
Court of Appeals Agrees USDA Did Not Have the Discretion to Implement New Program Benefiting Farmers
The article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. Many are paying attention to the implementation of the new Farm Bill, looking at how changes to existing and new programs will operate. One issue that may come up after passing the 2018 Farm Bill is how quickly USDA must implement program changes or new programs. In Ausmus v. Perdue, a group of Colorado wheat farmers recently had a lower court decision upheld. The farmers had reque