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Wind Energy Leasing Workshop To be Held for Oklahoma Landowners

The Oklahoma State UniversityCooperative Extension Service and the National Agricultural Law Center at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture...

Colorado’s Weld County Pleas for Help in Drought Disaster

Channel 9 News in Colorado reports that, “County commissioners are making one last plea to help save the crops for hundreds of...

GAO Calls for Additional Data for EPA Water Quality Program

According to a recent Agri-Pulse report, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) believes states need to improve the clean-up process of our...

Promising Peanut Crop Predicted for Mississippi Growers

A video published by Delta Farm Press reports that 50,000 acres of peanuts have been planted in Mississippi this year. According...

Senator Schumer’s Maple Syrup Amendment Finds Way to 2012 Farm Bill Proposal

A sweet deal may be in store for New York maple farmers. Sen. Charles Schumer’s proposal to promote New York’s maple...

Mud Runoff Regulation Possibilities a Concern for Timber Industry

The Washington Post reports that the timber industry hopes that “the U.S. Supreme Court will maintain business as usual on controlling...

National Agricultural Law Center Publishes New Article on Prevented Planting Crop Insurance

The National Agricultural Law Center recently published an article that focuses on legal issues associated with prevented planting crop insurance, Prevented...

Small Farm Support Backed by Food and Agriculture Organization

With the world population growing to an expected nine billion people by 2050, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...

NCBA Committee Chair Opposes Federal Animal Ag Mandate

Drovers CattleNetwork reports that the National Cattlemens’ Beef Association Chairman of the Cattle Health and Well-Being Committee has concerns over provisions...

June 21 Webinar on Crop Insurance for Southern Agriculture

On June 21, the National Agricultural Law Center will provide a webinar titled, Crop Insurance and Southern Agriculture:  What You Need...

2012 Farm Bill Clears Procedural Hurdle in Senate

The United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry reports that the U.S. Senate has “cleared a procedural hurdle today...

Chairwoman Stabenow to Host Farm Bill Reform Teleconference

On Monday, June 4 at 2:15 EST, Senator Debbie Stabenow will host a press teleconference to discuss the Agriculture Reform, Food...

Farm Groups Seek Farm Bill in House That Differs from Senate Version

As the U.S. House of Representatives continues to undertake consideration of the 2012 Farm Bill, it is clear that many producer...

Senators Call for Senate Floor Farm Bill Debate

On May 15, forty-four U.S. Senators signed and delivered a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Republican...

National “Water Sustainability in Agriculture” Conference Upcoming

The twenty-fourth annual meeting of the National Agricultural Biotechnology Council will be held in Fayetteville, Arkansas June 11-13.  The focus of...

New Article Overviews Crop Insurance Claims Process for Producers

Federal crop insurance has long been an important risk management tool for agricultural producers.  In light of recent farm bill policy...

American Agricultural Law Association Annual Conference Upcoming

The American Agricultural Law Association (AALA) will hold its 2012 Annual Agricultural Law Symposium  in Nashville, Tennessee at the downtown Sheraton Hotel...

Center Hosting Webinar, Continuing Legal Education, on Animal Confinement Laws

The National Agricultural Law Center is providing an online webinar titled, “Legal Issues in Animal Agriculture: Regulating Living Space.” The...

Upcoming Workshop on Legal Issues in Forestry

The National Agricultural Law Center, along with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service and the LSU...

Raw Milk Lawsuit Against FDA Rejected

The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund’s lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Health and...