Anatomy of Farm Protection Laws
By Ashley Ellixson Originally published in the Delmarva Farmer Sept. 22nd edition. The agriculture community calls them farm protection laws. Animal activists refer to them as “ag gag” laws. No matter what you call them, they are at the forefront of media headlines and courtrooms. Farm protection policy is playing a huge role in the agriculture industry, making a strong comeback in popularity since the early 1990’s. What are these laws? Most recently, farm protection law