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Recent Website Postings


Reading Rooms

International Law and Organizations -- Room and overview article substantially reorganized, expanded, and updated September 1, 2008

Estate Planning and Taxation -- Room and overview article reviewed and updated August 14, 2008

Environmental Law

Publications

State-Level Catfish Labeling Laws (Springsteen)
Guide to Compliance with the Japanese Positive List (Jones)
Plant Biotechnology Law After Geertson Seed Farms: Potential Impacts on Regulation, Liability,
and Coexistence Measures (Peck)
States' Agritourism Statutes (Mirus)

The National AgLaw Reporter

Case Summaries
Allen v. U.S. (farm ownership loan suit against FSA)
American Growers Insurance Co. v. Federal Crop Insurance Corp. (FCIC indemnification)
Ansell v. United States (statute of limitations for governmental contract disputes)
Border State Bank of Greenbush v. Bagley Livestock Exchange, Inc. (conversion of collateral)
Bair v. Pacific Northwest Sugar Co. (priority of statutory liens)
Bowen v. Lee Lewis Construction, Inc. (In re Bowen) (extension of statute of limitations)
Brown v. Ginn (federal tobacco crop allotments, antenuptial agreements, and federal preemption of
state law)
Bryan Bros. Cattle Co. v. Glenbrook Cattle Co. (effective financing statements)
CIT Group Equipment Financing, Inc. v. FRS Farms, Inc. (sale of secured property was
commercially reasonable)
Clark v. United States Department of Agriculture (wetlands determination)
Community Trust Bank v. First National Bank (priority of liens)
Czerkies v. AG Acceptance Corp. (priority of statutory landlord lien)
AG Acceptance Corp. v. Kirby (In re Kirby) (discharge prevention)
1st Farm Credit Servs., PCA v. Phillips (In re Phillips) (purchase money security interest)
American Bank & Trust v. Shaull (lien priority)
Baillie Lumber Co. v. Stith (In re Stith Farms) (debtor estopped from claiming debt owed was
nondischargeable)
Bank of Bentonville v. Wacross, Inc. (security agreements and where they are enforceable)
Coon ex rel. Coon v. Willet Dairy, Ltd. Partnership (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act)


Case Law Indexes
Case Law Index Updates -
October 1, 2008
September 1, 2008


State Law Clearinghouse -- NEW
The Clearinghouse represents an ongoing project of the Center to compile all state statutes that exist in
specific topics of agricultural law. The compilation currently includes:
Animal Cruelty Statutes
Recreational Use Statutes
Agritourism Statutes


Federal Register Digest - Current Updates (September 15 through 26, 2008)


USDA Judicial Officer Decisions
In re. Frank Craig and Jean Craig, d/b/a Frank's Wholesale Meats - Federal Meat Inspection Act
In re. Gerawan Farming, Inc. - Agricultural Marketing Act
In re. David McCauley, d/b/a Dave's Animal Farm - Animal Welfare Act
In re. Daniel J. Hill and Montrose Orchards, Inc. - Animal Welfare Act










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