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NALC news release: Looking for an ag law speaker or resource? The NALC is here to help

As the nation’s leading source of agricultural and food law research and information, direct contact with the agricultural community and its...

NALC news release: National Ag Law Center partners with NASDA Foundation on 2025 conferences

“We’re really excited to be able to offer both of these programs again, and especially to continue to grow them by...

UADA article — YEAREND: Corporate Transparency Act, Foreign Ownership, Chevron shift mark turbulent 2024

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

National Ag Law Center Bridges Initiative prioritizes career development for students

“It’s important that the ag industry has a consistent pipeline of talent, and the NALC Bridges Initiative is one part of...

State ag department leaders part of NALC’s 2025 Western Ag Conference

by Drew Viguet, NALC Communications & Special Projects Coordinator The 2025 Western Water, Ag, and Environmental Law Conference will include a...

Pittman testifies on ag research, technology at U.S. Senate hearing

By Drew Viguet National Agricultural Law Center U of A System Division of Agriculture WHEATLAND, N.D. — The evolving arena of...

National Ag Law Center launches national stakeholder survey

In the spirit of its valued research-based work, the National Agricultural Law Center has launched an online stakeholder survey to help...

‘Growing Careers’ webinar will focus on how to start, run ag law student associations

“The goal of this webinar is to help drive interest in expanding existing student associations as well as starting new ones...

The Basics of the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act of 2021 (S.B. 3229)

Cattle prices have been of significant concern and focus in recent years, and especially so during the ongoing COVID pandemic.  Federal...

Legal Checkup on Checkoffs: R-CALF in the Ninth Circuit

In July of 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its latest and final decision in...

Legal Checkup on Checkoffs: R-CALF, States’ Beef Councils, and the Ongoing First Amendment Challenge to the Beef Checkoff

Harrison Pittman Introduction On May 2, 2016 Ranchers-Cattlemen Legal Defense Fund, United Stockgrowers of America v. Vilsack, No. 4:16-cv-00041 (D. Mont....

Legal Checkup on Checkoffs: Beef Checkoff Basics

Introduction The previous article in this Legal Checkup on Checkoff series, What is a Checkoff?, provided a basic overview of federal...

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Legal Checkup on Checkoffs: What is a Checkoff?

Harrison M. Pittman   This blog post is the first part of a “Legal Checkup on Checkoffs” series that will address...