Emily Ashcraft

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UFW Says Delay in Farm Report “Underscores” the Need...

On Tuesday, one day after the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) filed a notice in the case, the plaintiffs, United Farm Workers and UFW Foundation (UFW), filed a...

“100% Natural” Chicken Suit on Hold Pending Ninth Circuit...

A lawsuit filed by In Defence of Animals (IDA) and Friends of the Earth (FoE) against Sanderson Farms, Inc. is being placed on hold to wait for the Ninth...

Government Opposes Attempts by Kinross Gold Corp. to End...

The United States of America filed an opposition on Monday to Kinross Gold Corporation’s motion seeking summary judgment in a consolidated lawsuit regarding the Gold King Mine Release, which...

Smithfield Meatpacking Location Fined $100,000 for COVID-19 Related Violations

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) fined Smithfield Foods-owned meatpacking plant, Farmer John, with more than $100,000 in fines for alleged COVID-19 safety violations. According to...

Sugar Beet Farmers Say They Should Not Be Required...

Sugar beet farmer associations and the American Farm Bureau Federation filed a motion on Monday asking to intervene in a Northern District of California lawsuit asking the court to...

Amended Complaint Filed in Hemp Seizure Suit

Agro Dynamics, LLC filed an amended complaint on Friday in a suit alleging that the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the County of San Diego violated constitutional...