• July 24, 2025
• Brigit Rollins

On July 4, 2025, President Trump formally signed the multi-billion-dollar reconciliation bill titled the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) into...

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• July 30, 2024
• Brigit Rollins

The Farm Bill is an omnibus bill enacted approximately every five years that authorizes and funds most programs administered by the...

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• June 30, 2022
• Elizabeth

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.        ...

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• February 2, 2022
• Elizabeth

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.                                                                                                                                                 Judicial: Labor...

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• 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...

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• 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...

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• 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...

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• 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...

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• 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...

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• February 7, 2019
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL: Rocky Mountain Farmers Union v. Corey, 913 F.3d 940 (9th Cir. 2019) In 2013, the Ninth Circuit decided the first...

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• November 14, 2017
• Elizabeth

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.  ANNOUNCEMENT: Join us TOMORROW, November...

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• November 8, 2017
• Elizabeth

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.  ANNOUNCEMENT: Join us next Wednesday, November...

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• October 30, 2017
• Elizabeth

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.  ANNOUNCEMENT: Join us this Wednesday, November...

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• April 13, 2017
• Elizabeth

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ANNOUNCEMENT: Join us Thursday, April 20, at...

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• December 12, 2016
• Elizabeth

The latest installment of the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law’s Shale Law Weekly Review is now available. Topics...

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• May 20, 2016
• Elizabeth

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions to: camarigg@uark.edu In Charter Twp. of...

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• December 9, 2013
• Elizabeth

Posted December 9, 2013   Nine Northeastern states making up the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative are urging the EPA to mirror...

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• September 27, 2013
• Elizabeth

Posted September 27, 2013   In Rocky Mountain Farmers Union v. Corey, et al., No. 12-15135 (9th Cir. Sept. 18, 2013),...

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• September 4, 2013
• Elizabeth

Posted September 4, 2013   USDA has released a report containing methods for quantifying entity-scale greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals...

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