
Legal Issues with Land Trusts: What uses are permitted on the land?
- January 16, 2024
- Emily Stone
With an increased interest in conservation and land preservation, the use of legal tools like land trusts and conservation easements have...

The Feed: Volume 2, Issue 1
- January 11, 2024
- Ramie Parsons
The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for...

Who Owns the Business? Corporate Transparency Act and Foreign Entity Disclosures
- January 9, 2024
- Elizabeth
As previously discussed, the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (“AFIDA”) (7 U.S.C. §§ 3501–3508) contains reporting requirements mandating that certain foreign...

December Monthly Roundup
- January 5, 2024
- Ramie Parsons
December Roundup As December has ended, the staff at the National Agricultural Law Center continue to bring trusted research and information...

“Top Ten” Issues in Ag & Env Law: 2023 Edition
- December 21, 2023
- Elizabeth
In the world of agricultural law, 2023 was a year for significant developments and changes. In summary below, attorneys at the...

Legal Issues with Land Trusts: What is a Land Trust?
- December 19, 2023
- Emily Stone
As an interest in land conservation has grown among both the public and private sectors in the last decade, land trusts...

The Feed: Volume 1, Issue 23
- December 15, 2023
- Ramie Parsons
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 Two
- December 12, 2023
- Elizabeth
The Louisiana Constitution permits “[e]very person…the right to acquire, own, control, use,…private property.” La. Const. Ann. art. I, § 4. However,...

November Monthly Roundup
- December 5, 2023
- Ramie Parsons
November Roundup As November has ended, the staff at the National Agricultural Law Center continue to bring trusted research and information...

The Feed: Volume 1, Issue 22
- November 30, 2023
- Ramie Parsons
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
- November 28, 2023
- Elizabeth
The Louisiana Constitution permits “[e]very person…the right to acquire, own, control, use,…private property.” La. Const. Ann. art. I, § 4. However,...

Spotlighting State Restrictions on Foreign Land Investments: Arkansas – Part Two
- November 14, 2023
- Elizabeth
On April 11, 2023, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law Senate Bill 383 (“SB 383”) which seeks to restrict...

October Monthly Roundup
- November 8, 2023
- Ramie Parsons
October Roundup As October has ended, the staff at the National Agricultural Law Center continue to bring trusted research and information...

Spotlighting State Restrictions on Foreign Land Investments: Arkansas – Part One
- October 31, 2023
- Elizabeth
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
- October 26, 2023
- Ramie Parsons
The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for...

Good Husbandry in Agricultural Leases
- October 24, 2023
- Emily Stone
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service, approximately 39 percent of U.S. farmland in the contiguous 48 states...

Spotlighting State Restrictions on Foreign Land Investments: Alabama
- October 17, 2023
- Elizabeth
On May 31, 2023, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law the Alabama Property Protection Act (codified under Ala. Code §...

The NALC Quarterly Newsletter: 3Q23
- October 6, 2023
- Ramie Parsons
The National Agricultural Law Center compiles and publishes a quarterly newsletter highlighting recent and upcoming events and resources. The newsletter...

September Monthly Roundup
- October 5, 2023
- Ramie Parsons
September Roundup As September has ended, the staff at the National Agricultural Law Center continue to bring trusted research and information...

State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland: Part Eight
- October 3, 2023
- Elizabeth
In the past two years or so, as discussed in the first article of this series, the issue of restricting foreign...