Roundup
As August 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 August 2025.
Blog Posts
- Food Foundations: FDA Human Food Inspections
- The Deal with Dicamba: EPA Proposes Unconditional Registration for Over-the-Top Use
- Food Foundations: Standards of Identity
- Federal Court Upholds Reporting Exemption for Livestock Emissions
News Releases
The Feed
Webinars
- August 20 – Ag Labor Pointers & Pitfalls for Farming Operations: A Conversation with Ag Attorney William L. Mencer
Publications
- Texas Haying Lease Checklist (Harwood & Lashmet, 2025)
NALC Outreach
- NALC Staff
- August 18-19 – In-person meetings with agricultural stakeholders and state government representatives to discuss current legal issues impacting agriculture in Little Rock, AR
- Harrison Pittman, NALC Director
- August 6 – In-person presentation on “Energy Security in the Age of Foreign Land Ownership” panel at the National Conference of State Legislators 2025 Summit in Boston, MA
- August 14 – Online panel presentation on ‘Emerging Issues Facing Agriculture’ for the 2025 Agri-Law Summit held by The Ohio State University Agricultural & Resource Law Program via Zoom
- August 15 – In-person interview on “The Director’s Cut” with Arkansas Extension Director Dr. John Anderson to discuss the resources that NALC provide, the help the attorneys give to stakeholders of all populations, and what are the big topics in ag law, at the Division of Agriculture studio in Little Rock, AR
- August 20 – Online moderator of NALC webinar (recording link above) on ‘Ag Labor Pointers & Pitfalls for Farming Operations: A Conversation with Ag Attorney William L. Mencer’ via Zoom
- August 25 – In-person presentation on “MAHA and agriculture” dinner speaker for Missouri Farm Bureau in Jefferson City, MO
- Rusty Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney
- August 6 – In-person presentation on landowner liability for rural landowners at an Armed to Farm training in Augusta, Maine
- August 19 – Online webinar presentation on “What We Know – and What We Don’t Know…at the Moment” ag law update for the American Society of Agricultural Consultants via Zoom.
NALC Media Mentions
- August 1 – USA Rice Federation – 2025 Arkansas Field Day Season Kicks Off
- August 4 – University of Arkansas News – Gibson, Potter Named Co-Directors of Online M.S. Food Safety Program
- August 4 – The Wynne Progress – 2025 Arkansas field day season kicks off
- August 5 – Stuttgart Daily Leader – Rice milling yields and ‘Make America Healthy Again’ top discussions at 2025 NERREC Field Day
- August 6 – Arkansas Times – Controversial herbicide dicamba likely drifting back to a field near you soon
- August 6 – State Affairs Pro (Georgia) – Foreign investors sow seeds of concern in US states
- August 6 – farmdocDaily (University of Illinois) – Support Price, Market Price, and the 21st Century: Gardner Policy Series
- August 6 – State Affairs Pro – States paying more attention to foreign land ownership
- August 6 – Morning AgClips – How Will the “Big Beautiful Bill” Impact Ag Policy?
- August 6 – Statehouse News – States paying more attention to foreign land ownership
- August 7 – WWLP 22 News – States paying more attention to foreign land ownership
- August 10 – Pine Bluff Commercial – Rice Research Center hosts annual field day
- August 10 – 501 Life Mag – Lead Arkansas Program is One of the Most Successful in the Nation
- August 11 – CropLife – ASAC Webinar to Address ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Impact on Ag Policy Changes
- August 11 – AgWired – Industry Ag News 8/11
- August 12 – Watt Ag Net – Gibson, Potter named co-directors of online M.S. food safety program
- August 14 – Pine Bluff Commercial – Community Briefs Aug. 14: Webinar to explore agri labor law
- August 14 – Wynne Progress – Aug. 20 NALC webinar to explore agricultural labor law
- August 14 – Paragould Daily Press – Aug. 20 NALC webinar to explore agricultural labor law
- August 15 – The Osceola Times – Aug. 20 NALC webinar to explore agricultural labor law
- August 15 – AgWired – Ag Outlook Forum Coming up in Kansas City
- August 18 – University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture News – Monarchs, milkweed and migration
- August 18 – Resident News Network – Monarchs, milkweed and migration
- August 22 – Stuttgart Daily Leader – Monarchs, milkweed and migration
- August 24 – Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – New law bans Arkansas universities from farm research with China, Russia
- August 25 – Rensselaer Republican – Gov. Mike Braun says he will continue to advocate for Hoosier farmers
- August 26 – Sioux County Radio – New labels don’t always remove litigation risk
- August 26 – Brownfield News – New labels don’t always remove litigation risk
NALC Partners
The Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law
Webinars/Programs/Presentations
- August 12-14 – Center for Agricultural & Shale Law table display at 2025 Penn State Ag Progress Days, Rock Springs, PA
- August 13 – Jackie Schweichler, Legal Considerations for Agritourism Operators, Fields of Opportunity: Starting Your Agritourism Journey panel organized by Small Business Development Center, Rock Springs, PA
- August 19 – Brook Duer, Status of State and Federal Regulation of PFAS in Biosolids, Chesapeake Bay Commission briefing (virtual presentation to entire CBC)
- August 20 – Jackie Schweichler, Cultivating Accessibility: ADA Guidelines for Agritourism, Florida Agritourism Association, webinar
- August 21 – 5th Annual Penn State Solar Law Symposium, 6-hour live webinar program organized by Penn State Extension and the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law
- August 21 – Brook Duer, Ethical Issues in Cases Involving Solar Development, 5th Annual Penn State Solar Law Symposium
- August 22 – Chloe Marie, Understanding the Basics of Foreign Agricultural Land Ownership Laws, part of Understanding Agricultural Law webinar series presented by Center for Agricultural and Shale Law in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Business Development Center
- August 28 – Brook Duer, Penn State Extension Columbia County Public Forum on PFAS soil & ground water contamination from land applied biosolids
Publications/Web resources
- Audry Thompson, Farm Labor Regulations, 2026-27 Penn State Tree Fruit Production Guide (publication pending Jan. 2026)
- Christina Fraser and Chloe Marie, The Status of Cell-Cultured Meat Regulations, Agricultural Law in the Spotlight (Aug. 29, 2025)
- Brook Duer, Why Aren’t PFAS in Land-Applied Biosolids Regulated by EPA? AALA FARM TO FIRM NEWSLETTER (Aug. 2025)
- Chloe Marie, Audry Thompson, Brook Duer and Christina Fraser, Quarterly Dairy Legal Update: April – June 2025, Agricultural Law Update (July 2025)
Agricultural Law Weekly Review/Shale Law Weekly Review:
- Agricultural Law Weekly Review – August 5, 2025
- Agricultural Law Weekly Review – August 12, 2025
- Agricultural Law Weekly Review – August 19, 2025
- Agricultural Law Weekly Review – August 26, 2025
- Shale Law Weekly Review – Week of August 11, 2025
- Shale Law Weekly Review – Week of August 18, 2025
- Shale Law Weekly Review – Week of August 25, 2025
YouTube Videos
- Jackie Schweichler, Understanding the Basics of ADA Compliance for Agritourism Operations
- Jackie Schweichler, Cultivating Accessibility: ADA Guidelines for Agritourism
Media Inquiries/Citations
- Dave Lefever, Zoning Change Gives Lancaster Farm Markets Room to Grow, LANCASTER FARMING (Aug. 5, 2025) (quoting Brook Duer)
- Philip Gruber, New Jersey Case Changes How Farms Contest Certain H-2A Violations, LANCASTER FARMING (Aug. 6, 2025) (quoting Audry Thompson)
- Tom Opdyke, Lawsuits and Legislation: What’s Happening with Glyphosate-based Herbicides, Issue Brief, Council of State Governments Southern Office (Aug. 14, 2025) (Citing Chloe Marie’s research)
- Jaclyn Martin and Philip Gruber, The Complete Guide to Identifying What’s Preying on Livestock, LANCASTER FARMING (Aug. 25, 2025) (quoting Brook Duer)
- Isabela Weiss, Concerned Columbia County Residents Seek Answers on PFAS from Penn State Extension, WVIA NEWS (Sept. 1, 2025) (quoting Brook Duer)
Upcoming Programs
- September 12 – Audry Thompson, Immigration and Farm Workers: Employer Rights and Responsibilities, American Association of Bovine Practitioners, Omaha, NE
- September 18 – 2025 Pennsylvania Agricultural Law Symposium, University Park, PA – 6-hour live program organized by the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law
- September 26 – Ross Pifer, Understanding the Basics of U.S. Grain Dealer Statutes, Understanding Agricultural Law webinar series
- September 30 – Brook Duer, Foundations of the Employment Relationship and Law, AgWorks Webinar Series organized by Penn State Extension and the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law