On September 25, 2024, USDA’s Acting Deputy Administrator of Farm Programs issued a Notice to all Farm Service Agency (FSA) State and County Offices, directing them to cease processing and/or approving offers of enrollment or...more
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (“Service”) proposed on August 5th for the first time a regulatory definition for the term “habitat” as it is used in the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the various implementing regulations....more
We wrote in early December that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) issued an “interim rule” to revise the terms and conditions of the Conservation Reserve Program and implement certain program amendments required by...more