JANUARY

• EIGHTH CIRCUIT COURT RULES COOPERATIVE EQUITIES HELD BY INACTIVE MEMBERS ARE NOT “SECURITIES”
• SAN JOAQUIN AGRICULTURAL LAW REVIEW BIBLIOGRAPHY

FEBRUARY

• SEVENTH CIRCUIT UPHOLDS “SWAMPBUSTER’S” APPLICATION TO ISOLATED, INTRASTATE WETLANDS
• FARMERS MISLED BY FSA APPEAL LETTER
• GLOBAL TREATY ADOPTED ON GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS
• GM PRODUCT LABELING CATERS FOOD FOR THOUGHT

MARCH

• NINTH CIRCUIT REJECTS “ABILITY TO PAY”AND EIGHT AMENDMENT CHALLENGES TO MARKETING ORDER PENALTIES
• PAYMENT LIMIT EFFECTIVELY REMOVED FROM MARKETING ASSISTANCE LOAN GAINS
• LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES CAUSED BY FIRE STARTED BY DEFECTIVE COMBINE ENGINE

APRIL

• EIGHTH CIRCUIT DENIES RETROACTIVE EFFECT TO “90-DAY RULE”
• FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT UPHOLDS “FARMED WETLAND PASTURE” DETERMINATION
• IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE ENFORCEMENT ISSUES

MAY

• SUPREME COURT DENIES CHEVRON DEFERENCE TO STATUTORY INTERPRETATIONS IN AGENCY OPINION LETTERS AND SIMILAR FORMATS
• RISKS IN ASKING FOR ADEQUATE ASSURANCE OF PERFORMANCE
• REGULATING FOOD DERIVED FROM GENETICALLY ENGINEERS CROPS

JUNE

• AGRICULTURAL LEGAL RESEARCH IN THE INTERNET
• NEBRASKA SUPREME COURT RULES IN PROGRAM PIG CASE
• NEW GENERATION FARMER COOPERATIVES

JULY

• FEDERAL CIRCUIT AFFIRMS DISMISSAL OF CLAIMS AGAINST FGIS
• AGRICULTURAL LAW BIBLIOGRAPHY SECOND QUARTER 2000
• THE AGRICULTURAL RISK PROTECTION ACT OF 2000: FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE

AUGUST

• MINNESOTA AMENDS ITS AGRICULTURAL CONTRACTS STATUTE
• D.C. CIRCUIT RULES MEAT INSPECTORS MUST “INSPECT” MEAT, NOT “OBSERVE” IT
• DENIAL OF PAYMENT TO COTTON EXPORTER UPHELD

SEPTEMBER

• PURCHASE OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS PROGRAM IN PENNSYLVANIA, PART 1: HISTORY AND PARTICIPANTS’ EXPERIENCE
• EPA ANNOUNCES PROPOSED RULE CHANGES FOR ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS
• THE AGRICULTURAL RISK PROTECTION ACT OF 2000: THE NON-INSURED CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, AND THE DOMESTIC COMMODITY AND OTHER FARM PROGRAMS

OCTOBER

• THREE GAO REPORTS
• PENNSYLVANIA’S EXPERIENCES WITH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS
• DISTRICT COURT RULES NON-POINT SOURCES ARE INCLUDED IN LISTING OF IMPAIRED WATERWAYS, CALCULATION OF TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS

NOVEMBER

• COUNTY FEEDLOT REGULATION INVALIDATED
• NEBRASKA SUPREME COURT ENFORCES HEDGE-TO-ARRIVE CONTACTS
• AG PRODUCTION CONTRACTS ON THE NTERNET

DECEMBER

• DISTRICT COURT INTERPRETS FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE ARBITRATION CLAUSE
• THE BASICS OF FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENT: LIMITATION AND ELIGIBILITY LAW