ELR Citation: ELR 20194
No(s). 06-3889 (8th Cir. Aug 1, 2007)

The Eighth Circuit upheld a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) ruling that a farmer was ineligible to receive certain USDA benefits because he converted wetlands for agricultural use in violation of the Food Security Act of 1985, commonly referred to as "Swampbuster." The lower court properly det...