JANUARY

• USDA JUDICIAL OFFICER RULES ON GIPSA COMPLAINT AGAINST IBP UNDER THE PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ACT.
• NORTH CAROLINA SUPREME COURT MODIFIES PREMISES LIABILITY
• PART 1: THE AGRICULTURAL PROVISIONS OF THE 1999 OMNIBUS APPROPRIATIONS BILL

FEBRUARY

• CLEAN WATER AND CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS
• CRITICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FARM CRISIS: CAUSES AND REMEDIES
• PESTICIDE DRIFT LAW COMPILATION AVAILABLE

MARCH

• U.S. APPEALS COURT RULES AGAINST USDA IN BIRD GRAIN CASE
• A PROPOSAL TO EXPAND QUALIFICATION UNDER RECREATIONAL USE STATUTES
• NORTH CAROLINA AMENDS SEED LAW TO PROVIDE FOR ARBITRATION OF SEED COMPLAINTS
• AGRICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT IN NEW YORK
• NEBRASKA’S UCC ARTICLE 9-306(2)

APRIL

• D.C. CIRCUIT RULES ON DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION OVER USDA NAD APPEALS
• REPORT ON THE UNIFIED NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS
• SHORT TERM CHAPTER 12 EXTENSION AGAIN
• MINIMUM INTEREST RULES AND INSTALLMENT SALES OF FARMLAND AMONG FAMILY MEMBERS
• UCC ARTICLES 7 AND 9 VERSUS THE FEDERAL WAREHOUSE RECEIPT ACT

MAY

• “HOT SEED” AND THE “LAW OF THE COTTON BELT”: FEDERAL CIRCUIT RULES ON PASSIVE THIRD-PARTY TRANSFER OR LIABILITY UNDER THE PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION ACT
• DEFERRAL PROGRAM FOR FSA SHARD APPRECIATION AGREEMENTS
• FEDERAL REGULATION OF CONCENTRATED FEEDING OPERATIONS
• THE BIOSAFETY PROTOCOL AND THE CARTAGENA NEGOTIATIONS

JUNE

• DITCHES AND WETLANDS AND SWAMPBUSTER: THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT DRAWS DISTINCTIONS
• TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMING AGAIN SOON
• CIVIL ACTIONS UNDER COLORADO’S WAGE CLAIM ACT
• AN INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURAL LABOR LAW UNDER THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT

JULY

• FEDERAL REGULATION OF AFO’S: THE MEANING OF DISCHARGE
• FEDERAL COURT FINDS THAT CFTC CAN NOT FORCE NEWSLETTER PUBLISHERS TO REGISTER AS COMMODITY TRADING ADVISORS
• 21ST CENTURY AG COMMISSION SCHEDULES PUBLIC LISTENING SESSION
• EPA’S LIVESTOCK STRATEGY IN THE CONTEXT OF STATE PROGRAMS AND JUDICIAL DECISIONS
• STATE ROUNDUP: RIGHT TO FARM IN PENNSYLVANIA

AUGUST

• DRAFT GUIDANCE MANUAL FOR CAFO’S AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
• UPHOLDING THE NEW YORK RIGHT TO FARM LAW
• PREVENTED PLANTING INTERPRETED
• CAFO’S AS POINT SOURCES
• NOTES ON AFRICAN AMERICAN FARMERS
• GLICKMAN ON THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE

SEPTEMBER

• ALMOND MARKETING ORDER ADVERTISING ASSESSMENTS DO NOT VIOLATE FIRST AMENDMENT
• CONDEMNATION OF AGRICULTURAL SECURITY AREA FARMLAND
• CLARIFYING THE WASHINGTON STATE RIGHT TO FARM ACT
• PREVENTED PLANTINGS IN CROP INSURANCE
• TRESPASSING LIVESTOCK AND MURDER CONVICTIONS: COULD A DEFICIENT FENCE LEAD TO A PRISON TERM FOR A LIVESTOCK OWNER?

OCTOBER

• MILK MARKETING ORDER REFORM ENJOINED
• LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY DISSOLUTION
• AGRICULTURAL LAW BIBLIOGRAPHY
• INCOME AVERAGING FOR FARMERS

NOVEMBER

• EIGHT CIRCUIT DENIES BIVENS CLAIM AGAINST FSA AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES
• NFO CONTRACTS HELD UNENFORCEABLE
• LIFE ESTATE IN GROWING CROPS
• THERE’S NO FREE LUNCH
• NOTES ON THE JUDICIAL REVIEW OF FEDERAL AGENCY ACTION

DECEMBER

• EIGHT CIRCUIT RULES ON HEDGE-TO-ARRIVE CONTRACTS
• COTENANTS CLAIMING BE ADVERSE POSSESSION
• WATER RIGHTS IN WYOMING
• ANIMAL CONFINEMENT UNIT PERMITS IN SOUTH DAKOTA
• LEGAL EFFECTS OF FEDERAL AGENCY PRONOUNCEMENTS