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The call to end “big government” got a boost from the Supreme Court this past June in the case West Virginia v. EPA. This case severely limits the tools EPA can…

Sheepherders are at the center of a labor law controversy in California that foreshadows the changing landscape of range work in the western US.

Farmworkers are 20 times more likely to die from heat-related illnesses than other workers. Farmworkers are 20 times more likely to die from heat-related…

Rights are often granted or taken away by courts based on the definition of a single word. A California court in May decided that the definition of fish can…

Right-to-Farm bills aim to protect farms from non-farming neighbors intolerant of reasonable farm-related smells and noises. However, recent changes in some…

If citizens in one state pass restrictive livestock production rules, does that unfairly dictate to farmers in other states how they must raise their animals?

Especially on harvest days, farmwork seems never to end, and time can be in short supply. Sometimes, farm owners can be tempted to skip rest periods or rush…

(May 2022) Farm Commons is pleased to announce the addition of three new staff and one promotion to support the non-profit’s commitment to empowering…

Department of Labor has recently ordered two farms to pay a collective $240,674 in back wages and civil money penalties for H-2A worker violations.

The historic agricultural cooperative statute Capper-Volstead, now a century old, has recently enjoyed some rare time in legal news headlines. In January…