Cell-Cultured Meat Updates: state bans, labeling requirements, and regulatory clarifications
- June 6, 2024
- Emily Stone
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”
- June 4, 2024
- Elizabeth
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
- June 4, 2024
- Ramie Parsons
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
- May 30, 2024
- Elizabeth
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
- May 28, 2024
- Brigit Rollins
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
- May 23, 2024
- Ramie Parsons
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
- May 23, 2024
- Emily Stone
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
- May 21, 2024
- Ramie Parsons
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
- May 16, 2024
- Elizabeth
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
- May 14, 2024
- Brigit Rollins
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
- May 10, 2024
- Ramie Parsons
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
- May 9, 2024
- Emily Stone
Beginning in summer 2024, the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) is implementing a new three-pronged approach to combating food insecurity...
US International Trade Court Judge Vaden to deliver Western Conference keynote
- May 7, 2024
- Ramie Parsons
US International Trade Court Judge Vaden to deliver Western Conference keynote National Ag Law Center presents 2nd Annual Western Agricultural Law...
Supreme Court Issues Ruling in Texas Landowners’ 5th Amendment Takings Clause Case
- May 2, 2024
- Elizabeth
On April 16, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) released its opinion in DeVillier v. Texas, 601 U.S....
April Monthly Roundup
- May 2, 2024
- Ramie Parsons
Roundup As April has ended, the staff at the National Agricultural Law Center continue to bring trusted research and information in...
“Hazardous Substances”: EPA Takes Action on PFAS
- April 30, 2024
- Brigit Rollins
The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has issued its highly anticipated final rule to designate two per—and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) as hazardous...
Amos Miller and the Regulation of Raw Milk
- April 25, 2024
- Emily Stone
Discussions among legislators, public health officials, and consumers persist across the United States as the debate over raw milk sales continues....
The Feed: Volume 2, Issue 8
- April 24, 2024
- Ramie Parsons
The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for...
Federal Bills Propose Changes to the H-2A Program
- April 18, 2024
- Elizabeth
In 2022, agriculture and food related jobs accounted for approximately ten percent of employment in the United States. H-2A workers play...
FWS Streamline ESA Voluntary Conservation Programs
- April 16, 2024
- Brigit Rollins
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) have issued a final rule to update the implementing regulations for Section 10...