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EPA Proposes Vulnerable Species Pilot Project

One June 22, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released a draft white paper for its Vulnerable Species Pilot Project (“VSPP”),...

AMS Updating the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard’s List of Bioengineered Foods

Bioengineered (BE) foods is a familiar term that has created consumer confusion in the United States over the past few years....

How To: Find an Attorney

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

Flood Insurance for Agricultural Producers

According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”), only one inch of water in a property can cause more than $25,000...

The Feed: Volume 1, Issue 22

The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for...

Spotlighting State Restrictions on Foreign Land Investments: Louisiana – Part One

The Louisiana Constitution permits “[e]very person…the right to acquire, own, control, use,…private property.” La. Const. Ann. art. I, § 4. However,...

FTC Warns Trade Associations and Nutrition Influencers of Lack of Disclosures in Sponsored Social Media Posts

On November 15, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent letters to two food and beverage trade associations and 12 nutrition influencers...

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Legal Challenges to State Hemp Laws and Regulations

In 2023, lawsuits were filed against state governments in Indiana, Arkansas, Virginia, and Alaska alleging that state hemp laws and regulations...

Spotlighting State Restrictions on Foreign Land Investments: Arkansas – Part Two

On April 11, 2023, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law Senate Bill 383 (“SB 383”) which seeks to restrict...

The Feed: Volume 1, Issue 21

The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for...

Eighth Circuit Ruling Revives Foods Uses for Chlorpyrifos

On November 2, 2023, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Ass’n v....

Update on Right-to-Repair

As technology continues to advance within the field of agriculture, discussions over the right of a farmer to repair their own...

USDA Publishes Final Rule Amending Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards

On October 25, 2023, Secretary Vilsack announced that the Agricultural Marketing Service (“AMS”) had finalized the Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards...

Spotlighting State Restrictions on Foreign Land Investments: Arkansas – Part One

On April 11, 2023, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law Senate Bill 383 (“SB 383”) which seeks to restrict...

The Feed: Volume 1, Issue 20

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Doctrine of Chevron Deference Challenged at the High Court

Update: On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court released its final decision in Loper Bright Enters. b. Raimondo, where it overturned...

Farm Animal Confinement: Legal Challenges to Mass. Question 3

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

Good Husbandry in Agricultural Leases

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service, approximately 39 percent of U.S. farmland in the contiguous 48 states...

Members of Congress Propose Bills to Amend the Federal Crop Insurance Program

According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, for the 2022 crop year, there were 493 million acres of land in the...

Spotlighting State Restrictions on Foreign Land Investments: Alabama

On May 31, 2023, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law the Alabama Property Protection Act (codified under Ala. Code §...