Roundup
As September has ended, the staff at the National Agricultural Law Center continue to bring trusted research and information in agricultural and food law to stakeholders across the country. Outlined below are many of the new NALC resources from September 2025.
Blog Posts
- Solar Smarts for Landowners: Property Owner Rights/Use
- FTC Files Suit Against John Deere
- Lawsuit Challenges Registration of Enlist One and Enlist Duo
- Federal Court Dismisses Challenge to Texas’ Newly Enacted Foreign Ownership Law
- ‘MAHA’ Movement: State Agency Actions and Consumer Legal Challenges
- 2023 AEWR Rule Vacated
- Water Users Ask Supreme Court to Consider Whether Bureau of Reclamation Violated the U.S. Constitution
News Releases
- UADA article: Mencer: Keeping good records a necessity for farms with H-2A labor
- NALC news release: Tax expert to break down new OBBBA provisions in NALC webinar
- UADA news release: NALC’s Pittman, Deputy USDA Secretary Vaden will join Ag Outlook Forum
The Feed
Webinars
Publications
- September 23 – Alternative Protein Laws state compilation
NALC Outreach
- Harrison Pittman, NALC Director
- September 3 – In-person joint presentation panel “Critical Issues Facing Members – 2024 Election and New Trump Administration” with Val Dolcini, head of Public Affairs North America – Syngenta, and Ron Seeber, President and CEO – Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association, for the Mid America CropLife Association 2025 Annual Meeting in Kansas City, MO
- September 9-10 – In-person presentation on “Agricultural Law Update” focusing on ongoing litigation, legislative proposals, and related issues pertinent to FCC attorneys at the 2025 Farm Credit Council Attorney’s Conference in Denver, CO
- September 14-17 – Attended and presented via Q&A session with NASDA members and attendees in plenary session; also signed new MOU between NALC, NASDA, and NASDA Foundation, at 2025 National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Annual Meeting in Rogers, AR
- September 18 – Participated in Q&A session with several dozen foreign attachés hosted by NASDA while in Arkansas in Rogers, AR
- September 22-23 – In-person presentation on “Legal Issues & Agriculture” at the annual South Central National Association of Conservation Districts Regional Meeting in Hot Springs, AR
- September 25 – In-person joint presentation panel with Roger McEowen, Professor of Agricultural Law and Taxation – Washburn University School of Law, and Paul Neiffer, Farm CPA Report, on “Everything You Need to Know About New Tax Law Changes” at the 2025 Ag Outlook Forum for the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City, MO
- September 29-30 – Presenting/Q&A to two different policy meetings of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation
- Elizabeth Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney
- September 10 – Online presentation to University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture administration discussing landowner liability via Zoom.
- September 14 – 17 – Attended and presented via Q&A session with NASDA members and attendees in plenary session at 2025 National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Annual Meeting in Rogers, AR
- September 19 – In-person presentation on the regulations and legal issues of “Cell-Based Meat” at the 7th Annual Bock Food Law and Policy Conference at SIU Simmons Law School in Carbondale, IL
- Rusty Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney
- September 9-10 – In-person presentation on landowner liability for rural landowners at an Armed to Farm training in Madison, WI
- September 14-17 – Attended and presented via Q&A session with NASDA members and attendees in plenary session at 2025 National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Annual Meeting in Rogers, AR
- September 21 – In-person presentation on “So You’re Interested in Ag Law and/or Politics?” to Texas Collegiate Farm Bureau Regional Meeting in Lubbock, TX
- September 29 – In-person presentation on pesticides at the Center for Arkansas Farms and Food at the University of Arkansas Extension, Fayetteville, AR
- Brigit Rollins, Staff Attorney
- September 10 – In-person presentation on recent changes to administrative law, focusing on the Supreme Court’s recent Loper Bright opinion and what it could mean for food safety regulation and relevant regulatory agencies at the Arkansas Association for Food Protection Annual Education Conference in Fayetteville, AR
- September 14-17 – Attended and presented via Q&A session with NASDA members and attendees in plenary session at 2025 National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Annual Meeting in Rogers, AR
NALC Media Mentions
- September 3 – Farms.com – Keeping Good Records a Necessity for Farms with H-2A Labor
- September 5 – Stuttgart Daily Leader – Mencer: Keeping good records a necessity for farms with H-2A labor
- September 8 – Black Westchester – School Supplies or Food? The Cruel Choice Facing Black and Brown Families by Dr. Charise Breeden-Balaam
- September 9 – Farm Talk – Keeping good records for farms with H-2A labor
- September 11 – Magnolia Reporter – Tax expert to break down new OBBBA provisions in NALC webinar
- September 13 – KPC News – Kip Tom to address American Society of Agricultural Consultants’ annual conference
- September 13 – The Post and Mail – Kip Tom to address American Society of Agricultural Consultants’ annual conference
- September 16 – Oklahoma Farm Report – NASDA, NASDA Foundation, and National Agricultural Law Center Enter MOU to Strengthen Agricultural Policy Education and Student Opportunities
- September 16 – Pine Bluff Commercial – Community Briefs Sept. 16: Ag Outlook Forum set
- September 17 – American Ag Network – NASDA, NASDA Foundation, and National Agricultural Law Center Enter MOU to Strengthen Agricultural Policy Education and Student Opportunities
- September 17 – Stuttgart Daily Leader – NALC’s Pittman, Deputy USDA Secretary Vaden to join Ag Outlook Forum
- September 17 – Morning Ag Clips – MOU to Strengthen Agricultural Policy Education
- September 18 – Oklahoma Farm Report – State Agriculture Officials Conclude 2025 Annual Meeting with Several Announcements and Special Guests
- September 19 – American Ag Network – State Agriculture Officials Conclude 2025 Annual Meeting with Several Announcements and Special Guests
- September 24 – RFD-TV – Estate Tax Changes Ease Burden, But Succession Looms
- September 25 – Agri Pulse – Trump says some tariff revenue will go to farmers, but there are legal questions
- September 25 – Agri Pulse – Daybreak Sept. 25: Rollins to address Ag Outlook Forum
- September 26 – Farm Policy News – Tariff Revenue to Fund Farmer Bailout, Trump Says
- September 26 – Oklahoma Farm Report – Farm Finances Under Strain: Harrison Pittman talks CCC Funding, and the Looming Shutdown
- September 29 – Oklahoma Farm Report – New Policy Levers and Tax Strategies: Navigating the “One Big Beautiful Bill”
- September 30 – Farm Talk – Tariff revenue to fund farmer bailout, Trump says
