• February 6, 2024
• Elizabeth

On January 25, 2024, Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced the AFIDA Improvements Act of 2024 (S. 3666) which seeks to amend...

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• February 1, 2024
• Brigit Rollins

In late January, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that it was seeking public comment on its proposal to revise technology-based...

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• January 25, 2024
• Ramie Parsons

The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for...

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• January 23, 2024
• Elizabeth

Recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (“USDA”) announced that it is seeking public feedback—due by February 16, 2024—on how foreign persons...

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• January 23, 2024
• Ramie Parsons

The National Agricultural Law Center compiles and publishes a quarterly newsletter highlighting recent and upcoming events and resources.   The newsletter...

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• January 18, 2024
• Brigit Rollins

In April 2020, the United States Supreme Court issued its final ruling Cty. of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, 590 U.S....

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• January 11, 2024
• Ramie Parsons

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• January 9, 2024
• Elizabeth

As previously discussed, the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (“AFIDA”) (7 U.S.C. §§ 3501–3508) contains reporting requirements mandating that certain foreign...

• Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure ActCorporate Transparency ActFinance and CreditFocusing on Foreign InvestmentForeign OwnershipLand OwnershipMicah BrownTaxationTaxationUnited States Department of Agriculture

• December 21, 2023
• Elizabeth

In the world of agricultural law, 2023 was a year for significant developments and changes.  In summary below, attorneys at the...

• Administrative LawAg & Food Law UpdateAnimal LawAnimal WelfareAntitrustBrigit RollinsClean Water ActCommodity ProgramsConservation ProgramsCorporate Transparency ActCrop InsuranceDisaster Assistance ProgramsElizabeth RumleyEndangered Species ActEnvironmental Protection AgencyFarm BillFarm LaborFederal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide ActFocusing on Foreign InvestmentForeign OwnershipHarrison PittmanHempImmigrationLaborLand OwnershipMicah BrownNALC StaffNutrition ProgramsPackers and Stockyards ActPesticidesRight to RepairRusty RumleySamantha CapaldoUnited States Department of AgricultureWater LawWebinarWOTUS Update

• December 15, 2023
• Ramie Parsons

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• Animal LawAnimal WelfareBiotechnologyClean Water ActEndangered Species ActEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection AgencyFish and Wildlife ServiceFood SafetyForeign OwnershipLand OwnershipNational Environmental Policy ActPesticidesRight to RepairThe FeedWater Law

• December 14, 2023
• Elizabeth

Agriculture can be a hazardous occupation, and adding child workers into the equation can lead to even more dangerous situations. During...

• Department of LaborFair Labor Standards ActFarm LaborLaborSamantha Capaldo

• December 7, 2023
• Brigit Rollins

One June 22, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released a draft white paper for its Vulnerable Species Pilot Project (“VSPP”),...

• Brigit RollinsEndangered Species ActEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection AgencyFederal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide ActPesticides

• December 5, 2023
• Emily Stone

Bioengineered (BE) foods is a familiar term that has created consumer confusion in the United States over the past few years....

• Ag & Food Law UpdateAgricultural Marketing ServiceBiotechnologyEmily StoneFood LabelingUnited States Department of Agriculture

• November 30, 2023
• Elizabeth

According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”), only one inch of water in a property can cause more than $25,000...

• Disaster Assistance ProgramsNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationSamantha Capaldo

• November 30, 2023
• Ramie Parsons

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• November 21, 2023
• Emily Stone

On November 15, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent letters to two food and beverage trade associations and 12 nutrition influencers...

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• November 16, 2023
• Elizabeth

In 2023, lawsuits were filed against state governments in Indiana, Arkansas, Virginia, and Alaska alleging that state hemp laws and regulations...

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• November 9, 2023
• Ramie Parsons

The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for...

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• November 9, 2023
• Brigit Rollins

On November 2, 2023, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Ass’n v....

• Ag & Food Law UpdateBrigit RollinsEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection AgencyFederal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide ActFood SafetyPesticides

• November 2, 2023
• Elizabeth

On October 25, 2023, Secretary Vilsack announced that the Agricultural Marketing Service (“AMS”) had finalized the Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards...

• Agricultural Marketing ServiceAnimal IdentificationAnimal LawNational Organic ProgramSamantha Capaldo