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The Feed: Volume 2, Issue 12

The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for...

Farm Bill 2024: Themes in the Proposed Nutrition Titles

When most people hear the words “Farm Bill” they generally would not think that the largest and most expensive title in...

State Labor Legislation: 2024 Update

In 2022, the agricultural and food sectors provided approximately ten percent of employment in the United States. So far, in 2024,...

Eleventh & Ninth Circuits Issue Decisions in Glyphosate Lawsuits

The last several months have seen numerous developments in the on-going litigation filed by plaintiffs who claim that glyphosate-based pesticide products...

The Feed: Volume 2, Issue 11

The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for...

Ag & the ESA: When a Species is Listed “Wherever Found”

The Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) is widely recognized as one of the strongest wildlife protection laws in the world. The primary...

May Monthly Roundup

 Roundup As May has ended, the staff at the National Agricultural Law Center continue to bring trusted research and information in...

Cell-Cultured Meat Updates: state bans, labeling requirements, and regulatory clarifications

Though 2024 is only halfway over, much has already happened this year within the meat alternatives realm. Meat alternative is a...

Animal Ag in the “Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2024”

The Farm Bill proposal by House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson made it through an initial markup discussion and...

Western ‘checkerboard’ lands to be discussed at Western Ag & Environmental Law Conference

Western ‘checkerboard’ lands to be discussed at Western Ag & Environmental Law Conference Wyoming attorneys Ryan Semerad and Karen Budd-Falen will...

Farm Bill 2024: Themes in the Proposed Crop Insurance Title

UPDATE: On June 11, 2024, the Senate Agriculture Committee Republicans released their framework for the 2024 Farm Bill. To read the summary...

Colorado Legislature Passes Wetlands Permitting Bill

On May 16, 2024, the Colorado State Legislature passed House Bill 1379, a state law intended to regulate the discharge of...

The Feed: Volume 2, Issue 10

The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for...

FDA Publishes Final Agricultural Water Rule

One of the most common origins of foodborne illness outbreaks in the United States comes from the watering of agricultural produce...

Nevada Ag Director Goicoechea to kick off Western Conference, moderate panel on state depts of ag

Nevada Ag Director Goicoechea to kick off Western Conference, moderate panel on state depts of ag The panel features top legal...

Department of Labor Finalizes New H-2A Regulations

Labor is in high demand for agriculture in the United States (“U.S.”) and the H-2A visa program is an important component...

CEQ Completes NEPA Overhaul with Final Phase 2 Regulations

On May 1, 2024, the Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) released the final version of its Bipartisan Permitting Reform Implementation Rule,...

The Feed: Volume 2, Issue 9

The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for...

Child Nutrition: Summer Nutrition Programs

Beginning in summer 2024, the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) is implementing a new three-pronged approach to combating food insecurity...