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Eighth Circuit Ruling Revives Foods Uses for Chlorpyrifos

On November 2, 2023, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Ass’n v....

October Monthly Roundup

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

Update on Right-to-Repair

As technology continues to advance within the field of agriculture, discussions over the right of a farmer to repair their own...

USDA Publishes Final Rule Amending Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards

On October 25, 2023, Secretary Vilsack announced that the Agricultural Marketing Service (“AMS”) had finalized the Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards...

Spotlighting State Restrictions on Foreign Land Investments: Arkansas – Part One

On April 11, 2023, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law Senate Bill 383 (“SB 383”) which seeks to restrict...

The Feed: Volume 1, Issue 20

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

Doctrine of Chevron Deference Challenged at the High Court

The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear oral argument in a case challenging the authority granted to federal agencies...

Farm Animal Confinement: Legal Challenges to Mass. Question 3

Last October, the Supreme Court (“SCOTUS”) considered a challenge to Proposition 12, a California law regulating the production and sale of...

Good Husbandry in Agricultural Leases

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service, approximately 39 percent of U.S. farmland in the contiguous 48 states...

Members of Congress Propose Bills to Amend the Federal Crop Insurance Program

According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, for the 2022 crop year, there were 493 million acres of land in the...

Spotlighting State Restrictions on Foreign Land Investments: Alabama

On May 31, 2023, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law the Alabama Property Protection Act (codified under Ala. Code §...

EPA Draft Herbicide Strategy Open for Comment

October 22, 2023, is the last day to submit comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) Draft Herbicide Strategy Framework to...

The Feed: Volume 1, Issue 19

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

The NALC Quarterly Newsletter: 3Q23

The National Agricultural Law Center compiles and publishes a quarterly newsletter highlighting recent and upcoming events and resources.   The newsletter...

September Monthly Roundup

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

DOL, DHS, and USDA Launch New Proposed Rules and Initiatives Affecting H-2 Programs

The H-2A program allows agricultural employers to hire foreign workers when there is a shortage in domestic labor. According to Philp...

State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland: Part Eight

In the past two years or so, as discussed in the first article of this series, the issue of restricting foreign...

Court Rules that EPA Must Engage in ESA Consultation When Adopting Water Quality Standards

The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) must analyze how its revised water quality standards for cadmium will affect threatened and endangered species...

The Feed: Volume 1, Issue 18

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

Resources at a Glance: Foreign Ownership of Ag Land

Subject Matter Experts     Micah Brown Harrison Pittman Staff Attorney Center Director (479) 222-2507 (479) 575-7640 mrb021@uark.edu hmpittm@uark.edu   General...