• May 29, 2026
• Ramie Parsons

by NALC Senior Staff Attorney Elizabeth Rumley A proposed ballot measure in Oregon, known as Initiative Petition 28 (IP 28), would...

• Ag & Food Law UpdateAnimal LawAnimal WelfareElizabeth RumleyVeterinary Law

• July 17, 2025
• Ramie Parsons

by NALC Senior Staff Attorney Elizabeth Rumley Last week, the Trump administration reignited the legal fight over farm animal confinement laws,...

• Animal LawAnimal WelfareElizabeth RumleyUnited States Department of Agriculture

• March 6, 2025
• Elizabeth

By Mary Hightower U of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture March 6, 2025  Fast facts: Treasury Department suspends CTA enforcement Treasury...

• Ag & Food Law UpdateCorporate Transparency ActElizabeth RumleyNews Release

• February 28, 2025
• Elizabeth

While the case wends its way through the courts, the U.S. House and Senate are also looking at CTA and have...

• Corporate Transparency ActElizabeth RumleyNews Release

• January 24, 2025
• Elizabeth

On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Treasury Department, overturning an injunction put in place last month...

• Corporate Transparency ActElizabeth RumleyNews Release

• January 7, 2025
• Elizabeth

In its filing to the Supreme Court, the DOJ said it expects to succeed, in part because the law’s “requirements fall...

• Corporate Transparency ActElizabeth RumleyNALC StaffNews Release

• December 17, 2024
• Elizabeth

“2024 brought in some of the most consequential developments in ag law and policy in a long time.” — Harrison Pittman...

• Administrative LawBrigit RollinsCorporate Transparency ActElizabeth RumleyEndangered Species ActEnvironmental Protection AgencyForeign OwnershipHarrison PittmanNALC StaffNational Environmental Policy ActNews ReleasePesticides

• December 5, 2024
• Elizabeth

Dustin Messner, Research Fellow Elizabeth Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney Through recent federal proposals, some members of Congress have expressed interest in...

• Animal IdentificationElizabeth RumleyFarm BillFederal Meat Inspection ActFood LabelingFood SafetyFood Safety and Inspection ServiceLocal Food SystemsMeat ProcessingPoultry Products Inspection ActResearch FellowsUnited States Department of Agriculture

• October 23, 2024
• Elizabeth

The Corporate Transparency Act requires millions of small business entities to disclose information about their beneficial owners to the federal government....

• Corporate Transparency ActElizabeth RumleyFinance and CreditNALC StaffNews ReleaseResearch Fellows

• September 26, 2024
• Ramie Parsons

Payton Ramsey, Research Fellow Elizabeth Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service...

• AgenciesAnimal IdentificationElizabeth RumleyFederal Meat Inspection ActFood LabelingFood Safety and Inspection ServicePoultry Products Inspection ActResearch FellowsUnited States Department of Agriculture

• July 23, 2024
• Ramie Parsons

“The Cultivating Connections Conference targets the professionals who enable a critical issue today: the successful transfer of agricultural operations from one...

• Continuing EducationElizabeth RumleyEstate Planningheirs propertyNALC ResourcesNALC StaffNews ReleaseTaxation

• June 4, 2024
• Elizabeth

The Farm Bill proposal by House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson made it through an initial markup discussion and...

• Animal WelfareElizabeth RumleyFarm BillFood SafetyFood Safety and Inspection Service

• April 5, 2024
• Ramie Parsons

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

• Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure ActAgritourismAnimal LawAnimal WelfareBiotechnologyBrigit RollinsClean Air ActClean Water ActContinuing EducationCorporate Transparency ActCountry of Origin LabelingElizabeth RumleyEndangered Species ActEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection AgencyEstate PlanningFarm LaborFederal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide ActFinance and CreditFish and Wildlife ServiceFocusing on Foreign InvestmentFood LabelingFood SafetyFood Safety and Inspection ServiceForeign OwnershipGrowing CareersInternational TradeLaborLand OwnershipLand Use RegulationLandowner LiabilityLocal Food SystemsMicah BrownNALC ResourcesNational Agricultural LibraryPerishable Agricultural Commodities ActQuarterly NewsletterRenewable EnergyResearch FellowsRusty RumleySustainable AgricultureTaxationThe Deal with DicambaThe FeedUnited States Department of AgricultureWater LawWebinarWOTUS Update

• March 26, 2024
• Elizabeth

In 2018, California passed Proposition 12, a high-profile ballot initiative regulating the production and sale of many veal, egg, and pork...

• Animal LawAnimal WelfareElizabeth RumleyFederal Meat Inspection Act

• 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...

• Administrative LawAgricultural Marketing ServiceAgritourismAnimal LawAnimal WelfareAntitrustBiotechnologyBrigit RollinsClean Water ActCommodity ProgramsConservation ProgramsContinuing EducationCrop InsuranceDisaster Assistance ProgramsElizabeth RumleyEmily StoneEndangered Species ActEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection AgencyFarm BillFarm LaborFederal Crop Insurance CorporationFederal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide ActFood and Drug AdministrationFood LabelingFood SafetyForeign OwnershipGrowing CareersHarrison PittmanHempIntellectual PropertyLaborLand OwnershipLandowner LiabilityLeasesMicah BrownNALC ResourcesNALC StaffNational Marine Fisheries ServiceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNational Organic ProgramNutrition ProgramsPackers and Stockyards ActPesticidesQuarterly NewsletterRight to RepairRusty RumleySamantha CapaldoSustainable AgricultureTaxationThe FeedUnited States Department of AgricultureWater LawWebinarWOTUS Update

• 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 4, 2023
• Elizabeth

By: NALC Senior Staff Attorney Elizabeth Rumley As a lawyer at the National Agricultural Law Center, I don’t represent clients.  While...

• Elizabeth RumleyProcedure

• October 25, 2023
• Brigit Rollins

Last October, the Supreme Court (“SCOTUS”) considered a challenge to Proposition 12, a California law regulating the production and sale of...

• Animal LawAnimal WelfareElizabeth Rumley

• October 6, 2023
• Ramie Parsons

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

• Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure ActAgricultural Marketing ServiceBrigit RollinsClean Water ActCommodity ProgramsContinuing EducationElizabeth RumleyEndangered Species ActEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection AgencyFarm LaborFarm Service AgencyFederal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide ActFederal Loan ProgramsFinance and CreditFish and Wildlife ServiceFood LabelingForeign OwnershipHarrison PittmanLaborLand OwnershipMicah BrownNALC ResourcesNational Environmental Policy ActNational Marine Fisheries ServicePesticidesQuarterly NewsletterResearch FellowsRusty RumleySamantha CapaldoSecured TransactionsThe FeedUnited States Department of AgricultureWater LawWebinarWOTUS Update

• July 6, 2023
• Elizabeth

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

• Animal LawAnimal WelfareAntitrustBrigit RollinsCarbonClean Water ActCommodity ProgramsConservation ProgramsContinuing EducationElizabeth RumleyEndangered Species ActEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection AgencyEstate PlanningFarm LaborFederal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide ActFederal Loan ProgramsFinance and CreditFood LabelingForeign OwnershipHarrison PittmanHempLaborLand Use RegulationLeasesMicah BrownNALC ResourcesNutrition ProgramsPesticidesQuarterly NewsletterSolar LeasingThe Deal with DicambaThe FeedUnited States Department of AgricultureWater LawWebinarWestern WaterWOTUS Update