June 2026 Roundup

As June 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 June 2026.

Blog Posts

• EPA Issues Final RFS Rule
• John Deere’s Construction & Forestry Repair Restrictions Challenged
• USDA Updates Stocking Standards for Authorized SNAP Retailers
• BLM Proposes Overhaul of Grazing Program Regulations
• Soil for Sale? Two Tennessee Measures Expand the State’s Foreign Ownership Law Framework
• Colorado expands Cottage Food laws with the passage of the “Tamale Act”
• Nebraska’s Agricultural Data Privacy Act and Similar State Efforts
• Supreme Court Rules FIFRA Preempts Failure to Warn

UADA News Releases/Articles

• Standing timber, state statutes: NALC webinar to examine timber trespass laws and landowner protections
• Fraud, Farm Bill gets spotlight time at NALC’s Mid-South conference
• June 29 deadline for public comment on EPA fungicide strategy approaches
• Agricultural Law Center research fellows learn, add to deep knowledge base

The Feed

• Volume 4, Issue 11
• Volume 4, Issue 12

Webinars

• June 17 – Timber Trespass Statutes

Publications

• Texas Rural Land Purchasing Checklist – partners at Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

NALC Outreach

• Harrison Pittman, NALC Director
  • June 4 – Participated in panel on ‘Ag Law Issues & Advice‘ with NALC staff for Next Generation of Ag & Food Law: Roundtable for Students at University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in Memphis, TN
  • June 5 – Moderated a panel ‘Update from the Potomac: Farm Bill, Ag Trade, MAHA, & More‘ at the 13th Annual Mid-South Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference in Memphis, TN
  • June 9-10 – In-person travel to meet with ag industry stakeholders in New Albany, MS
  • June 30 – In-person presentation on the latest in USMCA, tariffs, trade agreements, etc., at the Arkansas Farm Bureau Trade Committee in Little Rock, AR.
• Elizabeth Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney
  • June 4 – Participated in panel on ‘Ag Law Issues & Advice‘ with NALC staff for Next Generation of Ag & Food Law: Roundtable for Students at University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in Memphis, TN
  • June 5 – In-person presentation on ‘An Update on the OK/AR Chicken Litter Case‘ at the 13th Annual Mid-South Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference in Memphis, TN
• Rusty Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney
  • June 4 – Participated in panel on ‘Ag Law Issues & Advice‘ with NALC staff for Next Generation of Ag & Food Law: Roundtable for Students at University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in Memphis, TN
  • June 10 – In-person presentation on agritourism and landowner liability at Frontline to Farm Conference in Boone, NC
  • June 17 – In-person presentation on landowner liability for the Center for Arkansas Farms and Food in Fayetteville, AR
  • June 18 – In-person presentation on solar, wind and carbon credit/property rights at the Arkansas Farm Bureau Land Use/Levee Districts Committee Meeting in Little Rock, AR
  • June 24 – In-person presentation on ‘Labor, Organic, and PACA’ for the Center for Arkansas Farms and Food in Fayetteville, AR
• Brigit Rollins, Staff Attorney
  • June 4 – Participated in panel on ‘Ag Law Issues & Advice‘ with NALC staff for Next Generation of Ag & Food Law: Roundtable for Students at University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in Memphis, TN
  • June 5 – In-person presentation on ‘Environmental Law: Regulatory & Litigation Ag Industry Update‘ at the 13th Annual Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference in Memphis, TN
  • June 17 – Online presentation on water law in the Western United States with a focus on securing water rights in Arizona to Land at Home Project via Zoom
• Emily Stone, Staff Attorney
  • June 4 – Participated in panel on ‘Ag Law Issues & Advice’ with NALC staff for Next Generation of Ag & Food Law: Roundtable for Students at University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in Memphis, TN
• Will Scobey, Staff Attorney
  • June 4 – Participated in panel on ‘Ag Law Issues & Advice’ with NALC staff for Next Generation of Ag & Food Law: Roundtable for Students at University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in Memphis, TN

NALC Media Mentions

• June 1 – Feedstuffs – Oregon petition could bring dramatic changes to animal ag
• June 2 – Dairy Herd Management – Oregon IP 28: How the PEACE Act Could Criminalize Standard Farming and Hunting Practices
• June 3 – Cleveland County Herald – Webinar to Examine Timber Trespass Laws
• June 4 – RFD TV – Poultry Litter Appeals Keep Watershed Liability Case Unsettled
• June 5 – KGOU (OK NPR) – Farm groups are concerned about Oklahoma’s state question raising the minimum wage
• June 5 – KOSU (OKC NPR) – Farm groups are concerned about Oklahoma’s state question raising the minimum wage
• June 9 – Morning AgClips – Texas Rural Land Purchasing Checklist
• June 10 – Yahoo! News – Lab grown meat fight intensifies as states roll out bans and labeling crackdowns
• June 10 – Agri-Pulse – Farm Hands on the Potomac: Bellinger tapped for screwworm preparedness
• June 10 – Agri-Pulse – Farm Hands West: James Gallagher wins special election, Ocean Spray names Sarah Gallo director of government affairs
• June 11 – Farm Progress – EPA faces challenges to RFS Set 2 rule
• June 12 – Stuttgart Daily Leader – Standing timber, state statutes: NALC webinar to examine timber trespass laws and landowner protections
• June 15 – Boston Business Journal – Massachusetts farmworkers push for $15 minimum wage, overtime pay
• June 16 – Stuttgart Daily Leader – Fraud, Farm Bill gets spotlight time at NALC’s Mid-South conference
• June 17 – Wynne Progress – Fraud, Farm Bill gets spotlight time at NALC’s Mid-South conference
• June 18 – Southeast AgNet – Georgia Cotton Commission Annual Meeting Scheduled for July 29
• June 18 – Brownfield Ag News – Court ruling advances Bayer Roundup settlement in Missouri
• June 23 – Wynne Progress – June 29 deadline for public comment on EPA fungicide strategy approaches
• June 24 – Farm Progress/Feedstuffs – Judge blocks USDA’s SNAP waivers for 5 states
• June 24 – Hoodline San Francisco News – California Wine War Boils Over as Lodi Growers Battle Big Bottlers
• June 25 – Tipp Insights – Supreme Court Rules Federal Law Shields Roundup Label
• June 26 – Kansas Public Radio – Headlines for Friday, June 26, 2026: U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Jury Award in Roundup Lawsuit
• June 26 – The Independent (UK) – Lake Powell, Colorado River hit historic lows
• June 26 – AOL – This major US lake just hit its lowest summer level ever. Here’s why you should be concerned.
• June 28 – Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – Laws on foreign land ownership following trend
• June 28 – Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – Laws on foreign land ownership following trend
• June 29 – Lancaster Farming – Timber Trespass Laws Provide Compensation to Landowners
• June 29 – Texarkana Gazette – Laws on foreign land ownership following trend
• June 29 – Stuttgart Daily Leader – Agricultural Law Center research fellows learn, add to deep knowledge base
• June 29 – The Scoop: Solutions for the Farmer’s Advisor – Supreme Court Decision on Roundup Lawsuits: What it Means for Farms
• June 30 – National Hog Farmer – Arizona now requires clear labels on cell-cultured food products