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USDA’s Efforts to Promote and Support Urban Agriculture
- February 8, 2022
- Elizabeth
On February 1, 2022, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the creation of the Federal Advisory Committee (FAC) on...
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Resources for Underserved Communities: Highlight on Food Insecurity and Food Access
- January 28, 2022
- Elizabeth
The Economic Research Service (ERS), an agency housed within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), explains food insecurity “is a...
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Changes to State Overtime & Minimum Wages for the Agriculture Industry
- January 27, 2022
- Elizabeth
Introduction The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) is a law passed by Congress that, among other things, sets the federal standards...
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Resources for Underserved Communities: Highlight on Agricultural Workers
- January 7, 2022
- Elizabeth
Agricultural farmworkers make up about 1% of the workforce, providing about 2.6 million jobs. Of these workers, twenty percent have a...
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Ag and Food Law Daily Update: January 7, 2022
- January 7, 2022
- Elizabeth
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. REGULATORY: AMS,...
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Top Ten Agricultural Law Issues in 2021
- December 20, 2021
- Elizabeth
In the world of agricultural law, 2021 was a year for significant developments and changes. Below, attorneys at the National Agricultural...
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Resources for Underserved Communities: Highlight on Access to Credit
- December 17, 2021
- Elizabeth
For decades, farmers in the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) and other underserved communities have been disproportionately affected by unfairly...
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DOL Proposes Changes for H-2A Wage Rates
- December 16, 2021
- Elizabeth
The Department of Labor (“DOL”) is trying to change the rules surrounding the wage rates of H-2A temporary foreign workers (“H-2A...
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Ag and Food Law Daily Update: December 14, 2021
- December 14, 2021
- Elizabeth
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. REGULATORY: EPA,...
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Resources for Underserved Communities: Highlight on Environmental Justice
- December 3, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
Both the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) and the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) define environmental justice as “the fair treatment...
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Ag and Food Law Daily Update: December 2, 2021
- December 2, 2021
- Elizabeth
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. Judicial: Arbitration...
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Department of Homeland Security Makes Changes to Immigration Enforcement
- December 2, 2021
- Elizabeth
The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) was created in 2002 and is responsible for, among other things, border security, administration, and...
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Ag and Food Law Daily Update: November 30, 2021
- November 30, 2021
- Elizabeth
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. REGULATORY: FSA,...
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Court Vacates CWA Section 401 Certification Rule
- November 18, 2021
- Elizabeth
In October 2021, a federal district court issued a decision vacating the 2020 Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule (“2020...
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Ag and Food Law Daily Update: November 18, 2021
- November 18, 2021
- Elizabeth
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. REGULATORY: AMS,...
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Ag and Food Law Daily Update: November 17, 2021
- November 17, 2021
- Elizabeth
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. REGULATORY: EPA,...
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Ag and Food Law Daily Update: November 15, 2021
- November 15, 2021
- Elizabeth
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. REGULATORY: AMS,...
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Resources for Underserved Communities: Highlight on Heirs Property and Estate Planning
- November 12, 2021
- Elizabeth
In February, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack tweeted : “We will harness the vast and powerful resources of USDA to target underserved...
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Ag and Food Law Daily Update: November 12, 2021
- November 12, 2021
- Elizabeth
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. REGULATORY: EPA,...
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National Agricultural Law Center Research Fellowship
- November 12, 2021
- Elizabeth
The National Agricultural Law Center (NALC), a unit of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, is seeking to fill...