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April 5, 2023 In News

Politico Pro: A bad day for CAFOs

U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on Tuesday vacated a 2016 USDA rule that categorically exempted medium-sized concentrated animal feeding operations from environmental reviews before receiving public funding....

April 5, 2023 In News

Progressive Farmer: CAFOs Lose Environmental Exemption

Court Vacates FSA Policy Exempting Medium-Sized CAFOs From Environmental Review ...

April 4, 2023 In News

Reuters: USDA rule exempting medium-sized factory farms from environmental scrutiny vacated

A federal judge on Tuesday vacated a rule that exempted medium-sized industrial livestock farms from undergoing environmental reviews before receiving government loans, after finding what she called severe problems with the rulemaking process....

April 4, 2023 In Press Release

District Court Strikes Down Carveout for Medium-Sized Factory Farms

Today in a victory for rural community, sustainable agriculture, and animal welfare groups, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the United States Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) must assess the environmental impact of medium-sized concentrated animal feeding...

April 4, 2023 In News

The American Prospect: Farmers Pay Big Ag to Lobby Against Them

The checkoff program, intended for marketing promotion but used as a slush fund for consolidated agricultural interests, is facing pressure for reform. ...

February 27, 2023 In Press Release

Colorado Agribusinesses Dismiss Challenge to Workers’ Rights Statute

In a victory for Colorado farmworkers, on Friday, February 24th, Colorado agribusinesses dismissed the case they had filed in federal court seeking to invalidate a Colorado law granting farmworkers the right to meet with essential service providers like doctors, lawyers, teachers, and consular officials. The...

February 26, 2023 In News

Indy Week: Federal Court Rules NC’s Ag-Gag Law is Unconstitutional

In a split decision the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court ruling that North Carolina’s “ag-gag law” is unconstitutional and infringes on free speech....

February 23, 2023 In Press Release

Fourth Circuit Enjoins North Carolina Ag-Gag Law, Affirming Constitutionality of Undercover Investigations and Whistleblowing

Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit handed an important win to plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s Ag-Gag law, ruling that undercover investigations and whistleblowing are considered newsgathering activities protected by the First Amendment....

February 23, 2023 In News

Progressive Farmer: NC ‘Ag-Gag’ Law Loses in Court

North Carolina's "ag-gag" law was dealt a blow on Thursday, as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond, Virginia, ruled undercover investigations and whistleblowing are considered newsgathering activities protected by the First Amendment....