas: City Runs A-fowl of State Farming Protections

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In City of New York v Ball, 2024 NY Slip Op 24179 [Sup Ct, Albany County 2024], the Albany County Supreme Court upheld a determination of the Commissioner (“Commissioner”) of the Department of Agriculture and Markets...more

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State-By-State Guide to Ag-Gag Legislation - May 2024

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Several states have made attempts to provide the animal production industry protection against unlawful interference by enacting so-called Ag-Gag laws. A wave of litigation is challenging these laws as unconstitutional,...more

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California’s Prop 12 Fully in Effect

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On Jan. 1, 2024, California’s Proposition 12 (Prop 12) went into full effect, requiring certain farm owners, operators and distributors of covered farm animals such as egg-laying hens, commercial breeding pigs and veal calves...more

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State-By-State Guide to Ag-Gag Legislation - March 2024

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Several states have made attempts to provide the animal production industry protection against unlawful interference by enacting so-called Ag-Gag laws. A wave of litigation is challenging these laws as unconstitutional,...more

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Ag Gag Legislation Revived in Iowa Senate

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The winding path of Ag Gag legislation in Iowa has become significantly straighter in 2024. First, in January, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed lower court rulings that blocked Iowa state laws seeking...more

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State-By-State Guide to Ag-Gag Legislation - October 2023

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Several states have made attempts to provide the animal production industry protection against unlawful interference by enacting so-called Ag-Gag laws. A wave of litigation is challenging these laws as unconstitutional,...more

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Is More Food Safety Regulation Always a Good Thing?

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Would FDA testing of feedlots for bacteria promote safer vegetables? Would it decrease the availability of and increase price of meat? You might ask, what do feedlots have to do with vegetables? Concentrated Animal Feeding...more

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EPA Responds to Petition for Clean Water Act Revisions

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently published a letter in response to a petition filed by several environmental groups requesting that EPA revise Clean Water Act (CWA) regulations for concentrated animal...more

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State-By-State Guide to Ag-Gag Legislation - July 2023

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Several states have made attempts to provide the animal production industry protection against unlawful interference by enacting so-called Ag-Gag laws. A wave of litigation is challenging these laws as unconstitutional,...more

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USDA to Increase Substantiation Requirements for Animal-Raising Claims

On June 14, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) announced that it was implementing a multi-step effort to strengthen the substantiation of animal-raising claims. Animal-raising claims are voluntary marketing...more

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State-By-State Guide to Ag-Gag Legislation

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Several states have made attempts to provide the animal production industry protection against unlawful interference by enacting so-called Ag-Gag laws. A wave of litigation is challenging these laws as unconstitutional,...more

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Court of Appeals Upends Agricultural Permitting in South Carolina

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The South Carolina Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled that state regulator’s issuance of “no-discharge” permits for agricultural animal facilities under agriculture-specific regulations could not substitute for a “no...more

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California Issues Updated Proposed Regulations Implementing Proposition 12

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California’s updated proposed Proposition 12 regulations would make incremental changes. Comments are due December 17. The California Department of Agriculture (CDFA) has issued updated proposed regulations (“the Updated...more

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Alert to Swine Farmers, Veterinarians, and Related Vendors

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Most of you should already be aware of concerns about the spread of foreign animal disease, African Swine Fever (ASF), into the United States. for those who need an update: ASF has never been identified in the US, but...more

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Kansas Ag-Gag Law Update

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On April 8, 2021, we blogged about the 10th Circuit oral argument in Animal Legal Defense Fund v, Kelly, the first amendment challenge to Kansas’ so-called “ag-gag” law. Animal rights groups often use deceptive tactics to...more

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Agricultural Air Pollution: A Brief Reprise

I previously wrote an ACOEL blog post that pointed out the relationship between meat agriculture and global warming. I will start with the personal fact that my wife, the poet Margo Taft Stever, and I became vegetarians many...more

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Reexamining the Packers & Stockyards Act: Recent Congressional and USDA Attention on the Livestock Industry

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What’s next for processors, producers, ranchers, and other stakeholders in the livestock industry? Our Food, Beverage & Agribusiness Team provides insights into the recent announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture...more

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Alert To Researchers Working With Agricultural Animals – Updated Guidance Available

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The Fourth edition of the “Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching,” published by the American Dairy Science Association®, American society of Animal Science and Poultry Science...more

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What Is “Chicken”? – More On Colorado’s Proposed Referendum On Animal Agriculture

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As previously discussed in “Colorado Poised to Eliminate Animal Agriculture” this proposed referendum, while clearly intended to eliminate all animal agriculture and related industries in Colorado, is fraught with...more

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Colorado Poised To Eliminate Animal Agriculture

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A referendum that would eliminate animal agriculture in Colorado has passed the initial challenges and has been approved for the collection of citizen signatures. Colorado State Ballot Initiative titled “Protect Animals from...more

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