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The Feed: Vol. 3, Issue 1

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

FWS Proposes Listing the Monarch Butterfly as “Threatened” Under the ESA

On December 12, 2024, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) released its long-awaited proposed decision to designate the monarch...

Federal Court Upholds Treated Seeds Exemption

A federal court in the Northern District of California has recently ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) does not have...

November Monthly Roundup

 Roundup As November has ended, the staff at the National Agricultural Law Center continue to bring trusted research and information in...

D.C. Circuit Rules CEQ Lacks Rulemaking Authority

In a 2-1 decision issued earlier this month, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that the Council on Environmental Quality...

Texas Files Suit Against FWS For Decision to List Mussels As Endangered

In late October, 2024, the state of Texas filed a lawsuit against the Department of Interior and the United States Fish...

October Monthly Roundup

 Roundup As October has ended, the staff at the National Agricultural Law Center continue to bring trusted research and information in...

National Ag Law Center sets dates for 2025 conferences

The Mid-South and Western conferences will be held in June 2025. By Drew Viguet National Agricultural Law Center U of A...

WOTUS Update: Judge Recommends Resolving CWA Dispute in Favor of Landowner Following Sackett Decision

In late September, a federal judge for the Southern District of Florida recommended that an on-going case be resolved in favor...

EPA Releases Vulnerable Species Action Plan

On September 25, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its Vulnerable Species Action Plan (“VSAP”), the finalized version of its...

September Monthly Roundup

 Roundup As September has ended, the staff at the National Agricultural Law Center continue to bring trusted research and information in...

When Wetlands Go Dry: Prior Converted Cropland under Swampbuster and the CWA

The Wetland Conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985, known colloquially as “Swampbuster,” introduced a new program to promote...

EPA Publishes Highly-Anticipated Final Herbicide Strategy

On August 20, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its final Herbicide Strategy. The document, which was released in a...

Third Circuit Rules Failure to Warn Claims Preempted by FIFRA

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has split from the Ninth and Eleventh Circuits by concluding that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide...

EPA Releases Draft Insecticide Strategy

On July 25, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its highly anticipated draft Insecticide Strategy, the latest step in the...

The Feed: Volume 2, Issue 15

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

July Monthly Roundup

 Roundup As July has ended, the staff at the National Agricultural Law Center continue to bring trusted research and information in...

Farm Bill 2024: Themes in the Proposed Conservation Titles

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

SCOTUS Rejects Consent Decree Over Rio Grande

On June 21, 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling in Texas v. New Mexico, No. 141, Orig, (2024),...

The NALC Quarterly Newsletter: 2Q24

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