
Procedures: The First Amendment and Agriculture
- March 24, 2022
- Elizabeth
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of...

Procedures: Agency Adjudication
- January 25, 2022
- Elizabeth
This article is the next installment of NALC’s blog series on legal procedure. A previous blog post in the series explained...

Restricting Foreign Farmland Investments: Alabama’s Proposed Constraints on Foreign Ownership
- January 18, 2022
- Elizabeth
Recently, an Alabama state lawmaker proposed a bill (S.B. 14) that is aimed at restricting foreign ownership of agricultural land within...

Top Ten Agricultural Law Issues in 2021
- December 20, 2021
- Elizabeth
In the world of agricultural law, 2021 was a year for significant developments and changes. Below, attorneys at the National Agricultural...

Procedures: The Regulatory Process
- November 30, 2021
- Elizabeth
There are many federal agencies that impact the agriculture and food industries. The United States Department of Agriculture is home to...

Procedures: Standing
- October 28, 2021
- Elizabeth
When bringing a lawsuit, there are various requirements that all plaintiffs must meet. Before a federal court can even address the...

Procedures: Class Actions & Multi-district Litigations
- October 21, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
Filing a lawsuit can be a complex process. There are multiple legal procedures that govern how lawsuits may be brought, litigated,...

Who Owns the FARM: Foreign Investment in US Agriculture
- October 12, 2021
- Elizabeth
Over the past decade, foreign investments in agricultural land have grown. At the start of 2020, foreign persons held over 35...

Considering Carbon: Overview of Existing Market Structures
- September 28, 2021
- Elizabeth
An interest in reducing environmental impacts and achieving climate sustainability is growing significantly within the U.S. government, especially with the Biden...

Considering Carbon: Overview of Carbon Market Composition
- June 8, 2021
- Elizabeth
An interest in reducing environmental impacts and achieving climate sustainability within the U.S. is growing significantly among both the public and...

Considering Carbon: Markets & More
- May 4, 2021
- Elizabeth
Overview An interest in reducing environmental impacts and achieving climate sustainability within the U.S. is growing significantly among both the public...

Senate Advances Carbon Market Bill
- April 22, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
On April 20, 2021, the Senate unveiled the text of the proposed Growing Climate Solutions Act. The bill, which has been...

Truth in Labeling Law(suit): Missouri
- April 8, 2021
- Elizabeth
Last week, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a ruling in a case involving a Missouri law making it...

Truth in Labeling Laws(uits) – Update
- December 10, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
The past calendar year has seen several developments in state laws governing the words or phrases that can be used to...

Truth in Labeling Laws(uits)
- November 7, 2019
- Elizabeth
In the past calendar year, thirteen states have passed laws governing the words or phrases that can be used to identify...