One of the United Kingdom’s largest chicken producers and a water company were taken to court over pollution concerns in the Wye, Lugg, and Usk rivers

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed Senate Bill 78 into law, modifying distribution and labeling requirements for manure-based compost soil and plant additives

After a 10-month delay, the Maryland Department of the Environment released a new statewide general discharge permit for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs)

USDA extended its moratorium on Rural Business-Cooperative Service loans for new anaerobic digesters and controlled environment agriculture projects through the end of 2026

Michigan Farm Bureau, several agricultural organizations, and 163 livestock farms filed an appeal to the Ingham County Circuit Court against more stringent CAFO regulations

The South Dakota Senate passed legislation that would raise fees on concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO) for the second time in two years

A coalition of 34 organizations filed a petition asking that anaerobic digesters be ineligible for grants and loans under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), which is designed to help farmers

North Carolina Governor Josh Stein vetoed legislation that aimed to eliminate an interim greenhouse gas reduction mandate set in a 2021 law

A law recently signed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott prohibits the siting of commercial composting facilities in any county that does not have a commercial organics diversion ordinance

A proposed bill in New York would prohibit the Department of Environmental Conservation from issuing permits for new or expanding concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). New York is currently home

President Donald Trump signed into law the “One Big Beautiful Bill” on July 4. The bill included several agricultural aspects, such as the extension of the Clean Fuel Production Credit (45Z)

The Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board ordered the Department of Ecology to rewrite pollution discharge permits for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) to better protect water

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an investment of $537 million in 543 biofuel projects across 29 states with funding from the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP)

A bill regulating anaerobic digesters advanced from the Iowa House of Representatives and moved on the Senate

The New Jersey Department of Agriculture announced funding to support the purchase and maintenance of manure spreaders and the establishment of a community use program for manure spreaders

Farmers are still waiting on a new farm bill. Late last year, the American Relief Act of 2025 was signed into law, which extended the 2018 Farm Bill for one more year

Changes have been finalized by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for two of its general permits for feedlots

Proposed legislation in South Dakota would strengthen existing laws that make it a crime to steal farm animals, release animals, trespass on farms, or interfere with farm operations

Changes have been finalized by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for two of its general permits for feedlots

Following the confirmation of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) on a poultry farm, the Delaware Department of Agriculture issued a control order requiring specific handling, transport, and storage