Innovative State-Led Efforts to Finance Agricultural Conservation: Environmental Defense Fund/National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Report
September 20, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Environmental Defense Fund and National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (collectively, “NASDA”) released a joint report titled: Innovative State-Led Efforts to Finance Agricultural Conservation (“Report”) The authors of the Report include: John Feldmann Vincent Gauthier Maggie…
Business Has Standing to Challenge State Restriction by Alleging it Unconstitutionally Interferes with Commerce
A big win for farmers and small businesses alike, this recent opinion from the Eighth Circuit recognizes the right to challenge a state law alleged to unconstitutionally impede the free market, even where the law hasn’t yet been enforced. The Eighth Circuit sided with small farm wineries in holding…
Conservation Innovation Grants/Natural Resources Conservation Service: National Sustainable Agricultural Coalition Notes Grant Opportunity
The National Sustainable Agricultural Coalition (“NSAC”) noted in a recent article that the U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s Natural Resources Conservation Service (“NRCS”) has made available $25 million through the Conservation Innovation Grant (“CIG”) program. The CIG program is stated to be a…
United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service National Early Career Award: University of Arkansas Soil Scientist (Amanda Ashworth) Announced as Winner
The Arkansas Water Resources Center publication Arkansas Water Currents (“AWC”) announced that Amanda Ashworth, Ph.D., has been awarded the: . . . 2019 Herbert L. Rothbart Early Career Research Scientist Award The award is provided by the United States Department of Agriculture – Agriculture…
United States Biodiesel Production: U.S. Energy Information Administration Addresses Role of Soybean Oil
The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) issued a May 7th report titled: Soybean Oil Comprises a Larger Share of Domestic Biodiesel Production (“Report”) As the Report notes, biodiesel is a mixture of chemical compounds denominated alkyl esters which are produced from a…