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DONALD v. US DEP'T OF AGRIC.

Agriculture, Contracts
In a Farm Service Agency (FSA)loan agreement, where the plain language of recapture provision provides for recapture at the expiration date of the...

BRAGG v. EDWARDS AQUIFER AUTHORITY

Agriculture, Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities
Defendant's adoption of well-permitting rules falls within the exception to the Private Real Property Rights Preservation Act (PRA) for actions taken...

UNITED DAIRYMEN OF ARIZONA v. VENEMAN

Agriculture
Because administrative forums exist to challenge the Department of Agriculture's actions, plaintiffs are precluded by the Agriculture Marketing...

IN RE: VOTE

Agriculture, Bankruptcy Law
Under 11 USC 541(a)(1), a government farm benefit created after debtor filed for bankruptcy is not property of the bankruptcy estate.

RIO GRANDE UNDERWRITERS, INC. v. PITTS FARMS, INC.

Agriculture, Insurance Law
The Federal Crop Insurance Act, 7 USC 1501 et seq., does not completely preempt state law claims against agents who sell federally reinsured crop...

GERAWAN FARMING, INC. v. LYONS

Agriculture, Constitutional Law
A statutory agricultural marketing program that permits some fruit growers to mandate that all fruit growers participate financially in the program...

FINER FOODS, INC. v. US DEP'T OF AGRIC.

Agriculture, Civil Procedure
Under 28 USC 2344 of the Hobbs Act, forwarding of a petition for review by facsimile to the US Department of Agriculture because of security concerns...

SUPREME BEEF PROCESSORS, INC. v. US DEP'T OF AGRIC.

Agriculture
Under 21 USC 601(m)(1) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the presence of Salmonella in meat does not make the meat "adulterated" under the act and...

TOWN OF LYSANDER v. HAFNER

Agriculture, Property Law & Real Estate
Section 305-a(1)(a) of the Agriculture and Markets Law supersedes a local zoning ordinance requiring mobile homes to have a minimum living area, as...

SCHRODER v. BUSH

Agriculture, Constitutional Law
Farmers' lawsuit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief from the federal government to maintain market conditions favorable to small farmers is a...