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The Indiana Supreme Court is currently considering when an appeal of a BZA decision must be filed in order to be timely. The outcome of this decision will impact so many agricultural land use projects around the state.
Read MoreThe Court of Appeals recently handed down a win for our clients and for personal property rights in a conservancy district case.
Read MoreIn the waning hours of 2025, the Indiana Court of Appeals handed down an important victory to an Indiana dairy farm, affirming the dairy’s zoning approval and allowing construction to proceed.
Read MoreHere are the top three issues I heard about at the ABA’s SEER conference in Washington DC that could impact agriculture in 2026.
Read MoreEminent domain is government’s ability to take private land for a public purpose in exchange for just compensation. Can the public purpose stretch to cover renewable energy projects?
Read MoreEarlier this month, the D.C. District Court upheld the EPA’s 2019 rule exempting air emissions from animal waste at farms from EPCRA emergency reporting requirements.
Read MoreLast year the standard for review for administrative decisions was upended (Indiana and federal level). Recently our Court of Appeals explained that this change does not apply to zoning appeals.
Read MoreThere are a number of agricultural bills being considered this session, including one which would impact livestock farmers across the state by requiring additional site inspections.
Read MoreCompetition for groundwater is leading states and counties to change the way they regulate subsurface water.
Read MoreA series of recent New York Times articles have sounded the alarm about PFAS chemicals in biosolids being land applied as fertilizer to agricultural ground. Is the concern legit?
Read MoreTwo recent Indiana Supreme Court cases shed light on how the utility regulatory commission could, in the future, decide that county solar zoning ordinances are unreasonable and therefore void.
Read MoreThe Supreme Court overturned Chevron in June. Now, instead of deferring to administrative agencies’ interpretation, courts must exercise their own “independent judgment” as to statutory construction. This change will have far-reaching consequences for agricultural and environmental regulations.
Read MoreIn a recent zoning dispute, an Indiana judge ruled that tacos are legally sandwiches.
Read MoreOn April 16, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that property owners could pursue their federal inverse condemnation claims against the State of Texas through the existing state law.
Read MoreA new 2024 law changes the way people challenge administrative decisions, especially IDEM appeals.
Read MoreIn the Midwest, we’ve historically had more than enough water for everyone. This usually meant a hands off approach to water regulation. But 2024 may be the year that changes the status quo.
Read MoreHow worried should farmers and rural landowners be about PFAS liability?
Read MoreThis year, I traveled to Laos with our state’s ag leadership program. Laos is a hot communist country bombed by the U.S. not that long ago and it couldn’t be more different from its neighbors.
Read MoreOne area of law refuses to stay consistent from year to year—Waters of the United States (WOTUS). The EPA and Army Corps recently amended a rule (mostly) in alignment with the Supreme Court’s Sackett decision.
Read MoreThe Court narrowed the reach of the Clean Water Act in Sackett v. EPA by limiting what wetlands are considered Waters of the United States (WOTUS).
Read MoreThe Indiana Supreme Court is currently considering when an appeal of a BZA decision must be filed in order to be timely. The outcome of this decision will impact so many agricultural land use projects around the state.
The team from Janzen Schroeder will attend the Livestock Summit sponsored by the Indiana Corn Growers Association and Indiana Soybean Alliance.
Brianna Schroeder will speak at a webinar sponsored by the Center for Energy Education on the topic “Preparing for Renewable Energy Leases: What Every Landowner Should Know.”
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USDA may have pulled the plug on the Climate Smart Commodities grants that were funding many climate change programs, but there are still a number of private industry offerings on the market. How can you sort through the various programs to pick one that is right for your farm?