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Appellate Court Holds That Regional Water Quality Control Board Approval Of Discharge Permit For Dairies Fails To Satisfy...

In a decision filed on November 6, 2012, the Third District Court of Appeal held that the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (“Regional Water Board”) failed to comply with the State’s anti-degradation policy...more

McAfee & Taft AgLINC Agriculture & Equine Industry Newsletter - July 2012: The Equal Access to Justice Act - A valuable tool for...

Many farmers are all too familiar with the Risk Management Agency’s (RMA) role in administering the federal crop insurance program. In addition to promulgating regulations, drafting policies, and issuing bulletins affecting...more

Animal Law Update

Animal Law Update article November 2010...more

Animal Law Update

Animal Law Update - August 2010...more

1976 of 2010 - Hemant Goswami vs. Union of India

Petition Against Introduction of GM Foods

The petition reads, “The Ministry of Environment and Forestry issued a notification citing the provisions of Section 6, 8 and 25 of the ‘Environment (Protection) Act’ and brought into existence a Genetic Engineering Approval...more

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Agriculture vs. Scott Fay, et al.

Answer to Petitioner Scott Fay's Petition for Contempt and Request For Injunctive Relief And Respondent Department of...

Answer to Petitioner's petition for contempt against Department of Agriculture for alleged breach of a Settlement Agreement, which was made an Order of Court, with New Matter alleging four counts of contempt against...more

Fees Must Be Allocated Between Successful and Unsuccessful Claims in the Pigford Litigation

The pigford litigation involved a group of African American farmers who alleged the U.S. Department of Agriculture denied them farm loans and otherwise discriminated against them based upon their race. One of those farmers,...more