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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,...

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...

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...

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)...

USDA Updates Stocking Standards for Authorized SNAP Retailers

On May 8, 2026, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) published final rulemaking that updated stocking requirements for authorized retailers participating...

Farm Bill 2026: Overview

Introduction On April 30, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 224-200 to advance the Farm, Food, and National Security Act...

UADA news article: Lawsuit targets SNAP waivers

By Mary Hightower University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Fast Facts 22 states have SNAP waivers since beginning of 2025...

UADA news article: 9th Circuit Court tells USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service to rework bioengineered food standard

By Mary Hightower University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Fast Facts Learn more about the BE food disclosure standard AMS’...

Ninth Circuit addresses “Natural Grocers v. Rollins”

Mary Eichenberger, Research Fellow On October 31, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided in Natural Grocers v. Rollins, that...

UADA article: Vaden on Prop 12: ‘Should be struck down’

By Mary Hightower U of A System Division of Agriculture Feb. 11, 2026 Fast Facts: Deputy Sec. of Agriculture Vaden: Prop...

HHS and USDA release “The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030”

On January 7, 2025, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Secretary Rollins and Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Secretary Kennedy...

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...

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...