
Resources at a Glance: Foreign Ownership of Ag Land
- September 21, 2023
- Elizabeth
Subject Matter Experts Micah Brown Harrison Pittman Staff Attorney Center Director (479) 222-2507 (479) 575-7640 mrb021@uark.edu hmpittm@uark.edu General...

The NALC Quarterly Newsletter: 2Q23
- July 6, 2023
- Elizabeth
The National Agricultural Law Center compiles and publishes a quarterly newsletter highlighting recent and upcoming events and resources. The newsletter...

What’s Cooking with Prop 12?: SCOTUS Decision
- May 12, 2023
- Elizabeth
After considering a constitutional challenge to a California ballot initiative regulating space requirements for farm animals, the Supreme Court of the United...

The NALC Quarterly Newsletter: 1Q23
- April 14, 2023
- Elizabeth
The National Agricultural Law Center compiles and publishes a quarterly newsletter highlighting recent and upcoming events and resources. The newsletter...

The Feed: Vol. 1, Issue 7
- April 14, 2023
- Elizabeth
The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for...

The Feed: Vol. 1, Issue 6
- March 22, 2023
- Elizabeth
The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for...

The Feed: Vol. 1, Issue 3
- February 8, 2023
- Elizabeth
The Feed is a bi-weekly newsletter highlighting recent legal developments affecting agriculture. Click below to sign up for The Feed, and...

Who’s My Regulator? An Overview of Which Agencies Regulate Alcohol Beverages
- December 6, 2022
- Elizabeth
Have you ever noticed that some alcohol beverages have a Nutrition Facts panel and others do not, and have you ever...

Focus on Food: FDA Publishes Food Traceability Final Rule
- November 22, 2022
- Elizabeth
With thanksgiving right around the corner, food safety is on the minds of many Americans. Currently, tracing the source of a...

Food Safety in Retail and Foodservice: FDA and CDC Sign an MOU
- November 8, 2022
- Elizabeth
**This article was written by NALC Research Fellow Jeramy Ashton, a third-year law student at the University of Arkansas at Little...

Truth in Labeling Laws(uits) – Update on Arkansas
- October 25, 2022
- Elizabeth
Since 2018, 15 states have passed laws that limit the use of terms such as “burger,” “chick’n,” and “sausage”. Plant-based food...

Focus on Food: the Proposed “Healthy” Rule and the White House Conference
- October 11, 2022
- Elizabeth
September 28, 2022, was a busy day for those interested in food law and policy. Not only did the Biden Administration...

Proposed Regulation: Competition and Market Integrity
- October 6, 2022
- Elizabeth
On Monday, USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (“AMS”) released a proposed rule governing competition in the livestock and poultry industries. This was...

The Fight Over Organic Hydroponics: An Update
- September 27, 2022
- Elizabeth
On September 22, 2022, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court ruling that allows hydroponic produce growers to...

What’s Cooking with Prop 12?: An Update
- September 22, 2022
- Elizabeth
In 2018, California voters passed “Prop 12,” a ballot proposal regulating space requirements for farm animals. The proposal had two main...

How AMS is Promoting Local Food Systems
- September 13, 2022
- Elizabeth
Recently, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), an agency within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), initiated several cooperative agreement programs...

FDA’s Color Additive Regulations and the Skittles Litigation
- August 30, 2022
- Elizabeth
Recently two separate plaintiffs filed cases against Mars Incorporated (Mars), the maker of the popular candy, Skittles. The plaintiffs argue that...

Ag & Food Law Quarterly Report: First & Second Quarter 2022
- August 17, 2022
- Elizabeth
The National Agricultural Law Center provides the Ag & Food Law Quarterly Report as part of its mission to serve as...

Proposed Updates to the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Rule
- August 16, 2022
- Elizabeth
On August 9, 2022 the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), an agency within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), published a...

Independent Contractors v. Employees
- August 11, 2022
- Elizabeth
Various state and federal laws require agricultural employers to classify their workers to help determine the legal responsibilities that the employer...