• 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...

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• October 6, 2022
• Elizabeth

On Monday, USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (“AMS”) released a proposed rule governing competition in the livestock and poultry industries.  This was...

• Agricultural Marketing ServiceAntitrustElizabeth RumleyPackers and Stockyards ActProduction Contracts

• June 8, 2022
• Elizabeth

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

• Ag & Food Law UpdateAgricultural Marketing ServiceAquacultureClimate ChangeCommodity Credit CorporationDaily UpdateDisaster Assistance ProgramsEndangered Species ActFair Labor Standards ActFarm LaborFarm Service AgencyFederal Loan ProgramsFinance and CreditFish and Wildlife ServiceLaborNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationPackers and Stockyards ActUnited States Department of Agriculture

• May 5, 2022
• Elizabeth

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

• Ag & Food Law UpdateAgricultural Marketing ServiceDaily UpdateEndangered Species ActEnvironmental Protection AgencyFederal Loan ProgramsFinance and CreditFish and Wildlife ServiceFood and Drug AdministrationFood SafetyHempNational Marine Fisheries ServiceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationPackers and Stockyards ActPesticidesRight to Farm

• February 16, 2021
• Elizabeth

On December 21, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (“CAA”) passed both houses of Congress and was later signed into law on...

• Finance and CreditMicah BrownPackers and Stockyards ActPerishable Agricultural Commodities ActUnited States Department of Agriculture

• January 13, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

Today, USDA released a proposed rule governing competition in the livestock and poultry industries.  This was the latest iteration of the...

• Ag & Food Law UpdateAnimal LawBrigit RollinsPackers and Stockyards Act

• January 13, 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 ServiceAnimal WelfareDaily UpdateEnvironmental Protection AgencyNational Environmental Policy ActPackers and Stockyards Act

• June 11, 2019
• Elizabeth

REGULATORY: Notice: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.; The Rural Utilities Service (RUS), a Rural Development agency of the United States Department of Agriculture, is...

• Ag & Food Law UpdateAgricultural Marketing ServiceAnimal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceEnvironmental Protection AgencyForest ServicePackers and Stockyards ActRural Utilities ServiceUnited States Department of Agriculture

• April 9, 2019
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL: BREAKING FREE, LLC, & CONNIE BUTTRAM, Plaintiffs, v. JCG FOODS OF ALABAMA, LLC, KOCH MEAT CO., INC., & KOCH FOODS,...

• Ag & Food Law UpdateDaily UpdatePackers and Stockyards Act

• January 17, 2019
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL:  IN RE: SANDERSON AND KOCH BROILER CHICKEN GROWER LITIGATION, No. 7:18-CV-31-D, 2019 WL 206094 (E.D.N.C. Jan. 15, 2019) On February 21,...

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• December 6, 2017
• Elizabeth

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

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• October 18, 2017
• Elizabeth

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.  ANNOUNCEMENT: Join us TODAY at 12...

• Ag & Food Law UpdateAquacultureClean Air ActClean Water ActCrop InsuranceDaily UpdateEndangered Species ActEnvironmental Protection AgencyFederal Crop Insurance CorporationFederal Loan ProgramsFinance and CreditFish and Wildlife ServiceFood LabelingGrain Inspection Packers & Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)Indigenous Food and AgricultureIntellectual PropertyInternational TradeInternational Trade AdministrationLeasesNational Marine Fisheries ServiceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationPackers and Stockyards ActRural Utilities ServiceSecured TransactionsUnited States Department of AgricultureWater LawWebinarWestern Water

• October 3, 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, October...

• Ag & Food Law UpdateAnimal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceBiosecurityClean Air ActCrop InsuranceDaily UpdateEnvironmental Protection AgencyFish and Wildlife ServiceFood and Drug AdministrationFood SafetyInternational TradeLeasesNALC ResourcesNational Marine Fisheries ServiceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationPackers and Stockyards ActTaxationUnited States Department of AgricultureWebinar

• September 7, 2017
• Elizabeth

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

• Ag & Food Law UpdateAntitrustAquacultureClean Air ActConservation ProgramsDaily UpdateDisaster Assistance ProgramsEndangered Species ActEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection AgencyFederal Food Drug & Cosmetic ActFederal Loan ProgramsFish and Wildlife ServiceForest ServiceForestryLandowner LiabilityNALC ResourcesNational Environmental Policy ActNational Marine Fisheries ServiceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationPackers and Stockyards ActPesticidesUnited States Department of AgricultureVeterinary LawWebinarZoning

• September 5, 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...

• Ag & Food Law UpdateAgricultural Marketing ServiceAgritourismAnimal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceAquacultureBiosecurityClean Air ActConservation ProgramsDaily UpdateEndangered Species ActEnvironmental Protection AgencyFederal Loan ProgramsFinance and CreditFish and Wildlife ServiceGrain DealersGrain Inspection Packers & Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)International TradeInternational Trade AdministrationMarketing OrdersNational Marine Fisheries ServiceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationPackers and Stockyards ActRenewable EnergySpecialty CropsWater LawWebinarZoning

• July 5, 2017
• Elizabeth

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

• Ag & Food Law UpdateAquacultureBiotechnologyClean Water ActConservation ProgramsDaily UpdateEndangered Species ActEnvironmental Protection AgencyFish and Wildlife ServiceFood and Drug AdministrationFood and Nutrition ServiceFood LabelingFood SafetyForeign Agricultural ServiceGrain Inspection Packers & Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)Indigenous Food and AgricultureInternational TradeInternational Trade AdministrationNational Marine Fisheries ServiceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNutrition ProgramsPackers and Stockyards ActPesticidesSpecialty CropsUnited States Department of AgricultureZoning

• June 7, 2017
• Elizabeth

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

• Ag & Food Law UpdateAquacultureClean Air ActContinuing EducationDaily UpdateEnvironmental Protection AgencyFederal Loan ProgramsFinance and CreditFood and Drug AdministrationFood and Nutrition ServiceFood LabelingFood SafetyGrain Inspection Packers & Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)International TradeInternational Trade AdministrationNational Marine Fisheries ServiceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNutrition ProgramsPackers and Stockyards ActRural Utilities ServiceSecured TransactionsTaxation

• December 20, 2016
• Elizabeth

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions to: camarigg at uark.edu JUDICIAL: Includes biosecurity,...

• Ag & Food Law UpdateAgricultural Marketing ServiceAnimal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceBiosecurityClean Water ActDaily UpdateEndangered Species ActEnvironmental Protection AgencyFish and Wildlife ServiceFood and Drug AdministrationFood and Nutrition ServiceFood SafetyFood Safety and Inspection ServiceLocal Food SystemsMarketing OrdersNational Marine Fisheries ServiceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNutrition ProgramsPackers and Stockyards ActPerishable Agricultural Commodities ActUnited States Department of Agriculture

• August 5, 2016
• Elizabeth

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions to: camarigg at uark.edu JUDICIAL: Includes bankruptcy,...

• Ag & Food Law UpdateAgricultural Marketing ServiceBankruptcyDaily UpdateFood and Drug AdministrationFood and Nutrition ServiceFood SafetyForest ServiceForestryGrain Inspection Packers & Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)International TradeInternational Trade AdministrationMarketing OrdersNational Marine Fisheries ServiceNutrition ProgramsPackers and Stockyards ActPesticidesRenewable EnergyUnited States Department of Agriculture

• June 27, 2016
• Elizabeth

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions to: camarigg at uark.edu CASE LAW: Today’s...

• Ag & Food Law UpdateAgricultural Marketing ServiceBankruptcyClean Water ActConservation ProgramsCrop InsuranceDaily UpdateDisaster Assistance ProgramsEnvironmental Protection AgencyFederal Crop Insurance CorporationFederal Food Drug & Cosmetic ActFederal Loan ProgramsFood and Drug AdministrationFood SafetyForest ServiceGrain Inspection Packers & Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)Intellectual PropertyLand Use RegulationMarketing OrdersNALC ResourcesNational Agricultural LibraryNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNutrition ProgramsPackers and Stockyards ActPesticidesRural Utilities ServiceUniform Commercial CodeUnited States Department of AgricultureVeterinary LawWater Law