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Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Defaulting on FSA Loans

Agricultural operations are capital intensive, often requiring producers to take out loans to fund operating costs. Producers may receive loans from...

UADA news article: Public comment period on new WOTUS supplemental proposal ends Oct. 9

By Mary Hightower University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Fast facts EPA, Army Corps of Engineers seek comments on November 2025...

UADA news article; Illinois River filing: ‘end this case once and for all’

By Mary Hightower University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Fast Facts Parties ask for an expedited appeal of nearly $44 million...

Regulating Competition through the Packers and Stockyards Act: History and Recent Changes

by Jordan Berry, NALC Research Fellow, and Elizabeth Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney In 1921, Congress enacted the Packers and Stockyards Act...

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,...

Policy and Legislative Update on Hemp

Riata Meldrum, Research Fellow Rusty Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney On November 12, 2025, Public Law 119-37 was signed into law with...

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...

NALC Explains: DEBT

New data compiled by the National Agricultural Law Center and our partners at the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture...

Section 301 Tariffs Challenged

On August 3rd, 2026, a coalition of 25 U.S. states filed suit in the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) to...

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...

NALC Explains: Business Entities and Farm Bill Programs

In our latest video, Senior Staff Attorney Rusty Rumley reminds farmers to always consult their legal counsel before making any big...

NALC Explains: Monsanto v. Durnell

The Supreme Court has spoken—but what does Monsanto v. Durnell actually mean? In this video, the National Agricultural Law Center explains...

NALC Explains: SNAP Waivers in Court

In this video, Staff Attorney Emily Stone explains a recent federal court ruling that prevents the USDA from giving five states...

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...

Deere Agrees to Settle FTC Lawsuit

On July 8, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), joined by five states, announced that a settlement had been reached in...