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Rain or Shine: An Overview of Federal Disaster Relief Programs

According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, U.S. agricultural producers lost $20.3 billion in 2024 due to natural disasters such as...

News release: National Agricultural Law Center hosts ag trade and policy webinar with USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden

By Ramie Parsons National Agricultural Law Center U of A System Division of Agriculture Jan. 14, 2026 Fast facts: Webinar features...

Top Environmental Law Topics to Watch in 2026

The last year saw significant developments in the arena of environmental law and 2026 is likely to bring more of the...

United Farm Workers Challenges H-2A Rule

Introduction On November 21, 2025, the national agricultural labor union United Farm Workers (UFW) filed suit against the Department of Labor...

Food Law’s 2025 “Top Ten”

2025 was an impactful year in the world of food law. Last week, NALC staff identified the “top ten” areas in...

“Top Ten” Issues in Ag & Env Law: 2025 Edition

In the world of agricultural law, 2025 was a year for significant developments and changes.  In summary below, attorneys at the...

Eleventh Circuit Upholds Florida’s Foreign Ownership Law

by NALC staff The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently issued a decision in Shen v. Simpson (Case...

FWS & NMFS Propose New ESA Rules

In late November, the Untied States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) together with the National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”) (collectively, “the...

Food Foundations: Regulation of Eggs

The United States has a unique and at times, confusing system of federal regulation over its food supply. Generally, jurisdiction over...

Environmental Group Seeks EPA Response on Petition to Revoke Tolerances for Neonics

The environmental organization Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has filed a legal action with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to...

Environmental Groups Challenge Forest Plan

On October 20, 2025, three environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the United States Forest Service (“USFS”) to challenge its 2019...

‘MAHA’ Movement: Defining Ultra-processed Foods

This month California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1264 into law. This landmark legislation creates a statutory definition of ultra-processed foods...

Court Dismisses PFAS Case Brought by Farmers Against EPA

In late September 2025, a federal court in D.C. dismissed a case filed by farmers and ranchers in Texas against the...

2025 Legislative Recap: Continued Expansion of State-Level Foreign Ownership Restrictions

by NALC staff During the 2025 legislative session, most states considered at least one bill aimed at enacting or amending a...

2023 AEWR Rule Vacated

Introduction  A federal judge in Louisiana recently issued a final judgment that will impact the way farm worker wages are calculated...

‘MAHA’ Movement: State Agency Actions and Consumer Legal Challenges

by Staff Attorney Emily Stone Over the past year, the nutrition and health initiative Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) spearheaded by...

Federal Court Dismisses Challenge to Texas’ Newly Enacted Foreign Ownership Law

by NALC staff During the 2025 legislative session, Texas became the twenty-eighth state to adopt legislation–Senate Bill 17 (“SB 17”) –prohibiting...

Lawsuit Challenges Registration of Enlist One and Enlist Duo

A coalition of environmental groups lead by the Center for Food Safety have asked a federal court in the District of...

Federal Court Upholds Reporting Exemption for Livestock Emissions

On August 7, 2025, a federal court in the District of Columbia issued an order to resolve a lawsuit originally filed...

Food Foundations: Standards of Identity

On July 16, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it was revoking and proposing to revoke 52...