• November 19, 2025
• Ramie Parsons

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

• Ag & Food Law UpdateAlternative ProteinsAntitrustBiosecurityClean Water ActClimate ChangeEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection AgencyFarm BillFederal Food Drug & Cosmetic ActFederal Meat Inspection ActFood FoundationsFood LabelingFood SafetyHempMeat ProcessingNALC ResourcesPesticidesPoultry Products Inspection ActProcedureThe FeedUnited States Department of AgricultureWater LawWebinarWOTUS Update

• September 30, 2025
• Emily Stone

Jakob Christopherson, Research Fellow “We shall escape the absurdity of growing a whole chicken in order to eat the breast or...

• Alternative ProteinsFood LabelingPoultry Products Inspection ActProcedureResearch FellowsTruth in Labeling Law(suits)

• December 5, 2024
• Elizabeth

Dustin Messner, Research Fellow Elizabeth Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney Through recent federal proposals, some members of Congress have expressed interest in...

• Animal IdentificationElizabeth RumleyFarm BillFederal Meat Inspection ActFood LabelingFood SafetyFood Safety and Inspection ServiceLocal Food SystemsMeat ProcessingPoultry Products Inspection ActResearch FellowsUnited States Department of Agriculture

• September 26, 2024
• Ramie Parsons

Payton Ramsey, Research Fellow Elizabeth Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service...

• AgenciesAnimal IdentificationElizabeth RumleyFederal Meat Inspection ActFood LabelingFood Safety and Inspection ServicePoultry Products Inspection ActResearch FellowsUnited States Department of Agriculture

• April 25, 2024
• Emily Stone

Discussions among legislators, public health officials, and consumers persist across the United States as the debate over raw milk sales continues....

• BiosecurityEmily StoneFederal Meat Inspection ActFood and Drug AdministrationFood SafetyFood Safety and Inspection ServicePoultry Products Inspection ActUnited States Department of Agriculture

• April 5, 2019
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL: Forty Foot Farms, Appellant v. Pennsylvania Tpk. Comm’n, No. 501 C.D. 2018, 2019 WL 1468541 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Apr. 2,...

• Ag & Food Law UpdateAgricultural Marketing ServiceAnimal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceAnimal WelfareBiosecurityBiotechnologyCommodity Credit CorporationDaily UpdateFarm BillFarm Service AgencyFood and Nutrition ServiceFood LabelingFood Safety and Inspection ServiceInternational TradeMarketing OrdersNutrition ProgramsPoultry Products Inspection ActUnited States Department of AgricultureZoning

• September 28, 2018
• Elizabeth

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

• Administrative LawAg & Food Law UpdateAnimal Feeding OperationsAnimal IdentificationAnimal LawCrop InsuranceDaily UpdateEndangered Species ActEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection AgencyFederal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide ActFish and Wildlife ServiceFood SafetyForeign Agricultural ServicePoultry Products Inspection ActUnited States Department of Agriculture

• July 31, 2018
• Elizabeth

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ANNOUNCEMENT:  REGISTER NOW for our...

• Administrative LawAg & Food Law UpdateAnimal IdentificationClean Air ActContinuing EducationDaily UpdateEndangered Species ActEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection AgencyFarm LaborFederal Meat Inspection ActFish and Wildlife ServiceFood Safety and Inspection ServiceForest ServiceForestryImmigrationInternational TradeInternational Trade AdministrationLaborMeat ProcessingNational Marine Fisheries ServiceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationPerishable Agricultural Commodities ActPoultry Products Inspection ActSecured TransactionsTransportationUnited States Department of Agriculture

• July 26, 2018
• Elizabeth

Ag & Food Law Update: Second Quarter 2018 In the second quarter of 2018, there were a number of significant legal...

• Administrative LawAg & Food Law UpdateAgricultural Marketing ServiceAgritourismAnimal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceAnimal WelfareAntitrustAquacultureBiofuelsBiosecurityBiotechnologyBureau of Land ManagementCheckoff ProgramsClean Water ActComprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)Conservation ProgramsDisaster Assistance ProgramsEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection AgencyFarm Service AgencyFederal Energy Regulatory CommissionFederal Loan ProgramsFinance and CreditFood and Drug AdministrationFood LabelingFood SafetyFood Safety Modernization ActInternational TradeLand OwnershipMarketing OrdersNational Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (NBFDS)National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNational Organic ProgramNational Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)PesticidesPoultry Products Inspection ActQuarterly NewsletterRenewable EnergyRight to FarmUnited States Department of AgricultureVeterinary LawWater Law

• September 19, 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 at 12...

• Ag & Food Law UpdateAgricultural Marketing ServiceBureau of Land ManagementClean Air ActDaily UpdateEndangered Species ActEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection AgencyFederal Loan ProgramsFood and Drug AdministrationFood LabelingFood SafetyInternational TradeLaborMarketing OrdersNALC ResourcesNational Environmental Policy ActNational Marine Fisheries ServiceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationPoultry Products Inspection ActRenewable EnergyRural Utilities ServiceWebinar

• May 9, 2017
• Elizabeth

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

• Ag & Food Law UpdateAgricultural Marketing ServiceAnimal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceAquacultureBiosecurityBiotechnologyDaily UpdateFederal Meat Inspection ActFood SafetyInternational TradeMarketing OrdersNational Marine Fisheries ServiceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNutrition ProgramsPoultry Products Inspection ActUnited States Department of AgricultureZoning

• April 19, 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 at...

• Ag & Food Law UpdateAnimal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceAnimal WelfareAquacultureBiofuelsBiotechnologyDaily UpdateEndangered Species ActFederal Loan ProgramsFederal Meat Inspection ActFish and Wildlife ServiceFood LabelingFood SafetyFood Safety and Inspection ServiceForestryInternational TradeInternational Trade AdministrationLeasesMeat ProcessingNational Marine Fisheries ServiceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationPoultry Products Inspection ActUnited States Department of AgricultureUrban AgricultureWebinarZoning

• April 5, 2017
• Elizabeth

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

• Administrative LawAg & Food Law UpdateAnimal WelfareAquacultureClean Water ActDaily UpdateEndangered Species ActEnvironmental Protection AgencyFederal Meat Inspection ActFish and Wildlife ServiceFood and Nutrition ServiceFood LabelingNational Marine Fisheries ServiceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNutrition ProgramsPoultry Products Inspection ActUnited States Department of AgricultureUrban AgricultureZoning

• February 13, 2017
• Elizabeth

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

• Administrative LawAg & Food Law UpdateAnimal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceAquacultureBiosecurityDaily UpdateDisaster Assistance ProgramsEndangered Species ActFarm Service AgencyFederal Loan ProgramsFederal Meat Inspection ActFinance and CreditFood LabelingFood SafetyFood Safety and Inspection ServiceInternational TradeInternational Trade AdministrationLandowner LiabilityMarketing OrdersNational Marine Fisheries ServiceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationPesticidesPoultry Products Inspection ActUnited States Department of AgricultureWebinar

• December 19, 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 FSIS,...

• Ag & Food Law UpdateAgricultural Marketing ServiceAnimal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceBiosecurityClean Water ActEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection AgencyFish and Wildlife ServiceFood and Drug AdministrationFood SafetyFood Safety and Inspection ServiceForest ServiceForestryInternational TradeLaborMarketing OrdersNational Environmental Policy ActNational Marine Fisheries ServiceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationPesticidesPoultry Products Inspection Act

• December 12, 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 FEMA,...

• Ag & Food Law UpdateAquacultureBiofuelsBiosecurityBureau of Land ManagementDaily UpdateEndangered Species ActEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection AgencyFish and Wildlife ServiceFood SafetyFood Safety and Inspection ServiceForest ServiceForestryGrain DealersGrain Inspection Packers & Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)Grain Standards Act (GSA)International TradeInternational Trade AdministrationLand Use RegulationMarketing OrdersNational Environmental Policy ActNational Marine Fisheries ServiceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNational Organic ProgramPoultry Products Inspection ActRenewable EnergyUnited States Department of AgricultureZoning

• November 18, 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 SNAP,...

• Administrative LawAg & Food Law UpdateAnimal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceAquacultureBiosecurityBusiness OrganizationsCommodity Credit CorporationCommodity ProgramsDaily UpdateEndangered Species ActFederal Meat Inspection ActFish and Wildlife ServiceFood and Drug AdministrationFood LabelingFood SafetyFood Safety and Inspection ServiceIndigenous Food and AgricultureInternational Trade AdministrationNational Marine Fisheries ServiceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNutrition ProgramsPoultry Products Inspection ActTaxationUnited States Department of Agriculture

• January 15, 2014
• Elizabeth

Posted January 15, 2014   Tyson Foods recently recalled 34,000 pounds of chicken that may be contaminated with a Salmonella Heidelberg...

• Ag & Food Law UpdateFood SafetyFood Safety and Inspection ServicePoultry Products Inspection ActUnited States Department of Agriculture

• February 13, 2013
• Elizabeth

In a February 8 article, Reuters reported on the Obama Administration warning that sequestration cuts currently scheduled for March 1 “may...

• Ag & Food Law UpdateFederal Meat Inspection ActFood SafetyFood Safety and Inspection ServicePoultry Products Inspection ActUnited States Department of Agriculture