San Joaquin Agricultural Law Review Archive

Introduction

Intro, Table of Contents

Articles

A Nudge or a Shove: Environmental Federalism and Non-Point Source Pollution
Matthew Walker and Bryan Andres

Comments

A High Price for Freedom: Transforming Farmowners’ Contract-Based Employment Rights into Due Process Protection
Ali Huda

Adhesion Contracts: Friend or Foe to Small Farm Owners
Danielle Patch

Accounting Professionals and California’s Wave of Marijuana Regulation: A Certified Public Accountant’s Plunge into Servicing Clients Involved in the Marijuana Industry
Jesus Pereda, Jr.

What You See is What You Guest: Whether House Bill 6417 is Unconstitutional
August Petersen

Language Certification: Obtaining Access to Competent Interpreters for a Growing Indigenous Population in The Central Valley
Esmeralda Serapio

Board of Editors

Jeremy Matthews, Editor-in-Chief
Maria Valencia, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
Joseph Good, Production Editor
Gladdey Donsanouphit, Executive Editor
Syuzanna Martirosyan, Notes & Comments Editor

Staff Members

Cecelia Barnes
Ali Huda
Danielle Patch
Jesus Pereda
August Petersen
Esmeralda Serapio

Faculty Advisors

Matthew Farmer
Rachel Hill
Denise Kerner
Andy Kucera
James Mugridge
John O’connor
Gregory Olson
Jeffrey G. Purvis
Conlin Reis
Anastasya Uskov
George Vasquez

Introduction

Intro, Table of Contents

Articles

Knowledge Management of Plant Taxonomy: A Legal Narrative Analysis
Paul Hodgkinson, Gary Lilienthal, Nehaluddin Ahmad

Ducking the Truth About the Great ‘Commenced Conversion’ Conspiracy Against America’s Farmers Pesticide
Lawrence A. Kogan, Esq.

An imperfect System: Piece Rate Employment and the Impact on California’s Central Valley Agricultural Industry
Christopher Matthes

Comments

High Speed Leftovers: Takings and Unjust Compensation
Iqbal Bains

Sanctuary: K-12 Districts in Agricultural Communities
Cecilia Barnes

Rights of Pregnant Farmworkers: Do the Existing Regulations Protect Pregnant Farmworkers From Extreme or Hazardous Conditions
Gladdey Donsanouphit

The End of An Elusive Era: Why the Food Safety Modernization Act Does Not Overextend Criminal Liability to Corporate Dignitaries
Joseph Good

The Decriminalization of Recreational Cannabis in California: Commercial Cultivation Could Cost Growers an Arm, Leg, and their Freedom
Syuzanna Martiroysan

Protecting the Right to Harm: Why State Right to Farm Laws Should Not Shield Factory Farms from Nuisance Liability
Madeleine Skaller

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Formerly Known as Food Stamps: The Unfair Target of Constitutionally Suspect Conditions
Maria E. Valencia

Board of Editors

Ryan Lopez, Co-Editor-in-Chief
Breanne Ruelas, Co-Editor-in-Chief
Jennifer Nguyen-Bui, Executive Editor
John Soares, Production Editor
Christina Cardenas-Gonzales, Notes and Comments Editor
Annemarie Monique Taylor, Community Liaison Editor

Staff Members

Iqbal Bains
Cecilia Barnes
Gladdey Donsanouphit
Joseph Good
Syuzanna Martirosyan
Madeleine Skaller
Maria Valencia

Faculty Advisors

Rachel Hill
Denise M. Kerner
Andrew S. Kucera
John M. O’Connor
George J. Vasquez
Alicia Diaz Wrest

Introduction

Intro, Table of Contents

Articles

Estate Planning, Business Continuation and Succession For Farmers
Shayna W. Borakove, ESQ.

A Revolution in Social and Legal Change: The Kerala-Model Resistance Against Pesticide Overuse Through Organic Farming
Sreejith S.G.

Cow Pie Policy: The Reasoning of Care v. Cow Palace Under The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and Its Implications for Agricultural Manure Management
Beriah Smith

Comments

Genetically Modified Organisms and School Lunches: Genetically Modified Foods Should Not Be Allowed In Our Nation’s Schools
Christina M. Cardenas

Defending Our Freedom To Needing The Defending: An Exploration of the Food Served to Our Nation’s Armed Forces and the Endless Impact It Has On Them
Andrea Chapman

AFFH Role In Housing Policy Without Long-Lasting Reform For Agricultural Workers
Jeremy Matthews

No Hablo Ingles: Monolingual Spanish Farmworkers Exposed to “Economic Poison” With Little Protection
Jennifer Nguyen-Bui

The New Frontier: How Sharing of Big Data in Agriculture Interferes With the Protection of Farmers’ Ownership Rights Over Their Data
John Soares

Death By A Thousand Cuts: Regulatory Takings Under The Endangered Species Act
Annemarie Monique Taylor

Board of Editors

Allison Ryan, Editor-In-Chief
Ryan Lopez, Managing Editor
Jaskaran Gill, Executive Editor
Kuljit Singh, Production Editor
BreAnne Ruelas, Notes & Comments Editor

Staff Members

Christina M. Cardenas
Andrea Chapman
Jeremy Matthews
Jennifer Nguyen-Bui
John Soares
Annemarie Monique Taylor

Faculty Advisors

Lawrence Artenian
Andreas Borgeas
Christine Goodrich
Andrew Kucera
Jeffery G. Purvis
George Vasquez

Introduction

Intro, Table of Contents

Articles

The Mandatory Mediation and Conciliation Act: A Partisan Remedy Disguised as a Resource for Neutral Dispute Resolution
Aaron Castleton

Comments

Groundwater Managed: California Takes Its First Step Towards Groundwater Sustainability
Jaskaran Gill

Walking on a Slippery Slope: Desperate Farmers Turn to Oil Wastewater to Irrigate Drought Stricken Crops
Ryan Lopez

Organized Robbery: How Federal Marketing Orders Amount to Unconstitutional Takings Without Just Compensation
BreAnne Ruelas

You are the Employer even if you’re not: Joint Employment Under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
Allison Ryan

Unilateral Curtailment of Water Rights: Why the State Water Resource Control Board is Overstepping its Jurisdiction
Kuljit Singh

Moot Court Briefs

2015 Best Brief
Amanda Kendroza, J.D. and Skye Giacomini Emery

Board of Editors

Virginia Madrid-Salazar, Editor-In-Chief
Jennifer Oleksa Vanzant, Assistant Editor-In-Chief
Jeffery Castleton, Executive Editor
Mao Lee, Production Editor
Ryan Petty, Articles Editor

Staff Members

Jaskaran Gill
Ryan Lopez
BreAnne Ruelas
Allison Ryan
Kuljit Singh

Faculty Advisors

Justin Atkinson
Denise Kerner
Gregory Olson
Jeffery G. Purvis
Christina Roberson

Introduction

Intro, Table of Contents

Articles

A New Way to Roost: How Land Use Policies Can Facilitate the Changing Tide of Poultry Regulations
Lauren Manning

Something Old, Something New: Relying on the Traditional Agricultural Cooperative to Help Farmers Solve the Power Imbalance in Modern Meatpacker Production Contracts
Dean Zimmerli

Comments

Puff, Puff, or Pass? Why the United States is Not Ready to Legalize Recreational Marijuana
Megan Brown

Central California Irrigation Districts: Are They the New Standard Oil?
Jeffrey C. Castleton

The Failure that Topples Success: How the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act Does Not Actually Protect
Amanda Kendzora

Good Intentions Fall Short: Why the Southeast Asian Community is Precluded From Obtaining Farm Loans
Mao Lee

Feeding the World Has Left Our Water Contaminated: Will California’s Human Right To Water Act Fix the Problem?
Virginia Madrid-Salazar

A Modern Tale of the Fox Guarding The Hen House: The Inherent Conflict of Interest that Exists When Pesticide Distributors Employ Pest Control Advisers
Jennifer Oleksa Vanzant

You Can’t Grow That Here: Obstacles to an Agrarian Renaissance
Ryan L. Petty

Board of Editors

Sally Noxon Vecchiarelli, Editor-in-Chief
Jarett Rogers, Executive Editor
Corina Burchfield, Production Editor
Sarah McNabb, Notes & Comments Editor

Staff Members

Megan D. Brown
Jeffrey C. Castleton
Carmen Kalashian
Amanda K. Kendzora
Nichola Garver Krebsbach
Mao Lee
Virginia Madrid-Salazar
Jennifer Oleksa Vanzant
Ryan L. Petty

Faculty Advisors

Justin Atkinson
Hon. Jonathan B. Conklin
Denise Kerner
John M. O’Connor
Jeffrey G. Purvis
Shannon C. Harding

Introduction

Intro, Table of Contents

Articles

State-Level Aquaculture Leasing and Permitting Regulations: Balancing a Growing American Industry with Environmental Protection
Lauren Bernadett

The Futile Exercise: Osgata v. Monsanto
Josh Hallenbeck & Mark Murphey Henry

Comments

Taking “Baby Steps” Towards Protecting our Children: Why Proposition 65 does not do Enough to Protect Infants from Lead Exposure
Corina Burchfield

Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Finding a Solution to Food Waste in America
Carmen Kalashian

Protecting National Security: How the United States Government put our Nation at Risk by Approving the Acquisition of Smithfield Foods by Shuanghui International
Nichola Garver Krebsbach

California’s Proposition 2 has Egg Producers Scrambling: Is it Constitutional?
Sarah McNabb

An Equitable Proposal for Injunctive Relief to End Casualties in Cultivation
Katherine Pankow

It’s Everyone’s Beeswax: How Weaknesses in the Federal Regulation of Pesticides Endanger the Environment and Threaten the Public Welfare
Jarrett Rogers

Playing Politics with Food: Comparing Labeling Regulations of Genetically Engineered Foods Across the North Atlantic in the United States and European Union
Tiffany B. Wong

Board of Editors

Conlin Reis, Co-Editor-in-Chief
Angelica Ambrose, Co-Editor-in-Chief
Amanda Kjar, Executive Editor
Bradley Kalebjian, Articles Editor
David Benton, Production Editor
Candice Clark, Notes & Comments Editor

Staff Members

Corina Burchfield
Wesley Carlson
Carmen Kalashian
E. Nicole Kozycki
Nichola Krebsbach
Sarah McNabb
Jarrett Rogers
Elizabeth Thomasian
Sally Noxon-Vecchiarelli

Faculty Advisors

Justin Atkinson
Christine Goodrich
Denise Kerner
Jeffrey G. Purvis

Introduction

Cover, Intro, Table of Contents

Articles

Scherbart V. Commissioner: Does Agency Swallow Cooperative Taxation?
Ronald A. Henderson

Comments

The Impact of Mandatory Recalls on Negligence and Product Liability Litigation Under the Food Safety Modernization Act
David Benton

Please Consider The Environment: NEPA Environmental Review and ESA Consultation in San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. Salazar
Wesley Lawrence Carlson

The Asian Citrus Psyllid and the Regulatory Takings That Organic Farmers in the State of California May Face with its Eradication Program
Candace M. Clark

The Effect of Terminated Federal Marketing Orders on Small Farms, and a Reflection on the Jeffersonian Spirit
Bradley John Kalebjian

U-Visa Certification Requirement is Blocking Congressional Intent Creating the Need for A Writ of Mandate and Training – Undocumented Immigrant Female Farmworkers Remain Hiding in the Fields of Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment
Amanda M. Kjar

Agro-Terrorism In California: Responding To Legitimate Biological Threats With Effective Legislative Responses
E. Nicole Kozycki

Should the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 Be Reigned in or Turned Out to Pasture?
Elizabeth A. Thomasian

Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Engineered Food: Constitutionally, You Do Not Have A Right to Know
Sally Noxon Vecchiarelli

Board of Editors

Lisa Flores, Editor-in-Chief
Seth G. Mehrten, Managing Editor
Jesse Molina, Executive Editor
Mary Raterman-Doidge Production Editor
Angelica I. Ambrose, Notes & Comments Editor
Colin Reis, Notes & Comments Editor

Staff Members

David Benton
Wesley Carlson
Candace Clark
Bradley Kalebjian
Amanda Kjar
E. Nicole Kozycki
Elizabeth Thomasian
Sally Noxon Vecchiarelli

Faculty Advisors

Justin Atkinson
Jessica Smith Bobadilla
Andreas Borgeas
Lisa Coffman
Peter Fashing
Christine Goodrich
Sally Perring

Introduction

Cover, Intro, Table of Contents

Articles

The Pitfalls and Dangers of the Additional Insured Vendor Endorsement Form
Brynjar A. Peterson

Enforcing Animal Welfare Statutes: In Many States, It’s Still the Wild West
Elizabeth R. Rumley, Rusty W. Rumley

Comments

A National School Garden Program: A Holistic and Sustainable Approach to Combating Food Deserts
Angelica I. Ambrose

Childhood Obesity, the Unhealthy School Lunch and School Liability Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Lisa Craig

Timber Piracy, Statutory Interpretation, and Legislative Intent: The Louisiana Supreme Court’s Decision in Sullivan V. Wallace
Mirais M. Holden

Cultivating the Next Generation: Why Farming Internships Should be Legal
Jennifer J. Kalyuzhny

Pruning Direct Shipping Barriers for Optimal Yield: How the Dormant Commerce Clause Limits the Twenty-First Amendment
Seth G. Mehrten

Broken Promises, Broken Process: Repairing the Mandatory Mediation Conciliation Process In Agricultural Labor Disputes
Jesse Molina

Is a Grape Just a Grape? California Table Grape Commission’s Mandatory Assessment Funded Generic Advertising Scheme vs. Grower’s First Amendment Rights
Jeremiah Paul

Un-Just Compensation: How Severance Damages and Inverse Condemnation Will Affect California High-Speed Rail Takings
Mary Raterman-Doidge

A River Reclaiming: Application of Inverse Condemnation to the San Joaquin River Restoration
Conlin Reis

Usda Certified Legal Producers: A Program to Give Consumers a Voice And a Choice in Immigration Reform
Michael S. Shaddix

Growing Energy: Amending the Williamson Act to Protect Prime Farmland And Support California’s Solar Energy Future
Rajinder Singh Sungu

The Need for Consistent Assessments of Williamson Act Contract Properties
George Vasquez

California Cow Power: The Regulatory Challenges Facing Dairy Manure Biogas Production Projects in the San Joaquin Valley
Jonna Rae Williams

Board of Editors

Kyle Roberson, Editor-in-Chief
Christina Widner, Managing Editor
Daren A. Stemwedel, Executive Editor
Chester E. Walls, Production Editor
Nicea M. Bates, Notes & Comments Editor

Staff Members

Angelica Ambrose
Lisa Craig
Seth Mehrten
Jesse Molina
Jeremiah Paul
Mary Raterman-Doidge
Conlin Reis
Michael S. Shaddix
Rajinder Sungu
Dallas Thiesen
George Vasquez
Jonna Williams

Faculty Advisors

Justin Atkinson
David Camenson
Richard Cartier
Christine Goodrich
Denise Kerner
Sally Perring
Jeffrey Purvis

Introduction

Cover, Intro, Table of Contents

Articles

California Agriculture in World Markets - Twenty Years Later
Julian B. Heron

An Analysis of State Pesticide Drift Law Revisited
Theodore Feitshans

Comments

No longer Crying Over Surplus Milk: TheDairy Price Stabilization Program Act of 2010
Ashley A. Allred

Just Compensation or Just Plain Unfair: The Effect of Eminent Domain on California Dairy Farmers
Nicea M. Bates

The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: A New Look at Preemtion After Bates
Sam Brar

Federal Marijuana Laws and Their Criminal Implications On Cultivation, Distribution, and Personal Use in California
Rachel A. Cartier

What's the Big Deal? The Let Down that is the Landmark Mosanto v. Geertson Case
Lisa A. Cutts

Pesticides and Farmers: Life after National Cotton Council of America v. EPA
Heather Marie McCarthy Radcliff

The Rightful Position: The BP Oil Spill and Gulf Coast Tribes
Erick J. Rhoan

The "National" Organic Program: The Inconsistent Standard of Wastewater Reuse
Chester E. Walls, PE, LEED AP

Channeling Cruella De Vil: An Exploration of Proposed and Ideal Regulation on Domestic Animal Breeding in California
Christina Widner

Appendix - Retrospective

New Challenges For California Agriculture In World Export Markets
Julian B. Heron & David B. Friedman

An Analysis of State Pesticide Drift Laws
Theodore A. Feitshans

Board of Editors

Lisa A. Cutts, Editor-In-Chief
Ashley A. Allred, Managing Editor
Erick J. Rhoan, Production Editor
Kyle Roberson, Executive Editor
Rachel A. Cartier, Notes & Comments Editor

Staff Members

Nicea M. Bates
Sam Brar
Daren A. Stemwedel
Chester E. Walls
Christina Widner
Cheri-Lynn Wortham

Faculty Advisors

Denise Kerner
Sally Perring
Jeffrey Purvis

Introduction

Cover, Intro, Table of Contents

Articles

Oklahoma’s 2009 Right-To-Farm Amendment: Extending New Protections To Oklahoma’s Producers
L. Paul Goeringer

California Producer’s Liens: A Primer
Riley C. Walter, Donald F. Drummond and Elizabeth E. Waldow

Comments

Solutions To A Stinky Problem: Congressional Legislation To Promote The Use Of Cloth Diapers
Ashley A. Allred

California Farm Owner Liability For Heat-Related Injuries To Their Independent Contractor’s Farm Worker Employees
Rachel A. Cartier

A Fish Out Of Water: The Delta Smelt Regulated Under The Commerce Clause
Brian Jones

What Congress Gives, Congress Takes Away: Tribal Sovereign Immunity And The Threat Of Agroterrorism
Erick J. Rhoan

One Fish, Two Fish, More Fish, No Water: Granting An ExemPtion Under The Endangered Species Act Due To Economic Woes In The Central Valley
Kyle Roberson

A Fundamental Flaw In The National Organic Program: The Case For National Regulation Of Organic Input Materials
Daren A. Stemwedel

Has The Daubert Decision Created A New “Pest” For California Workers Involved In Pesticide Poisoning Litigation
Ronald R. Weber, Jr.

Mass Meat Consumption, Human Rights, And Animal Welfare: An Alternative Appeal To Limitative Federal Regulations
Jessica Leigh Zaylía

Board of Editors

Karen J. Ray, Editor-In-Chief
Alicia Diaz Wrest L, Assistant Editor-In-Chief
Carey L. Hartsock, Managing Editor
Lisa A. Cutts, Production Editor
Cheri-Lynn Wortham, Notes & Comments Editor

Staff

Ashley A. Allred
Rachel A. Cartier
Brian Jones
Erick J. Rhoan
Kyle Roberson
Daren A. Stemwedel
Ann J. Stokes
Ronald R. Weber, Jr.

Faculty Advisors

Lawrence M. Artenian
Denise Kerner
Sally Perring
Michael Sheltzer

Introduction

Cover, Intro, Table of Contents

Articles

The Long And Winding Road: Farmland Protection In Oregon 1961 – 2009
Edward Sullivan and Ronald Eber

Comments

Walking On The Wild Side: Classification And Liability For Owners Of Wild-Domestic Animal Hybrids
Lisa A. Cutts

Buyer Beware: The Liability Gap Created By Tribal Farming
Alicia Diaz Wrest

Daddy Won’t Sell The Farm: Drafting Right To Farm Statutes To Protect Small Family Producers
Tiffany Dowell

Grounds For Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading In Agriculture And Potential Constitutional Implications
Carey L. Hartsock

On The Brink Of Tragedy: Groundwater Management In California
Ann J. Stokes

Board of Editors

Kathleen M. Phillips, Editor-In-Chief
Karen Ray, Managing Editor
Heather Ward, Production Editor
Bryce Hatakeyama, Executive Editor
Cheri-Lynn Wortham, Notes & Comments Editor

Staff Members

Daniel Brickey
Lisa A. Cutts
Alicia Diaz Wrest
Carey L. Hartsock
Ann J. Stokes

Introduction

Cover, Intro, Table of Contents

Articles

Does a Williamson Act Contract Have Constitutional Status?
Gary L. Winter

Conservation Easements and Ethics
Jesse J. Richardson, Jr.

Comments

From Sewer to Farmland: Does the Dormant Commerce Clause Require a Farming Community to Accept Big City Sludge as a Fertilizer for Crops?
Brianna Ellis

Market Share Liability Shouldn’t Die: Proposed Application to Agricultural Pesticides and the Need to Refine the Apportionment of Liability
Benjamin Thomas Greer

Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency and the Organic Movement: Can the “USDA Organic” Label Save Us From Nitrous Oxide?
Bryce Y. Hatakeyama

Protecting Farmers from Global Warming: California Faces Legal Challenges Regulating Greenhouse Gases
Leanne Kent

Constitutional Standing Based on California’s Agricultural Industry
Alexia Kirkland

Love’s Labor Lost: Achieving the Promise of California Agriculture by Cultivating an Improved Response to California’s Theft of Labor Problem
Stephen D. Malm

Farm Labor Vehicle Safety in California
Heather Noel Phillips

Honeybee Nice to Your Neighbors: Solutions to the Dispute Between Beekeepers and Citrus Growers in California’s San Joaquin Valley
Kathleen Phillips

Are Biofuel Crops the Next Kudzu?
Karen Ray

The Future of Logging in the Giant Sequoia National Monument
Matt Schmidt

Finding Nexus-Proximity and Causation: Authority for Clean Water Act Jurisdiction Beyond Traditional Navigable Waters
Elizabeth E. Waldow

Extreme Weather Events and Heat-Related Illness in Outdoor Employment
Heather Ward

Methamphetamine and Cocaine Manufacturing Effects on the Environment and Agriculture
Cheri-Lynn Wortham

Board of Editors

Adam Stirrup, Editor-In-Chief
Peter Wall, Assistant Editor-In-Chief
Brooke Sorenson, Managing Editor
Rhea Ikemiya, Executive Editor
Matt Schmidt, Production Editor
Wendy Aguilar, Articles Editor

Staff Members

Briana Ellis
Benjamin Greer
Bryce Hatakeyama
Leanne Kent
Alexia Kirkland
Stephen Malm
Heather Phillips
Kathleen Phillips
Karen Ray
Elizabeth Waldow
Heather Ward
Cheri-Lynn Wortham

Introduction

Cover, Intro, Table of Contents

Articles

Family Farm Succession Planning: Balancing Professional Responsibility with Client Needs for Help With Family Relationship Issues
John C. Becker, Matthew S. Kaplan and Jon Nussbaum

Comments

Examining the Laws Affecting the Child Farm Worker and Their Impact on the American Taxpayer
Dede J. Agrava

The Lowest Common Denominator: National Uniformity for Food Act
Wendy Aguilar

Food for Thought or Terror: The Legal Issues Surrounding Agroterrorism
Dr. Shela Fleischhacker

Concrete Vineyards and Big-Box Sprawl: Preserving Farmland and Rural Communities in California’s Central Valley
Rhea Y. Ikemiya

From Bracero to H-2A San Joaquin Valley Sheepherders: Lessons Learned From the Failure of Our Nation’s Guest Workers Programs
Patrick C. McManaman

The Clean Water Act’s Application to Cranberry Growers: The Burdened Stewards of the Environment
Brooke Sorensen

Hidden Cargo: A Cautionary Tale About Agroterrorism and the Safety of Imported Produce
Adam Stirrup

Rural School Districts Struggles to Meet the Demands of No Children Left Behind
Marjorie L. Webb

Land Use and Agricultural Exceptionalism
Peter J. Wall

Book Review

Review of Capers in the Churchyard
Amy K. Guerra

Board of Editors

Scott L. Jones, Editor-In-Chief
Connie M. Valentino-Parker, Production Editor
Dede J. Agrava, Managing Editor
Amy K. Guerra, Executive Editor

Staff Members

Wendy Aguilar
Rhea Ikemiya
Patrick Mcmanaman
Heather Phillips
Matthew Schmidt
Brooke Sorenson
Adam Stirrup
Peter Wall
Marjorie Webb

Introduction

Cover, Intro, Table of Contents

Articles

Loss of Integrity May Mean Loss of the Farm: False Statements Made in Federal Water Subsidy Applications and the Doctrine of Judicial Estoppel
Shannon L. Chaffin, Esq.

Comments

Downed Animals: Can Your Steak Stand Up for Itself?
Kevin Briley

Dust in the Wind: Will New Environmental Regulations Mean More Liability Claims?
Scott L. Jones

California Raisins: Compliance With the Federal Marketing Order and Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture
Stacie L. Melikian

Mandatory Mediation and Conciliation in California
Thomas Casa

Workers’ Compensation Reform and the Future of the Disabled Farm Worker in California
Connie M. Valentino-Parker

Groundwater: Uniform Control of a Critical and Limited Resource
Gayle Rousey

A Take of Two Systems: A Comparison Between U.S. and EU Labeling Policies of Genetically Modified Foods
Rachele Berglund Bailey

Agricultural Accountability: The National Animal Identification Plan, Confidentiality and the Freedom of Information Act
Amy K. Guerra

Cleaning the Air at the Dairy: Dairy Permitting in the San Joaquin Valley and the Controversy Surrounding the Science
Elizabeth A. McGee

2004-2005 Board of Editors

Marcella Downing-Howk, Editor-In-Chief
Claire S. Carrol, Production Editor
Hallie S. Ambriz, Managing Editor
Marianna R. Chaffin, Executive Editor

Staff Members

Kevin Briley
Sherrie Flynn
Scott Jones
Stacie Melikian
David Yengoyan

2005-2006 Board of Editors

Marianna R. Chaffin, Editor-In-Chief
Stacie Melikian, Managing Editor
Scott L. Jones, Production Editor

Staff Members

Dede J. Agrava
Rachelle Berglund Bailey
Amy K. Guerra
Elizabeth A. Mcgee
Gayle Rousey
Connie M. Valentino-Parker
Gary L. Winter
Jody L. Winter

Faculty Advisors

Lawrence M. Artenian
Sally A. Perring
Jeffrey G. Purvis

Introduction

Cover, Intro, Table of Contents

Articles

Reach an Agreement or Else: Mandatory Arbitration Under the California’s Agricultural Labor Relations Act
Jordan T.L. Halgas

Comments

The Horns of a Dilemma: The Application of the Doctrine of Patent Exhaustion and Licensing of Patented Seed
Marcella Downing-Howk

Stealing the Family Farm: Tortious Interference with Inheritance
Marianna R. Chaffin

Please Stop Helping: What is the Family Farm, and Should the USDA Try and Figure it Out for Us?
Ron Statler

What Does “Organic” Mean Now? Chickens and Wild Fish are Undermining the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990
Claire S. Carroll

The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act
Hallie S. Ambriz

Board of Editors

Alex Merriam, Editor-In-Chief
Sherrie M. Flynn, Managing Editor
David A. Yengoyan, Production Editor

Staff Members

Hallie Ambriz
Claire S. Carroll
Thomas Casa
Marianna R. Chaffin
Marcella Downing-Howk
Michelle Sassano
Ron Statler

Faculty Advisors

Lawrence M. Artenian
Denise M. Kerner
Kathryn Mctigue-Floyd
Janice L. Pearson
Sally A. Perring

Introduction

Cover, Intro, Table of Contents

Articles

Mediating Local Intergovernmental Disputes- Reflections on the Process
Richard M. Cartier

The Presidential Internment Power Established by the 1942 Interment of Americans Suspected of Disloyalty
Paul Lyon

Comments

Barriers to Education for Children of Migrant Farm Workers
Judy Wiseman

The Struggle for Water: How One Irrigation District Seeks Water Supplies
Jeremy K. Lusk

The Argument for the Legalization of Industrial Hemp
Tara Christine Brady

After the Bust: Landowner’s Liability When the Property is Used for the Manufacture of Methamphetamine
Nitza E. Coleman

Valley Environmentalists Hold Their Breath While the EPA Rethinks the Agriculture Exemption for Farmers and Their Diesel Irrigation Pumps
Alex Merriam

Title V of the Clean Air Act: The Effects of California’s Agricultural Exemption on the San Joaquin Valley
David. A. Yengoyan

FIFRA’s Puzzling Failure-to-Warn Preemption: Pesticide Use and the Right-to-Know
Sherrie M. Flynn

Health Risks of Genetically Modified Food: A Need for Unbiased Research into the Potential Health Risks of Genetically Engineered Crop Products
Chineme OK Anyadiegwu

Board of Editors

Robirda Lyon, Editor-In-Chief
Gina T. Miller, Managing Editor
Nitza E. Coleman, Executive Editor
Edward J. Johnson, Executive Editor

Staff Members

Chineme Ok Anyadiegwu
Tara C. Brady
Sherrie M. Flynn
Jeremy K. Lusk
Alex Merriam
David A. Yengoyan

Faculty Advisors

Lawrence M. Artenian
Denise M. Kerner
Kathryn Mctigue-Floyd
Janice L. Pearson
Sally A. Perring

Introduction

Cover, Intro, Table of Contents

Articles

Migrant Children Under Child Welfare Service Jurisdiction: Who Will Guard the Guards Themselves?
Rod Kodman and Janna Trevisanut

Wetland Regulation and the Wetland Banking Solution for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley: The Effect on Fresno County Development
Ann Bennett

Comments

The Effect of Historic Parcels on Agriculture-Harvesting Houses
Edward J. Johnson

Are Current Patent Laws Discouraging Critical Research and Development on Chemical Alternatives to Methyl Bromide?
Gina T. Miller

When a Food Processor Files Bankruptcy: What Every California Grower Should Know Before Contracting to Sell Crops
Jodi Lea Woodsmith

The County of Origin Doctrine: Insufficient as a Legal Water Right in California
Robirda Lyon

Moot Court Briefs

Introduction

2001 Best Brief
Alex Peltzer, Kim Raven, and Dianna Setoodeh

2002 Best Brief
Edward J. Johnson, Gregory Norys and Lillian Macias Weiland

Board of Editors

Trisha L. Beckstead, Editor-In-Chief
Jodi Woodsmith, Managing Editor
Erin Rhames, Executive Editor
Nitza E. Coleman, Production Editor
Paul Jaurique, Notes and Comments Editor

Staff Members

Edward J. Johnson
Jeremy Lusk
Robirda Lyon
Gina T. Miller

Faculty Advisors

Lawrence M. Artenian
Denise M. Kerner

Introduction

Cover, Intro, Table of Contents

Articles

ALRB or NLRB: Where do We Draw the Line?
Ronald H. Barsamian and E. Mark Hanna

Agriculture in Crisis: What California Must Do to Protects its Most Precious Industry
George H. Soares

Comments

Driverless Tractors: A Matter of Life or Death
Kimberly D. Raven

Solving California’s Milk Crisis
Geoffrey M. Adalian

Caveat Emptor, Buyer Beware: Deregulation of Dietary Supplements Upon Enactment of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994
Trisha L. Beckstead

California’s Farmland and Security Zone: A New Incentive for the Preservation of Existing Farmland
Kerry P. O’Brien

Board of Editors

Deborah K. Boyett, Editor-In-Chief
Geoffrey M. Adalian, Managing Editor
Ann F. Bennett, Executive Editor
Kathryn Mctigue-Floyd, Articles Editor
Suzanne K. Golden, Notes and Comments Editor
Kimberly D. Raven, Production Editor
Ann D. Roberts, Editor Emeritus

Staff Members

Trisha Beckstead
Nirmal Deswal
Michelle Pepper
Erin Rhames
Jodi Woodsmith

Faculty Advisors

Lawrence M. Artenian
Denise M. Kerner

Introduction

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Symposium on the Future of Agricultural Cooperatives

Preface
Riley C. Walter

Introduction
Ann Davis Roberts

Articles

Economic Factors Associated with the Growth and Development of Agricultural Cooperatives
Basil G. Coley

Producer Participation in Price Pooling Cooperatives to Smooth Income Variability: Evidence From California
Devry S. Boughner and Daniel A. Sumner

Crop Yield Uncertainty: Issues for New Generation Cooperatives
David K. Smith

Bibliography

Agricultural Cooperative Law: A Selective Bibliography
Kathyrn McTigue-Floyd

Board of Editors

Ann Davis Roberts, Editor-In-Chief
Gary D. Brunsvik, Managing Editor
Deborah K. Boyett, Executive Editor
David A. Soldani, Notes and Comments Editor

Staff Members

Geoffrey Michael Adalian
Ann Bennett
Suzanne K. Golden
Rod L. Kodman
Nancy J. Levan
Kathryn Mctigue-Floyd
Krry P. O’Brien
Kimberly D. Raven

Faculty Advisors

Lawrence M. Artenian
Denise M. Kerner
Sally A. Perring
Jeffrey G. Purvis

Introduction

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Articles

Genetic Engineering and Food Labeling: A Continuing Controversy
Diane Thue-Vasquez

A Tale of Three States: Liability for Overspray and Chemical Drift Caused by Aerial Application in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi
Robert W. Luedeman

Pardon Me, But Whose Genes Are Those Anyway?: Examining Royalty Collection for 21^st Century Livestock
S. Brett Offutt

Comments

The Impact of Proposition 218 on California’s Water Delivery System: Should Water be “Above the Law?”
David A. Soldani

Board of Directors’ Fiduciary Duties: Are They Compromised in Agricultural Cooperatives?
Suzanne K. Golden

Board of Editors

Ann Davis Roberts, Editor-In-Chief
Gary D. Brunsvik, Managing Editor
Deborah K. Boyett, Executive Editor
David A. Soldani, Notes and Comments Editor

Staff Members

Geoffrey Michael Adalian
Ann Bennett
Suzanne K. Golden
Rod L. Kodman
Nancy J. Levan
Kathryn Mctigue-Floyd
Krry P. O’Brien
Kimberly D. Raven

Faculty Advisors

Lawrence M. Artenian
Denise M. Kerner
Sally A. Perring
Jeffrey G. Purvis

Introduction

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Articles

The Land Conservation Act at the 32 Year Mark: Enforcement, Reform, and Innovation
Dale Will

An Analysis of State Pesticide Drift Laws
Theodore A. Feitshans

Comments

The Effect of Glickman v. Wileman Brothers & Elliott, Inc. on Nongeneric Commodities: A Narrow Focus on a Broad Rule
Deborah K. Boyett

The Seven Deadly Sins of MSPA Joint Employer Liability: Strict Liability, the Department of Labor’s Hidden Agenda!
Gary D. Brunsvik

Telemedicine: The Cure for Central California’s Rural Health Care Crisis?
Ann Davis Roberts

Board of Editors

Suzanne D. McGuire, Editor-in-Chief
George Henry Herman III, Executive Editor
Kathleen A. McGurty, Managing Editor
Ann Davis Roberts, Production Editor
Michelle G. Oleksa, Notes and Comments Editor
Gary D. Brunsvik, Articles Editor

Staff Members

Deborah K. Boyett
Rod L. Kodman
Laurie Mitchell
David A. Soldani

Faculty Advisors

Lawrence M. Artenian
Richard M. Cartier
Denise M. Kerner
Sally A. Perring
Jeffrey G. Purvis

Introduction

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Articles

Meet the New Meat: Legal Aspects of Ratite Bird Production
Robert Luedeman and Darla Mondou

Searching for the Zone of Reasonableness
Douglas E. Noll

Comments

Pathogen Reduction Through “HACCP” Systems: Is Overhaul of the Meat Inspection System All It’s Cut Out To Be?
Delilah Dill Schuller

Attack of the Killer Bees: Will Regulation Save Us?
Laurie A. Mitchell

California’s War on Agricultural Crimes
Kerri M. Couillard

The ALRB -- Twenty Years Later
Tracy E. Sagle

Protecting the Power of the PACA Trust: Contemplating the Effects of the Bona Fide Purchaser Defense
Michelle G. Oleksa

Epidemiological Evidence as a Basis for Causation: Implications for Suspected Pesticide-Induced Cancer
Diana L. Mitts

Board of Editors

Kimberly L. Mayhew, Editor-In-Chief
Tracy E. Sagle, Executive Editor
Kerri M. Couillard, Managing Editor
Delilah Dill Schuller, Articles Editor
Diana L. Mitts, Production Editor
Suzanne D. Mcguire, Notes and Comments Editor
Kathleen A. Mcgurty, Notes and Comments Editor

Staff Members

Yoriko Ishikawa
Laurie A. Mitchell
William A. Parry

Faculty Advisors

Lawrence M. Artenian
Barry J. Bennett
Richard M. Cartier
Douglas E. Noll
Deborah D. Owdom
Sally A. Perring

Introduction

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Articles

Agricultural Cooperative Member Equity: You Don’t Have to Die for It!
Sharlene F. Roberts-Caudle

Implementation of National and International Organic Certification and Labeling Standards
Timothy J. Sullivan

Comments

Medical Marijuana: State Law Undermines Federal Marijuana Policy--Is the Establishment Going to Pot?
Suzanne D. McGuaire

The Use of Fuel Additives by Growers: A Trigger for CERCLA Liability?
Dan W. Green

The State of Agricultural Land Preservation in California in 1997: Will the Agricultural Land Stewardship Program Solve the Problems Inherent in the Williamson Act?
Kathleen A. McGurty

Board of Editors

Samuel D. Kyllo, Editor-In-Chief
Judith A. Wright, Executive Editor
Karen R. Spinardi, Production Editor
Brian L. Sottile, Notes and Comments Editor
Terresa K. Juarez, Managing Editor

Staff Members

Sara B. Blanchard
Kimberly L. Mayhew

Faculty Advisors

Lawrence M. Artenian
Barry J. Bennett
Daniel Bensing
Richard M. Cartier
Douglas E. Noll
Deborah D. Owdom
Sally A. Perring

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Articles

Eliminating Phytosanitary Trade Barriers: The Effects of the Uruguay Round Agreements on California Agricultural Exports
David S. Johanson and William L. Bryant

The Central Valley Project Improvement Act Proposed Reforms
Ernest A. Conant

The Kesterson Effect: Reasonable Use of Water and the Public Trust
Felix E. Smith

Adams Fruit Co. v. Barrett: Restoration of Workers’ Compensation as the Exclusive Remedy for Workplace Injuries Under the Federal Migrant Law
Monte B. Lake

Comments

The Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan at Vernalis: A Part of the Solution to California’s Water Wars?
Karen Spinardi

Confusion Created by the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act: Should Congress Revisit the Legislation?
Karen Buck

Will the Fire Ant Be California’s Next “State of Emergency?”
Teresa Juarez

High-Tech Cows: The BST Controversy
Kristine Cerro

United States v. Wang-Lin Company: The Kangaroo Rat and Criminal Prosecution under the Endangered Species Act
Kimberly L. Mayhew

Should Nicotine Be Defined as a Drug, Invoking the Jurisdiction of the United States Food and Drug Administration?
Brian L. Sottile

Board of Editors

Dennis M. Gaab, Editor-In-Chief
Jason M. Kerlan, Managing Editor
Samuel D. Kyllo, Executive Editor
Sandra D. Corey, Production Editor
Nancy J. Stegall, Notes and Comments Editor

Staff Members

Sara B. Blanchard
Constance E. Roberts

Faculty Advisors

Lawrence M. Artenian
Richard M. Cartier
Sally A. Perring
Douglas E. Noll

Introduction

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Symposium

Introduction

Articles

The Promulgation and Implementation of Federal Marketing Orders Regulating Fruit and Vegetable Crops Under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937
Daniel Bensing

The Socialization of Agricultural Advertising: What Perestroika Didn’t Do the First Amendment Will
Brian C. Leighton

An Overview of Federal Milk Marketing Orders
Lois Bonsal Osler

The Economic Rationale for Marketing Orders
Daniel I. Padberg and Charles Hall

Marketing Orders and the Administrative Process: Fitting Round Fruit into Square Baskets
Barry Pineles

Comments

California-Arizona Citrus Marketing Orders: Examples of Failed Attempts to Regulate Markets for Agricultural Commodities
Dennis M. Gaab

The Battle Is On: Interactions Between Marketing Orders and the Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity
Elizabeth S.M. Karby

Comments

The Muddled Law of Biotechnology: Frustrating Agricultural and Biomedical Progress
Sara B. Blanchard

Do Farmers Reap More than Their Child Laborers Sow? The Conflict Between the Fair Labor Standards Act and State Workers’ Compensation Laws
Nina Krauth

Groundwater Contamination and its Effects on a Small Municipality: A Case Study of Lindsay Olive Growers and the City of Lindsay
Constance E. Roberts

Board of Editors

Elizabeth S. M. Karby, Editor-In-Chief
Dennis M .Gaab, Production Editor
Karen L. Mathes, Executive Editor
Gary A. Colbert, Managing Editor
Michael G. Karby, Notes and Comments Editor
David M. Leath, Notes and Comments Editor

Staff Members

Tim Bertalotto
Joan Jacobs Levie
Lana Birdsong
Gitta M. Merrill
Sara B. Blanchard
Ronald Perring
Steven Clark
David F. Rendahl
Elizabeth Kams
Constance E. Roberts
Nina Krauth
Rex Williams

Faculty Advisors

Lawrence M. Artenian
Richard M. Cartier
Sally A. Perring
Douglas E. Noll

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Articles

Farming the Fringe Benefit Rules for the Farm and Other Family-Owned Small Firms
L. Leon Geyer

A Case for Avoidance of Secret Farmer Liens: The California Producer’s Lien
Riley C. Walter, Esq.

Comments

Section 303 of the Clean Water Act -- Will It Hold Water in the Delta?
Karen L. Mathes

Seasonal Unemployment Compensation: Insurance of a Known and Certain Loss
Rex Williams

Health Claims in Wine Labeling and Advertising: Is Government Regulation Taking the Veritas Out of the Vino?
Joan Jacobs Levie

Lucas and Takings of Farm Lands: Unfavorable Winds
Michael G. Karby

Sometimes Less is More: A Guide to Valuing a Closely Held Farming Corporation for Estate and Gift Tax Purposes
Gary A. Colbert, CPA

Federal Crop Insurance: Friend or Foe?
David F. Rendahl

Board of Editors

Steven A. Elberg, Editor-In-Chief
W. Allen Bennett, Executive Editor
Michael G. Karby, Managing Editor
Karen L. Mathes, Production Editor
Elizabeth S. M. Karby, Notes and Comments Editor
David F. Rendahl, Notes and Comments Editor

Staff Editors

Jane Younglove Lapp

Staff Member

Lana Birdsong
Gary A. Colbert
Joan Jacobs Levie
Liane Lucietta
Gitta M. Merrill
Sheryl Noel
Rex Williams

Faculty Advisors

Lawrence M. Artenian
Richard M. Cartier
Douglas E. Noll
Sally A. Perring

Introduction

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Symposium - Central Valley Project Improvement Act

Introduction

Analysis of Central Valley Project Improvement Act
Douglas E. Noll

Waters of Change: The Central Valley Project Improvement Act
Barry Nelson

The Water Reallocation Act of 1992: The Central Valley Project Improvement Act
Daniel M. Dooley

The Central Valley Project Improvement Act: An Urban Perspective
Ca rl Boronkay and Timothy Quinn

Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (Public Law No. 102-575, 106 Stat. 4600)

Comments

Poisoned Waters: An Examination of Agricultural Water Pollution
Donn W. Furman

Will § 101 Patents Have Utility for Plants?
Carla R. D. Bourne

The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act: “Rumors of My Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated”
Jane Younglove Lapp

Agriculture and the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986: Reform or Relapse?
Steve Alan Elberg

Only Congress Can Prevent Forest Fires: A Comment on Prescribed and Natural Fire Programs and the Clean Air Act
Arthur Guy Baggett, Jr.

Book Review

Organizing for Our Lives: New Voices from Rural Communities by Richard Steven Street and Samuel Orozco
Rissa A. Stuart

Board of Editors

Rissa A. Stuart, Editor-In-Chief
Donn W. Furman, Articles Editor
Jane Younglove Lapp, Production Editor
Carla R. D. Bourne, Production Editor
Steven A. Elberg, Notes and Comments Editor
David M. Hogue, Notes and Comments Editor

Staff Editors

Juliana F. Gmur
Peter E. Cummings

Staff Member

Arthur Guy Baggett, Jr.

Faculty Advisors

Douglas E. Noll
Sally A. Perring

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Article

Current Issues Involving Statutory Trusts Under The Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act
John J. Korbol

Comments

The Demise of the Integrity of Oral Contracts and Promises in Lender-Borrower Relationships Under California Law
Peter E. Cummings

Regulation of Underground Storage Tanks: A Farmer and His Money Are Soon Parted
Juliana F. Gmur

Corporate Farming Restrictions in California: False Hope for the Family Farm
Barbara J. Greaver

The 1990 California Freeze: Disaster Relief Leaves Farmworkers in the Cold
Rissa A. Stuart

Moot Court Brief

The National Agricultural Advocacy Competitions: 1992 Best Brief
Michael S. Reid and Glenn R. Wilson

Board of Editors

Alfred A. Gallegos, Editor-In-Chief
Barbara J. Greaver, Executive Editor
Peter E. Cummings, Articles/Notes & Comments Editor
Juliana F. Gmur, Production Editor

Staff Members

Mark A. Blum
James A. Dubbles
Marlene A. Hubbell
Rose E. Mohan
Mary L. Rogers
David J. Weiland

Faculty Advisors

Douglas E. Noll
Sally A. Perring

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Articles

New Challenges for California Agriculture in World Export Markets
Julian B. Heron and David B. Friedman

A Carrot or a Stick? Promoting Water Conservation in Arizona Agriculture
Mark A. McGinnis

Reviewability of Administrative Determinations Under 7 U.S.C. §2001: Debt Restructuring and Loan Servicing
Thomas Guarino

Comments

Migrant Farmworkers: The Legislature Giveth and Taketh Away
Judith F. Hall

To Guarantee or to Protect? Fifty Years of Dairy Subsidies
Alfred A. Gallegos

Warning! Federal Preemption May Be Hazardous to Plaintiff Pesticide Cases
Michel J. Bryant

Book Review

Labor Management Laws in California Agriculture, by Howard R. Rosenberg and Daniel L. Egan
Rose E. Mohan

Board of Editors

Rose E. Mohan, Editor-in-Chief
David J. Weiland, Managing Editor
Mark A. Blum, Articles Editor
Mary L. Rogers, Notes and Comments Editor
James A. Dubbels, Executive Editor
Marlene A. Hubbell, Production Editor

Staff Members

Alfred A. Gallegos
Judith F. Hall

Faculty Advisors

John M. Evans
Paul B. Herbert
Douglas E. Noll
Sally A. Perring