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ROBINSON v. CHAMPAIGN LANDMARK, INC.

Agriculture
Contract with seller's option to roll forward the original delivery date to a future, but definite, date does not convert an otherwise valid hedge to...

PULLMAN v. LAND O' LAKES, INC.

Agriculture, Evidence
In a negligence case alleging a defective feed program, evidence that plaintiffs conducted a study replicating defendant's feed program is admissible...

PONDEROSA DAIRY v. LYONS

Agriculture, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Constitutional Law
Section 144 of the Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act insulates state pooling agreements for milk processing from commerce clause...

ANCHUSTEGUI v. DEP'T OF AGRICULTURE

Administrative Law, Agriculture
Under 5 USC 558(b), the US Forest Service must allow a grazing permit holder to correct alleged permit violations before revoking the grazing permit.

US v. UNITED FOODS INC.

Agriculture, Constitutional Law
Forced subsidy for generic advertising is a violation of the First Amendment where the advertising is not merely ancillary to a more comprehensive...

ROYAL FOODS CO., INC. v. RJA HOLDINGS, INC.

Agriculture
A restaurant that buys wholesale quantities of perishable agricultural commodities for preparation of meals may qualify as a "dealer" of such...

GORMAN-BAKOS v. CORNELL COOP. EXTENSION ASS'N OF SCHENECTADY COUNTY

Agriculture, Constitutional Law
Where the passage of time is brief enough to support an inference of a causal connection between protected speech and alleged retaliatory actions, the...

BOULDER FRUIT EXPRESS & HEGER ORGANIC FARM SALES v. TRANSP. FACTORING, INC.,

Agriculture, Contracts
The Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 7 USC 499a-499t, does not prohibit trustees from attempting to turn receivables into cash by factoring,...

JAMES ISLAND PUB. SERV. DIST. v. CITY OF CHARLESTON, S. CAROLINA

Agriculture, Banking Law
South Carolina empowered plaintiff fire service to issue general obligation bonds to obtain Rural Development Association loans, and thus agreed to...

HELENA CHEM. CO. AND HYPERPERFORMER SEED CO. v. WILKENS

Agriculture
Under the Texas Seed Arbitration Act, which requires that certain defective-seed claims be submitted to arbitration as a prerequisite to maintaining a...