v. Kandiyohi Cnty. 802 N.W.2d at 39192. denied (Minn. Aug. 5, 2003); Fagerlie v. City of Willmar, 435 N.W.2d 641, 643, 644 n. 2 (Minn.App.1989) (concluding that claims based upon the emission of offensive odors are nuisance claims, not trespass claims, because the claims alleged interference with [plaintiffs'] use and enjoyment of their land, not invasion of their exclusive possession). WebLeesburg Farmers Market. We add that the Johnsons alleged other damages not considered by the district court. The district court concluded that the Johnsons failed to present prima facie evidence of damages caused by the pesticide drift. VI, 10. Oil Co., 802 N.W.2d 383 (Minn.App.2011). Unlike the plaintiffs in Wendinger, the Johnsons do not claim trespass based on transient odors. The Johnsons sued the Cooperative on theories including trespass, nuisance, and negligence per se and sought damages and injunctive relief. See Markham v. Cabell, 326 U.S. 404, 409, 66 S.Ct. Relying on cases from other jurisdictions that were explicitly distinguished in Wendinger, the court of appeals held that pesticide drift can interfere with possession and therefore a trespass action can arise from a chemical pesticide being deposited in [discernible] and consequential amounts onto one agricultural property as the result of errant overspray during application directed at another. Id. 843, 136 L.Ed.2d 808 (1997). The errant dispersion of pesticides, which contain chemicals designed to affect the land, can interfere with possession. Consequently, the Cooperative sought a review of the judgment. We granted the Cooperative's petition for review, and on appeal, the Cooperative argues that (1) the Johnsons' trespass claim fails as a matter of law; (2) all of the Johnsons' claims fail as a matter of law because the Johnsons have not shown damages; (3) the district court did not err when it denied the Johnsons' motion to amend their complaint; and (4) the district court did not err when it denied the Johnsons a permanent injunction. Because the Johnsons still have a viable nuisance claim, and an injunction is a potential remedy for a nuisance, we hold that the district court erred when it dismissed the Johnsons' request for permanent injunctive relief. Both those cases and this one, unlike Wendinger, involved the dispersion of substances that entered into and settled onto land in discernable and allegedly damaging deposits. See 7 U.S.C. In the alternative, the Cooperative argues that if section 205.202(b) is ambiguous, analysis of the relevant canons of construction confirms its interpretation. The subsequent MDA investigation verified that on June 15, 2007, a date when winds were blowing toward the Johnsons' fields at 9 to 21 miles per hour, the Cooperative sprayed Status (diflufenzopyr and dicamba) and Roundup Original (glyphosate) onto a conventional farmer's field immediately adjacent to one of the Johnsons' transitional soybean fields. 205.671confirms this interpretation. This is an appeal from summary judgment. 205.202(b). Id. Workers, 676 F.3d 566, 570 (7th Cir.2012) (stating that the same rules of construction apply to federal administrative rules as to statutes); Citizens Advocating Responsible Dev. applied to it for a period of 3 years immediately preceding harvest of the crop." This determination was based on the court's conclusion that because there was no evidence that any chemical on the Johnsons' crops exceeded the 5 percent tolerance level in 7 C.F.R. Regarding the Johnsons' negligence per se claim, we have recognized that negligence per se is a form of ordinary negligence that results from violation of a statute. Anderson, 693 N.W.2d at 189 (quoting Seim v. Garavalia, 306 N.W.2d 806, 810 (Minn.1981)). On appeal from the decision to grant summary judgment, we review de novo the district court's application of the law and its determination that there are no genuine issues of material fact. Injunctive relief is a permissible remedy under that statute. Victor v. Sell, 301 Minn. 309, 313, 222 N.W.2d 337, 340 (1974). WebCase Nos. 6511(c)(2)(A) (2006) would not prohibit the product's sale as an organic product because the producer had not applied the prohibited pesticide. 1989). art. In asking the Court to recognize a claim of trespass by . 205.100, .102 (describing which products can carry the organic label). If the intrusion is to the interest in use and enjoyment of property, the law of nuisance applies.); see also J.D. Paynesville Farmers Union Coop. Oil Co., 802 N.W.2d 383 (Minn.App.2011). As to the trespass claim, the court of appeals concluded that the district court read too much into Wendinger. But if, as the Johnsons contend, any applicationincluding driftwere prohibited by section 205.202(b), then section 205.671 would be superfluous. See Exelon Generation Co. LLC v. Local 15 Int'l Bhd. 6501-6523 (2006) (OFPA), on regulating the practices of the producer of organic products, the phrase unambiguously regulates behavior by the producer. Please check your email and confirm your registration. The district court dismissed the Johnsons' request for injunctive relief because it concluded that the Johnsons did not have a viable nuisance claim under 7 C.F.R. Of Elec. 205.671. In both cases, the court of appeals held that such invasions do not, as a matter of law, constitute trespass. Lee & Barry A. Lindahl, 4 Modern Tort Law: Liability and Litigation 38:1 (2d ed. WebCase Brief (19,287) Case Opinion (19,683) Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Coop. Therefore, I would allow the suit to go forward and permit the record to be developed to resolve that question. In response to this MDA directive, the Johnsons destroyed approximately 10 acres of their soybean crop. And [w]hile the existence of [causation] is usually a question of fact for the jury, when reasonable minds could reach only one conclusion, it is a question of law. Lietz v. N. States Power Co., 718 N.W.2d 865, 872 (Minn.2006) (quoting Canada v. McCarthy, 567 N.W.2d 496, 506 (Minn.1997)). As to the trespass claim, the court of appeals concluded that the district court read too much into Wendinger. Oil Co. Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Coop. 205.202(b). Prot. Some particles are sufficiently large or dark to be observable, such as dust, dirt, soot, or smoke. United States Envtl. And the OFPA and NOP would not need a provision allowing crops with minimum levels of pesticide on them (i.e., less than 5 percent) to be sold as organic because such crops would necessarily have been harvested from fields ineligible for organic production. We hold that the phrase "applied to" in section 205.202(b) includes drift as an unintentional application of pesticide. 205.400(f)(1). The cooperative again oversprayed in 2007. of Mapleview, 293 Minn. 106, 10809, 196 N.W.2d 626, 62829 (1972); Huber v. City of Blue Earth, 213 Minn. 319, 322, 6 N.W.2d 471, 473 (1942). See H. Christiansen & Sons Inc., 225 Minn. at 480, 31 N.W.2d at 27374; Sime, 213 Minn. at 481, 7 N.W.2d at 328. Every Bundle includes the complete text from each of the titles below: PLUS: Hundreds of law school topic-related videos from While section 205.202(a) implicitly references producers and handlers, by referring to provisions that specifically prescribe their conduct, section 205.202(b) does not do so in any way. The difference between ordinary negligence and negligence per se is that in negligence per se, a statutory duty of care is substituted for the ordinary prudent person standard such that a violation of a statute is conclusive evidence of duty and breach. Gradjelick v. Hance, 646 N.W.2d 225, 231 n. 3 (Minn.2002). WebPaynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Co. EN English Deutsch Franais Espaol Portugus Italiano Romn Nederlands Latina Dansk Svenska Norsk Magyar Bahasa Indonesia Trke Suomi Latvian Lithuanian esk Unknown This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google. There is no dispute about the Johnsons' rightful possession of their fields. To the extent that the court of appeals' decision would reinstate those claims and allow the Johnsons to amend their complaint to include those claims for the 2008 incidents of pesticide drift, we reverse. Drifted particles did not affect plaintiffs possession of the land. Liberty University. The district court inferred too much from the regulation. 662 N.W.2d at 550. WebOluf Johnson and Debra Johnson, Petitioners: v. Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company: Docketed: December 3, 2012: Linked with 12A377: Lower Ct: Supreme Court of Minnesota: Case Nos. (holding that Minnesota law "has not recognized trespass by particulate matter"); The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language 1282 (4th ed. Smelting & Ref. Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Coop. 6511(c)(2)(B). Our rules of statutory interpretation (which we apply to regulations) do not permit us to add words to a regulation whether the words were purposefully omitted or inadvertently overlooked. Premier Bank v. Becker Dev., LLC, 785 N.W.2d 753, 760 (Minn.2010). 205.202(b) (2012). 802 N.W.2d at 391 (citing 7 C.F.R. Oluf JOHNSON, et al., Respondents, v. PAYNESVILLE FARMERS UNION COOPERATIVE OIL COMPANY, Appellant. In summary, we conclude that the Johnsons' trespass claim, and nuisance and negligence per se claims based on 7 C.F.R. 2. 205.202(b), within the context of the OFPA's focus on regulating the practices of the producer of organic products, we conclude that this phrase unambiguously regulates behavior by the producer. We reverse the district court's summary judgment order dismissing the Johnsons' trespass claim because pesticide drifting onto the Johnsons' farm may have constituted a trespass. 323 N.W.2d 65, 73 (Minn.1982). The district court therefore erred by concluding that the Johnsons' trespass claim fails as a matter of law. 7 U.S.C. So the only question is whether the cooperative's unlawful spraying of the chemical pesticide causing it to drift onto the Johnsons' otherwise chemical-free fields constitutes an unlawful entry. The district court initially issued a temporary injunction, but after dismissing the Johnsons' claims on the merits, it vacated that injunction and denied the Johnsons' request for a permanent injunction. But the disruption to the landowner's exclusive possessory interest is not the same when the invasion is committed by an intangible agency, such as the particulate matter at issue here. If it is not ambiguous, we apply the plain and ordinary meaning of the words used. He specifically asked the cooperative to take precautions to avoid overspraying pesticide onto his fields when treating adjacent fields. They alleged that the drift has caused "substantial inconveniences" because they are required to report the contamination and it affects their crop rotations, organic-farm planning, and record keeping. Case brief Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Co-op Oil Comp., 817 N.W.2d 693 (2012) Facts: Appellant Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company is a member owned farm that has products and services, among other things, applies pesticides to farm fields. Respondents Oluf and Debra Johnsons are organic farmers. They sought damages and a permanent injunction prohibiting the Cooperative from spraying pesticides within a half mile of the Johnsons' fields.3 The Johnsons claimed the following types of damages: (1) loss of profits because they had to take the fields onto which pesticide drifted out of organic production for 3 years; (2) loss of profits because they had to destroy approximately 10 acres of soybeans; (3) inconvenience due to increased weeding, pollution remediation, and NOP reporting responsibilities; and (4) adverse health effects. Some pesticides drifted onto and contaminated plaintiffs organic fields and organic products. 2003), review denied (Minn. Nov. 25, 2003). See, e.g., Anderson v. Dep't of Natural Res., 693 N.W.2d 181, 192 (Minn.2005) (discussing our nuisance jurisprudence); Schmidt v. Vill. https://casetext.com/case/johnson-v-paynesville-farmers-union-coop-oil-co The Johnsons argue that the Cooperative is liable, under nuisance and negligence per se theories, for damages resulting from the destruction of these soybeans.16 Because the district court failed to address whether there were any genuine issues of material fact on this aspect of the Johnsons' nuisance and negligence per se claims, we hold that the court erred when it dismissed these claims. In other words, the question presented is whether the Johnsons created an issue for trial that the Cooperative's pesticide drift required the Johnsons to remove their field from organic production due to 7 C.F.R. 7 C.F.R. 817 N.W.2d 693, 712 (Minn. 2012). 205.202(b). Arlo Vande Vegte (#112045) ARLO VANDE But there is no statute of limitations difference in Minnesota. We first address the district court's conclusion that chemical pesticide drift cannot constitute a trespass. The MDA detected pesticide residue, and so Johnson took the field out of organic production. 6511(c)(2). . The question therefore is not one of damages but is more properly framed as a question of causation. at 530 ([I]f, as a result of the defendant's operation, the polluting substance is deposited upon the plaintiff's property, thus interfering with his exclusive possessory interest by causing substantial damage to the res, then the plaintiff may seek his remedy in trespass ); cf. He also notified commercial pesticide sprayer Paynseville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company of the transition. Because the district court failed to address whether there are any genuine issues of material fact on this aspect of the Johnsons' nuisance claim, we hold that the court erred when it dismissed the nuisance claim. See id. Anderson v. State, Dep't of Natural Res., 693 N.W.2d 181, 186 (Minn. 2005). Casetext, Inc. and Casetext are not a law firm and do not provide legal advice. The NOP regulation that specifically implements this compliance provision in the statute7 C.F.R. at 387. To defeat a summary judgment motion, the opposing party must make a showing sufficient to establish each essential element. Agency, http://www .epa.gov/pm/ (last updated June 28, 2012). 2006) (The distinction between nuisance and trespass is in the difference in the interest interfered with: in a nuisance action it is the use and enjoyment of land, while the interest in a trespass action is the exclusive possession of land.). More. This showing is made if it includes evidence that would allow a reasonable factfinder to conclude that the element has been proven. 2000) (defining particulate matter as "[m]aterial suspended in the air in the form of minute solid particles or liquid droplets, especially when considered an atmospheric pollutant"). Ass'n. WebJohnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Co., 817 N.W.2d 693 (2012): Case Brief Summary - Quimbee Study Aids Case Briefs Overview Casebooks Case Among other things, section 205.400 requires a producer to [i]mmediately notify the certifying agent concerning any: [a]pplication, including drift, of a prohibited substance to any field that is part of an [organic] operation. 7 C.F.R. Under these guidelines, if a prohibited substance is detected on a product sold or labeled as organic, the certifying agent must conduct an investigation to determine whether there has been a violation of the federal requirements. Specifically, if the residue is caused by environmental contamination, but does not exceed the requisite levels, the product may continue to be sold as organic. Trial court was correct in concluding that plaintiffstrespassclaim failed as a matter of law. Under that settlement, the cooperative paid damages and agreed to give the Johnsons 24 hours' notice before it sprayed in any adjacent field. The district court dismissed these claims on the ground that under Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Coop. 541.07(7) (2010) (creating a 2year statute of limitations for all tort claims against pesticide applicators). One of the purposes of the OFPA is to establish national standards governing the marketing of certain agricultural products as organically produced products. 7 U.S.C. Under the NOP regulations, crops may not be sold as organic if the crops are shown to have a prohibited substance on them at levels that are greater than 5 percent of the Environmental Protection Agency's tolerance level for that substance. THE PARTIES AGREEMENTS Cogent and DT interconnect at eight Because the Johnsons did not apply pesticides to the field, the Cooperative argues that section 205.202(b) does not restrict the Johnsons' sale of organic products. at 297 (holding that shotgun pellets that landed on the plaintiff's property could constitute a trespass).7. They asserted that they had to remove some fields from production. 12-678 No tags have been 205.400(f)(1). In addition, the Johnsons' nuisance claim alleges that pesticides below the recommended dosage can spur weed growth and that they have had to take extra measures to control weeds in 2007 and 2008 as a result of drift onto their fields from the Cooperative's actions. 80,548, 80,556 (Dec. 21, 2000) (codified at 7 C.F.R. A link to your Casebriefs LSAT Prep Course Workbook will begin to download upon confirmation of your email The Johnsons sought an injunction under the nuisance statute, Minnesota Statutes section 561.01. 205.202(b). Highview, 323 N.W.2d at 73. Our holding in Wendinger, rejecting the contention that an inactionable odor-based trespass claim is converted into an actionable claim simply because of an odorous fume's nature as a physical substance, is of no controlling force here. A10-1596, A10-2135 (July The Court noted that under 7 C.F.R. For example, producers must prepare a plan for the operation of their farms in order to obtain certification to sell their products as organic. The regulation, as part of the organic-certification regulation scheme of the National Organic Program (NOP), limits the circumstances in which farmers may label and sell produce as "organic." When people or tangible objects enter the plaintiff's land without permission, these entries disturb the landowner's right to exclusively possess her land. 32 Catoctin Cir SE Leesburg VA 20175. at 391. 1670, 1680, 182 L.Ed.2d 678 (2012) (noting that courts are to consider questions of statutory interpretation by looking at phrases in the context of the entire statute). Here, the district court concluded that the Johnsons' amendments adding the 2008 claims would not withstand summary judgment for the same reasons that the 2007 claims for trespass, negligence per se, and nuisance failed. 205.200 (2012) (The producer or handler must comply with the applicable provisions); 7 C.F.R. Oil Co. Poppler v. Wright Hennepin Coop. of Ramsey, 323 N.W.2d 65, 73 n. 6 (Minn. 1982) (permitting recovery for items lost in flooding, replacement of items, and the "owner's time in coping with the water problems" caused by nuisance), the district court erred by granting summary judgment without addressing them. The Johnsons also supported their nuisance and negligence per se claims with allegations separate from the damages that they contend were caused due to the OCIA's interpretation of section 205.202(b). 205.202(b). 205, as the "organic food production law" of Minnesota). Borland, 369 So.2d at 529; accord Bradley, 709 P.2d at 791. The MDA investigator did not observe any plant injury, but chemical testing revealed a minimal amount of glyphosate in the Johnsons' transitional alfalfa. Because the regulations and commentary fail to expressly state what happens if drift causes a less-than-five-percent contamination to an organic farm, we assume that the certifying agent has the discretion to decertify or not decertify the field. St. Paul, MN 55101-2134 (651) 757-1468 [h]ave had no prohibited substances . See id. We disagree. Despite the Johnsons' requests, in 1998, 2002, 2005, 2007, and 2008, the cooperative sprayed pesticide and herbicide on fields adjacent to theirs in a manner that violated Minnesota law, causing chemicals to land on the Johnsons' farm. See Minn. Stat 561.01. The Johnsons base their construction on the use of the word application in 7 C.F.R. Although neither Wendinger nor other Minnesota cases have directly addressed the issue, the reasoning underlying decisions in similar neighbor-liability cases leads us to conclude that chemical pesticide drift can constitute a trespass. Don't Miss Important Points of Law with BARBRI Outlines (Login Required). Foods, Inc. v. Cnty. WebPaynesville Farmers Union Coop. The court of appeals also concluded that the district court erred in failing to separately analyze or discuss the Johnsons' claims that were not based on trespass or on 7 C.F.R. In Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Co., an organic farmer sued a member-owned farm products and services cooperative on claims including trespass, nuisance, and negligence after pesticide sprayed on conventional farm fields drifted onto the farmer's organic fields. With this regulatory scheme in mind, we turn to the incidents that gave rise to this lawsuit. However, the disruption to the landowners exclusive possessory interest is not the same when the invasion is committed by an intangible agency, such as pesticide particles at issue here. 205.202(b) (emphasis added). Appellant Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company (Cooperative) is a member owned farm products and services provider that, among Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Co-op. In other words, in order for products to be sold as organic, the organic farmer must not have applied prohibited substances to the field from which the product was harvested for a period of 3 years preceding the harvest.13. The MDA investigated and again cited the cooperative for illegally spraying, and the Johnsons again took the affected fields out of organic production for three years. address. The Johnsons urge us, however, to construe the phrase applied to it to include actions of third parties, such as the pesticide drift that resulted from the Cooperative's spraying activity at issue here. Keeton, supra, 13 at 7172. Our review of cases from other jurisdictions reveals that courts have abandoned the distinction between trespass and nuisance, at least in part, because courts generally favor allowing parties to vindicate wrongs and, in many jurisdictions, actions for trespass have a longer statute of limitations than actions for nuisance. He smelled chemicals in the air over his field, leaving him with "cottonmouth, headache and nausea" and his wife a headache and nausea. of Aitkin, 266 N.W.2d 704, 705 (Minn.1978) (citation omitted); see generally 46 Dunnell Minn. Digest Trespass 1.02 (4th ed.2000). Oil Co., No. The regulation says nothing about what should happen if the residue testing shows less than five-percent contamination. The Johnsons' remedy for the certifying agent's error was an appeal of that determination because it was inconsistent with the OFPA. See 7 C.F.R. The Johnsons contend that as long as there is damage to the land resulting from deposition of particulate matter a viable claim for trespass exists. The Cooperative argues that the invasion of particulate matter does not, as a matter of law, constitute a trespass in Minnesota. James A. Henderson, Jr. et al., The Torts Process 386 (7th ed.2007). Because these regulations specifically include unintended applications and drift as types of applications, the Johnsons argue that the phrase applied to it in section 205.202(b) must similarly be read to include the Cooperative's pesticide drift. 541.05, subd. See Borland v. Sanders Lead Co., 369 So.2d 523, 529 (Ala.1979) (Whether an invasion of a property interest is a trespass or a nuisance does not depend upon whether the intruding agent is tangible or intangible . Instead, an analysis must be made to determine the interest interfered with. All rights reserved. Sime v. Jensen, 213 Minn. 476, 481, 7 N.W.2d 325, 328 (1942); see also Romans v. Nadler, 217 Minn. 174, 18081, 14 N.W.2d 482, 486 (1944) (citing Whittaker v. Stangvick, 100 Minn. 386, 111 N.W. See 7 C.F.R. Producers also must keep records for 5 years concerning the production of agricultural products sold as organically produced. 7 U.S.C. 6504(2). . : (A10-1596, A10-2135) Decision Date: August 1, 2012 ~~~Date~~~ Brief of respondent Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil The district court relied on a phrase in our decision in Wendinger and dismissed the trespass claim, but we think the district court read too much into our specific wording in that case. In Highview North Apartments v. County of Ramsey, we held that disruption and inconvenience caused by a nuisance are actionable damages. 205.671, the Johnsons could have sold their crops as organic and therefore the Johnsons did not prove damages. Website. See, e.g., Martin v. Reynolds Metals Co., 221 Or. The more specific holdings in chemical drift trespass cases in other jurisdictions are consistent with our holding today. 6511(c)(2). See SCI Minn. Funeral Servs., Inc. v. WashburnMcReavy Funeral Corp., 795 N.W.2d 855, 865 (Minn.2011) (reviewing de novo whether claimants had alleged the elements of a claim). There would accordingly be no organic crops left that would be covered under section 205.671 of the NOP or 7 U.S.C. The district court granted summary judgment in the cooperative's favor and dismissed all of the Johnsons' claims. And while wafting odors will not affect the composition of the land, a liquid chemical pesticide or herbicide being sprayed for agricultural purposes will; by design, it descends and clings to soil or plants, killing organisms. The district court denied the Johnsons' motion to amend their complaint to include claims based on the 2008 incidents because amendment would be futile. This ruling was based on the court's conclusions that Minnesota does not recognize a claim for trespass by particulate matter and that the Johnsons could not prove any negligence per se or nuisance damages based on 7 C.F.R. 205.671. See Rosenberg, 685 N.W.2d at 332. 1(2), (3) (2010) (creating a 6year statute of limitations for statutory actions like nuisance and establishing a 6year statute of limitations for trespass). We therefore reverse the district court's dismissal of the Johnsons' claims, its denial of the Johnsons' motion to amend their complaint to include claims related to other incidents of chemical drift, and its order denying a permanent injunction, and we remand for further proceedings. 18B.07 (2010) by direct[ing] pesticide[s] onto property beyond the boundaries of the target site, using the pesticides in a manner inconsistent with their labels, and endangering the Johnsons' agricultural products. The Johnsons' claim is that the Cooperative's actions have prevented them from using their land as an organic farm, not that any action of the Cooperative has prevented the Johnsons from possessing any part of their land. 1849, 173 L.Ed.2d 785 (2009). Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company, Appellant. 2003), review denied (Minn. Aug. 5, 2003). The court of appeals reversed. You have successfully signed up to receive the Casebriefs newsletter. 2d 693 (2012) Parties: Oluf Johnson, Respondent, Paynesville Did to 7 C.F.R. Office of Appellate Courts . And in a case alleging damages caused by pesticides, like this case, the applicable statute of limitations is 2 years regardless of the type of claim the plaintiff brings. Evidently, under the court's reading of the regulations, if a third party intentionally applies a prohibited pesticide to an organic farm field in a quantity sufficient to leave a residue that violates the regulation, 7 U.S.C. Johnson, 802 N.W.2d at 39091. 7 U.S.C. KidCloverButterfly14. In sum, we disagree with the district court that chemical pesticide drift cannot, because of its nature, constitute a trespass. 31.925 (2010) (adopting the OFPA and the NOP as the organic food production law and rules in this state). While the court of appeals expressly reversed the district court's denial of the Johnsons' claim for a, At that time, the binding precedent was this court's opinion in the same case, in which we held that a fine, Full title:Oluf JOHNSON, et al., Appellants, v. PAYNESVILLE FARMERS UNION COOPERATIVE. Annual Subscription ($175 / Year). Specifically, the court concluded that the Johnsons had no evidence of damages from any alleged drift because there is no evidence said drift caused [the Johnsons] to lose their organic certification and there is no evidence that [the Johnsons] could not still sell their crops as organic since the levels of prohibited substances were below the applicable tolerance levels. 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