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2025 AEWR Ruled Unlawful

On August 26, 2026, a federal court in California ruled that the current methodology used to calculate adverse effect wage rates...

WOTUS Update: EPA Seeks Comment on Supplemental Proposal

On September 9, 2026, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released a proposed rule to supplement and seek additional public comment on...

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: A Roadmap for Distressed Agricultural Borrowers

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) Economic Research Service (“ERS”), the total amount of farm debt in 2025 was...

UADA news article: USDA files notice of appeal in SNAP waiver case

The U.S. Department of Agriculture filed a notice of appeal after a federal judge struck down waivers in five states that...

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Food Foundations: Livestock & Poultry Slaughter and Processing

Elizabeth Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney Mary Grace Winfrey, Research Fellow   The terms “slaughter” and “processing” describe different, although closely related,...

Seventh Circuit Reinstates Chobani “Zero Sugar” Case

In July 2026, the 7th Circuit reinstated a lawsuit brought against the yogurt company, Chobani, which had previously been dismissed by...

Lawsuit Challenges Joint USDA-DOI Grazing Action Plan

On August 13, 2026, the Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”), an environmental nonprofit organization, filed a lawsuit against the Department of...

HHS Proposes Reforms to the “Generally Recognized As Safe” Pathway

On August 10, 2026, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert Kennedy made two major announcements related to the...

AFIDA Updates Explained: USDA Proposes Substantial Revisions to AFIDA Regulations (Part 2)

by Micah Brown, Research Specialist Over the past several years, foreign ownership and investment in U.S. agricultural land has received increased...

UADA news release: Major changes to federal foreign ownership reporting loom

By Mary Hightower University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Fast Facts Landscape of states’ foreign ownership laws saw major changes from...

AFIDA Updates Explained: Background and Proposed Definitions (Part 1)

by Micah Brown, Research Specialist Over the past several years, foreign ownership and investment in U.S. agricultural land has received increased...

Food Foundations: Seafood Regulation

Mary Grace Winfrey, Research Fellow  Two seafood products sitting side by side at a grocery store can appear nearly identical, yet...

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Disease Tracing

by NALC Research Fellow Jordan Berry and Senior Staff Attorney Elizabeth Rumley In December 2003, the United States confirmed its first...

Services Rescind ESA “Harm” Definition, Environmental Groups File Suit

On July 14, 2026, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) together with the National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”) (collectively,...

New H-2A Guidance for Dairy Operations

On June 17, 2026, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued Policy Memorandum PM-602-0200 (the Policy Memorandum), a guidance that...

Court Rules SNAP Waivers Violate APA

On June 22, 2026, a federal district judge in the District of Columbia ruled that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)...

UADA news article: SCOTUS: Federal law preempts state failure-to-warn claims

By Mary Hightower University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Fast Facts Pesticide litigation likely to change directions SCOTUS sends Durnell back...

Supreme Court Rules FIFRA Preempts Failure to Warn

On June 25, 2026, the Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated in ruling in the landmark case, Monsanto Co. v. Durnell,...

Colorado expands Cottage Food laws with the passage of the “Tamale Act”

On June 4, 2026, Colorado’s governor signed into law HB26-1033, titled the “Expanding the Colorado Cottage Foods Act” and often referred...

UADA article: June 29 deadline for public comment on EPA fungicide strategy approaches

By Mary Hightower University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Fast Facts Fungicide proposal joins previous EPA herbicide, insecticide strategies Submit public...