Kaitlynn Dixon, Author at Farm Bill Law Enterprise

June 27, 2023

Kaitlynn Dixon In 2023 Farm Bill, Climate Change, Enforcement

Citizen Suit Provisions: A Path Towards Environmental Accountability In Agriculture Law

Kaitlynn Dixon is a law student at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University and a guest contributor to this blog. Using the 2023 Farm Bill, Congress should implement citizen suit provisions to provide the public and stakeholders the power to hold the USDA accountable for carrying out directives the Farm Bill mandates. A citizen suit provision would establish…

April 11, 2023

Kaitlynn Dixon In Conservation, Environment, Nutrient Loss, USDA

Improving The USDA National Organic Program

Kaitlynn Dixon is a law student at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University and a guest contributor to this blog. Organic farming was first developed in the early 1900s by agricultural researcher Sir Albert Howard, emphasizing the impact that preserving soil’s natural biome has on crop viability. As agriculture became more industrialized in the 1940s, relying heavily on chemical fertilizers…