• March 25, 2025
• Emily Stone

Producers who participate in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) may benefit from the non-traditional aspects of the CSA business model. However, CSA...

• Conservation ProgramsEmily StoneFarm Service AgencyFederal Loan ProgramsField Guide to CSAFood and Nutrition ServiceNational Organic ProgramNatural Resources Conservation ServiceNutrition ProgramsUnited States Department of Agriculture

• July 25, 2024
• Elizabeth

As of July 2024, three proposals have been released on the 2024 Farm Bill – one in the House of Representatives...

• Commodity ProgramsFarm BillFederal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide ActHempNational Organic ProgramSamantha CapaldoUnited States Department of Agriculture

• March 15, 2024
• Ramie Parsons

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

• Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure ActAgricultural Marketing ServiceAnimal Feeding OperationsCarbonClean Water ActContinuing EducationCorporate Transparency ActCountry of Origin LabelingEndangered Species ActEnvironmental Protection AgencyFish and Wildlife ServiceFood LabelingFood SafetyForeign OwnershipLaborNALC ResourcesNational Organic ProgramPackers and Stockyards ActPerishable Agricultural Commodities ActPesticidesThe FeedUnited States Department of AgricultureWater LawWebinarWestern Water

• January 23, 2024
• Ramie Parsons

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

• Administrative LawAgricultural Marketing ServiceAgritourismAnimal LawAnimal WelfareAntitrustBiotechnologyBrigit RollinsClean Water ActCommodity ProgramsConservation ProgramsContinuing EducationCrop InsuranceDisaster Assistance ProgramsElizabeth RumleyEmily StoneEndangered Species ActEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection AgencyFarm BillFarm LaborFederal Crop Insurance CorporationFederal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide ActFood and Drug AdministrationFood LabelingFood SafetyForeign OwnershipGrowing CareersHarrison PittmanHempIntellectual PropertyLaborLand OwnershipLandowner LiabilityLeasesMicah BrownNALC ResourcesNALC StaffNational Marine Fisheries ServiceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNational Organic ProgramNutrition ProgramsPackers and Stockyards ActPesticidesProcedureQuarterly NewsletterRight to RepairRusty RumleySamantha CapaldoSustainable AgricultureTaxationThe FeedUnited States Department of AgricultureWater LawWebinarWOTUS Update

• 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...

• Agricultural Marketing ServiceAnimal LawAnimal WelfareAntitrustBrigit RollinsDisaster Assistance ProgramsEmily StoneEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection AgencyFarm BillFederal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide ActFood and Drug AdministrationFood LabelingFood Safety and Inspection ServiceForeign OwnershipHempIntellectual PropertyLand OwnershipMicah BrownMonthly Round UpNALC ResourcesNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNational Organic ProgramRight to RepairSamantha CapaldoThe FeedUnited States Department of AgricultureWebinarWOTUS Update

• November 9, 2023
• Ramie Parsons

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

• Agricultural Marketing ServiceAnimal LawAnimal WelfareBiotechnologyBrigit RollinsEndangered Species ActEnvironmental Protection AgencyFish and Wildlife ServiceFood and Drug AdministrationFood LabelingFood SafetyGrain DealersIndigenous Food and AgricultureNational Organic ProgramPesticidesPlaintiffs & PesticidesRight to FarmThe FeedUnited States Department of AgricultureWater Law

• November 2, 2023
• Elizabeth

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

• Agricultural Marketing ServiceAnimal LawNational Organic ProgramSamantha Capaldo

• January 25, 2023
• Drew Viguet

The Feed is a bi-weekly publication highlighting recent legal developments affecting agriculture. Click below to sign up for The Feed, and...

• Animal LawBrigit RollinsClean Air ActClean Water ActConservation ProgramsContinuing EducationEndangered Species ActEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection AgencyFish and Wildlife ServiceFood SafetyForeign OwnershipLand OwnershipMeat ProcessingNALC ResourcesNational Organic ProgramPesticidesRight to RepairThe FeedTransportationUnited States Department of AgricultureWater LawWebinarWOTUS Update

• September 27, 2022
• Elizabeth

On September 22, 2022, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court ruling that allows hydroponic produce growers to...

• Agricultural Marketing ServiceJana CaraccioloNational Organic ProgramUnited States Department of Agriculture

• August 16, 2022
• Elizabeth

On August 9, 2022 the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), an agency within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), published a...

• Agricultural Marketing ServiceAnimal LawAnimal WelfareFood LabelingJana CaraccioloNational Organic ProgramSustainable AgricultureUnited States Department of Agriculture

• April 26, 2022
• Elizabeth

On April 5, 2022 the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), an agency within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), published a...

• Agricultural Marketing ServiceFood LabelingJana CaraccioloNational Organic ProgramUnited States Department of Agriculture

• January 11, 2022
• Elizabeth

At the beginning of 2021 the National Agricultural Law Center (NALC) published a blog post highlighting some of the major food...

• BiotechnologyFood LabelingFood SafetyJana CaraccioloNational Organic ProgramNutrition Programs

• October 19, 2021
• Elizabeth

On August 23, the Agricultural Marketing Service (“AMS”), an agency housed within the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”), published a...

• Agricultural Marketing ServiceFood LabelingJana CaraccioloNational Organic Program

• November 3, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

Hydroponics, including Aeroponics and Aquaponics, have been a hotly debated topic in the organic’s world since at least 1995. The main...

• Agricultural Marketing ServiceFood LabelingNational Organic ProgramUnited States Department of Agriculture

• September 1, 2020
• Elizabeth

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

• Ag & Food Law UpdateAgricultural Marketing ServiceDaily UpdateFish and Wildlife ServiceFood LabelingNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNational Organic Program

• August 5, 2020
• Elizabeth

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

• Ag & Food Law UpdateAgricultural Marketing ServiceDaily UpdateEndangered Species ActEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection AgencyFish and Wildlife ServiceMarketing OrdersNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNational Organic ProgramPesticides