Roundup
As January 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 January 2026.
Blog Posts
- Looking Ahead: As Guidelines on the Colorado River Set to Expire, Attention Turns to What Comes Next
- Top Environmental Law Topics to Watch in 2026
- Rain or Shine: An Overview of Federal Disaster Relief Programs
- HHS and USDA release “The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030”
- Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Pesticide Preemption Lawsuit
News Releases
- National Agricultural Law Center to Host Webinar with USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden on Ag Trade & Policy
- UADA News Release: National Agricultural Law Center hosts webinar on agricultural employer readiness for ICE and DHS actions
The Feed
Quarterly Newsletter
Webinars
- January 21 – A Conversation with USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden: Update on Ag Trade, Financial Assistance, USDA Reorganization & Related Issues – largest webinar registration ever at 1434 registered, 786 total viewers on Zoom, and an average of 269 viewers with a peak of 436 viewers on the simultaneous live stream on UADA’s YouTube channel.
Publications
NALC Outreach
- Harrison Pittman, NALC Director
- January 3 – In-person joint participation in a “Speed Dating” session on ‘Grain Indemnity Funds‘ at the State Ag and Rural Leaders 2026 Legislative Agriculture Chairs Summit in New Orleans, LA
- January 13 – In-person panel presentation on “Hot Topics in Land & Agribusiness: Financial Distress, Foreign Ownership, Immigration, and What’s Coming Next” and the 19th Annual Land Investment Expo in Des Moines, IA
- Elizabeth Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney
- January 3 – In-person joint participation in a “Speed Dating” session on ‘Animal Standards of Care Laws‘ at the State Ag and Rural Leaders 2026 Legislative Agriculture Chairs Summit in New Orleans, LA
- January 4 – In-person panel presentation on ‘Changes to Food Regulations and Labeling‘ at the State Ag and Rural Leaders 2026 Legislative Agriculture Chairs Summit in New Orleans, LA
- Rusty Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney
- January 3 – In-person joint participation in a “Speed Dating” session on ‘Endangered Species Act Impact on Ag‘ at the State Ag and Rural Leaders 2026 Legislative Agriculture Chairs Summit in New Orleans, LA
- January 4 – In-person panel presentation on ‘Changing Landscape of Renewable Energy‘ at the State Ag and Rural Leaders 2026 Legislative Agriculture Chairs Summit in New Orleans, LA
- January 9 – In-person presentation on property rights and county/parish property taxing for solar at the 69th Tri-State Soybean Forum in Dumas, AR
- January 23 – In-person presentation on “Liability Issues in Berry Agritourism” at the Mid-South Berry Conference in Fayetteville, AR
- Emily Stone, Staff Attorney
- January 3 – In-person participation in a “Speed Dating” session on ‘Truth in Labeling‘ at the State Ag and Rural Leaders 2026 Legislative Agriculture Chairs Summit in New Orleans, LA
NALC Media Mentions
- January 6 – Stuttgart Daily Leader – Tri-State Soybean Forum returns to Dumas Jan. 9
- January 6 – Pine Bluff Commercial – Community Briefs Jan. 6: New proposed WOTUS definition
- January 6 – Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – New proposed WOTUS definition
- January 7 – Berks Community Television – Barley Snyder Welcomes Hyo Jin “Jinnie” Lee to Food & Agribusiness Industry Group
- January 8 – Farm Progress – Estate planning, mental health headline Jan. 12 workshop
- January 9 – Newsweek – Warm Weather Spells Bad News for Lake Powell Water Levels
- January 12 – Farm Progress – Land ownership, ESA top 2025 ag law developments
- January 12 – Morning AgClips – Where Agriculture Meets Tourism
- January 13 – Law.com – People in the News-Jan. 13, 2026-Capehart Scatchard, Barley Snyder
- January 14 – Newsweek – Lake Mead Update: Officials Reveal 5 Options to Tackle Water Level Problems
- January 15 – Farms.com – National Agricultural Law Center Hosts Ag Trade and Policy Webinar with USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden
- January 15 – Wynne Progress – National Agricultural Law Center hosts ag trade and policy webinar with USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden
- January 16 – Southern Ag Today – Top Ten Agricultural Law Stories of 2025
- January 16 – Oklahoma Farm Report – Top Ten Agricultural Law Stories of 2025
- January 16 – Stuttgart Daily Leader – National Agricultural Law Center hosts ag trade and policy webinar with USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden
- January 16 – Jonesboro Sun – National Agricultural Law Center hosts ag trade and policy webinar with USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden
- January 16 – Farm Forum – SDSU Extension helps agritourism producers promote their strengths
- January 17 – Newsweek – Lake Mead Gets Worrying New Water Level Forecast
- January 18 – Agri-Pulse – Washington Week Ahead: Push for farmer aid; tariff ruling watch
- January 19 – Drovers – Top 10 Agricultural Law Stories of 2025
- January 21 – Michigan Farm News – Michigan Agritourism Association to celebrate 20 years in Frankenmuth
- January 21 – Successful Farming – USDA Says Reorganization Moves Will Happen This Summer
- January 22 – Meatingplace.com – USDA Marching Ahead with Controversial Reorganization
- January 22 – Stuttgart Daily Leader – Arkansas Soybean Association to host annual business session, seminar in Brinkley
- January 23 – Farm Talk – NALC discusses foreign investments in U.S. land
- January 23 – WQAD Channel 8 – Agricultural attorney weighs in on Bayer Supreme Court case
- January 23 – Ag Web – In the Bull’s-Eye for USDA: Foreign-Owned Land, Breaking Up Anti-Competitive Practices and More
- January 25 – Mitchell Republic – Where agriculture meets tourism
- January 26 – Farm Policy News – USDA’s Vaden Accuses Nutrien, Mosaic of Fertilizer Price Collusion
- January 26 – Successful Farming – USDA’s Vaden Accuses Nutrien, Mosaic of Fertilizer Price Collusion
- January 26 – Hoosier Ag Today – Vaden Accuses Companies of Fertilizer Collusion
- January 26 – Capital Press – Far-reaching impacts possible from Supreme Court pesticide case
- January 26 – WWBL – Vaden Accuses Companies of Fertilizer Collusion
- January 27 – Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – Agri webinar to address law, ICE actions
- January 27 – National Hog Farmer – Vaden: Supreme Court got Prop 12 decision wrong
- January 27 – Farms.com – USDA Flags Prop 12 Risks for Farmers
- January 28 – Stuttgart Daily Leader – National Agricultural Law Center hosts webinar on agricultural employer readiness for ICE and DHS actions
- January 28 – Farm Equipment – Deputy Ag Secretary Takes Aim at OEMs, Dealers over Right-to-Repair
- January 28 – The Arkadelphian – Upcoming webinar prepares agricultural employers for ICE, DHS actions
- January 29 – Cleveland County Herald – Agri. Law Center Hosts Webinar on Employer Readiness for ICE, DHS
- January 29 – Farm Week Now – USDA reorganization moves to happen this summer
- January 29 – DRG News – Vaden Accuses Companies of Fertilizer Collusion
- January 29 – Meatingplace.com – USDA’s Secretary Vaden Assails Prop 12 as ‘Internal Protectionism’
- January 30 – Magnolia Reporter – National Agricultural Law Center hosts webinar on agricultural employer readiness for ICE and DHS actions
- January 30 – Farm Equipment – NAEDA Requests Meeting with USDA’s Vaden