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Alternative Proteins: 2025 Legislative Update

Emily Whitest, Research Fellow  The legal definition of “meat” is under fire. As alternative proteins flood the market, a new wave...

Alternative Proteins: 2025 Litigation Update

Jakob Christopherson, Research Fellow “We shall escape the absurdity of growing a whole chicken in order to eat the breast or...

Solar Smarts for Landowners: Property Owner Rights/Use

Rusty Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney Grace Henson, Research Fellow Solar leasing is the practice of installing solar panels on large areas...

Cottage Food Laws: Recent Trends and Major State Changes

Jebadiah Schwager, Research Fellow Emily Stone, Staff Attorney It is no secret that the United States has the safest food supply...

Who Gets to Say? Agency Deference in a Post-Chevron World: Auer v. Robbins

Kelli Ludlum, Research Fellow Brigit Rollins, Staff Attorney The United States Supreme Court last year decided Loper Bright Enters. v. Raimondo,...

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Recent State Updates to Grain Indemnity

by NALC Research Fellow Jeremy Garcia and Staff Attorney Emily Stone On April 30, 2025, Indiana’s governor signed SB461 into law....

Who Gets to Say? Agency Deference in a Post-Chevron World – Skidmore v. Swift

Kelli Ludlum, Research Fellow Brigit Rollins, Staff Attorney In 2024, the United Statues Supreme Court issued Loper Bright Enters. v. Raimondo,...

Solar Smarts for Landowners: Payment Structures

Rusty Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney Grace Henson, Research Fellow Solar leasing is the practice of renting tracts of land to install solar panels...

Recent Federal Proposals affecting Meat & Poultry Processing

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

Deadline approaches for business owners to comply with Corporate Transparency Act

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

Meat and Poultry Labels: Updated Guidelines & Opportunity for Comment

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

‘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...

Ag & the ESA: When a Species is Listed “Wherever Found”

The Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) is widely recognized as one of the strongest wildlife protection laws in the world. The primary...

The NALC Quarterly Newsletter: 1Q24

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

Agritourism: Reducing Liability Risk During Solar Eclipse Activities

Tayler Workman, NALC Research Fellow and Rusty Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney   On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will...

The NALC Quarterly Newsletter: 3Q23

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

Food Safety in Retail and Foodservice: FDA and CDC Sign an MOU

**This article was written by NALC Research Fellow Jeramy Ashton, a third-year law student at the University of Arkansas at Little...

National Agricultural Law Center Research Fellowship

The National Agricultural Law Center (NALC), a unit of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, is seeking to fill...

Agriculture & The Paris Climate Agreement

By: Jessie Gittemeier; Brigit Rollins   The Paris Climate Agreement (Paris Agreement) is an international treaty to address climate change. It...

Truth in Labeling Laws(uits) – Update

The past calendar year has seen several developments in state laws governing the words or phrases that can be used to...