Emily Ashcraft

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Court Limits Farmworker Backpay to Those Whose Employers Had...

The Eastern District of California on Friday amended a May 14 order to make clarifications regarding its ruling to require farmworkers working under H-2A visas to be paid backpay...

USDA Announces Effort to Beef Up Antitrust Law Enforcement...

In a press release on Friday, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it is beginning work on additional rules to support the Packers and Stockyards Act...

Temporary Restraining Order Halts USDA Loan Program for Socially...

On Thursday, the Wisconsin Eastern District Court granted the plaintiffs’ request for a Temporary Restraining Order, halting the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) implementation of a loan forgiveness...

EPA Announces Intent to Compile PFAS Manufacturing Information In...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its intent on Thursday to propose reporting requirements for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as part of an announcement of actions the EPA...

Black and American Indian Farmers Orgs. Argue in Favor...

The National Black Farmers Association (NBFA) and the Association of American Indian Farmers (AAIF) filed a conditional motion to intervene in a lawsuit filed against Tom Vilsack, United...

JBS Says it Paid $11 Million Ransom Following Cyberattack

JBS USA in a press release on Wednesday said that it paid “the equivalent of $11 million in ransom” in response to a cyberattack on its systems which shut...