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Oct 27, 2017
2 min

Weekly Roundup Oct. 27th

By Sarah Fielder Monsanto Sues Arkansas Over Dicamba Restrictions This week Monsanto sued the state of Arkansas to block potential summer restrictions to the use of new versions of dicamba recently developed by the Arkansas State Plant Board. Monsanto claims the decision has impacted their business in Arkansas. To learn more about the suit, click here http://reut.rs/2lbM35Y. New Publication Focused on Risk Management Tools Available Mason Grahame and Paul Goeringer have re

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Jun 9, 2017
3 min

Weekly Roundup June 9th

By Sarah Fielder Article Looks at Governor Hogan’s Impact on Rural Maryland A recent Capital News Service article looks at Hogan’s impact on rural voters. The story highlights many of the concerns that rural voters and politicians have. The story is available at http://bit.ly/2ruEzfu. North Carolina Farmer Sentenced for Dumping Manure into River A North Carolina farmer was sentenced for violating the Clean Water Act for dumping manure into the French Broad River. The farme

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Sep 9, 2016
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Weekly News Update: September 9th, 2016

By Mayhah Suri What Kind of Ag Law Outreach Would You Like to See? Now available online is a program evaluation for the Ag Law Education Initiative (ALEI). The evaluation will help ALEI determine what topics to prioritize in the coming years. Let us know what you want to know! You can take the brief, anonymous survey here: http://go.umd.edu/ALEIEval State Awards $1.7 Million for Innovative Manure Management Projects Maryland Department of Agriculture has awarded more than $

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Nov 6, 2015
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Weekly News Roundup: November 6th Edition

By Mayhah Suri Senate blocks Federal Water Quality Protection Act (S. 1140) to revise WOTUS, but will debate its elimination Senators on Tuesday voted narrowly to block a measure that would revise the Waters of the U.S. regulation, though the legislators voted to proceed on consideration of a resolution that would effectively eliminate the rule completely. After the bill was blocked, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, offered S.J. Res 22 to eliminate the Waters of the U.S. rule entirel

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Virginia Court Dismisses Suit Involving Livestock In Streams

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Sep 8, 2015
2 min

Virginia Court Dismisses Suit Involving Livestock In Streams

By Ashley Ellixson On July 9, 2015, a Richmond Court judge dismissed a lawsuit by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (Foundation) and other environmental groups against the Commonwealth of Virginia (Commonwealth) after the Virginia State Water Control Board amended the Virginia Pollution Abatement General Permit for Animal Feeding Operations on March 28, 2014. The Foundation argued that the amendment failed to align with Commonwealth’s duties under the Constitution of Virginia, t

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Cow Palace Decision: A Parade of Horribles

Paul Goeringer

Jun 4, 2015
3 min

Cow Palace Decision: A Parade of Horribles

This post should not be relied upon as legal advice. Back in February, I posted a summary of the Federal district court opinion in the Cow Palace case. This decision found manure to be a solid waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) when the manure was applied beyond whatwas required by the nutrient management plan and plant needs and was leaching into groundwater from improper designed storage facilities. See www.aglaw.umd.edu/blog/wait-now-youre-tel

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Washington Dairies Enter Into Consent Agreements

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Jun 3, 2015
3 min

Washington Dairies Enter Into Consent Agreements

By Ashley Ellixson Originally published in the May 26th Edition of the Delmarva Farmer. On May 11, 2015, George DeRuyter & Son Dairy, LLC; Henry Bosma Dairy; and Cow Palace Dairy, LLC entered into consent agreements with a number of environmental groups in order to continue operating as long as the conditions outlined in the agreements are met. These consent agreements are a result of a Federal district court decision in Washington state finding that manure from dairy farms c

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Settlement Reached in Washington State Dairy Cases

Paul Goeringer

May 20, 2015
3 min

Settlement Reached in Washington State Dairy Cases

This post should not be construed as legal advice. Earlier this week, three Washington dairies entered into an agreement which would potentially end an ongoing legal battle with various environmental groups. The settlement would require the dairies to double-line their lagoons, limit nutrient applications, and purchase bottle water or reverse osmosis filtration systems for neighboring residents. Many believe that this settlement could set a national precedent for concentrat

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Wait, Now You’re Telling Me Manure Can Be a Solid Waste?!?

Paul Goeringer

Feb 3, 2015
4 min

Wait, Now You’re Telling Me Manure Can Be a Solid Waste?!?

This post is not intended to be legal advice. Recently a Federal district court in Washington state found that manure from a dairy farm could be considered “solid waste” under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). You are probably asking yourself, “Paul, why do I care what some court in Washington state did?” Well the answer is simple: RCRA is a Federal act and could potentially impact decisions interpreting RCRA as it applies to agriculture in other states. R

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Wait Manure A Pollutant?!?! Potentially, But Let Me Explain Why It Is In Wisconsin

Paul Goeringer

Jan 15, 2015
3 min

Wait Manure A Pollutant?!?! Potentially, But Let Me Explain Why It Is In Wisconsin

This post does not construe legal advice. For regular readers, you will notice that from time to time, I like to highlight a recent court decision that focuses on an area of concern. Today, I’m going to highlight a recent decision involving an insurance company, a farmer, and how the term “manure” could be handled under the farmer’s general farm coverage policy with the insurance company. In Wilson Mutual Insurance Co. v. Falk (Wis. 2014), Falk was out applying manure to cro

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