Roundup

As February has ended, the staff at the National Agricultural Law Center continue to bring trusted research and information in agricultural and food law to stakeholders across the country. Outlined below are many of the new NALC resources from February 2025.

Blog Posts

• FDA bans Red Dye No. 3
• Soil for Sale? State Legislative Efforts to Restrict Foreign Investments – Part Three
• Second Federal Court Rules CEQ Lacks Rulemaking Authority
• Soil for Sale? State Legislative Efforts to Restrict Foreign Investments – Part Four
• Community Supported Agriculture: A Field Guide for Producers and Consumers (Add-ons)

News Releases

• NALC news release: ‘Western Water’ webinar will discuss Utah’s water law strategy, potential blueprint for other states
• NALC news release: Navigating farm debt, ag bankruptcy Focus at Mid-South conference
• NALC news release: Butterfly effect? NALC webinar will discuss impacts of listing monarch butterfly under Endangered Species Act
• NALC news release: Federal-private split estates: public lands and ag on Western Conference agenda
• Want the latest in ag law and policy? Check out this National Agricultural Law Center newsletter
• UADA article: Corporate Transparency Act is back, with new March 21 filing deadline

The Feed

• Volume 3, Issue 3
• Volume 3, Issue 4

Webinars

• Western Water Law in Action: A Primer on Basic Concepts of the Prior Appropriation Doctrine and How Utah is Modifying Water Law to Meet Modern Demands
• Monarch Butterfly: Exploring the Proposed ESA Listing

NALC Outreach

• Harrison Pittman, NALC Director
  • February 10 – In-person presentation on “The Lawyer in the Room: Agriculture Law Update” at the 2025 Texas Seed Trade Association Annual Conference in Horseshoe Bay, TX
  • February 12 – In-person presentation on NALC legal update followed by Q&A on federal & state issues impacting ag retail industry at AgExcellence in Phoenix, AZ
  • February 25 – In-person joint presentation giving a regulatory overview of current ag law issues at the 2025 Arkansas Rice Annual Meeting in Stuttgart, AR
• Elizabeth Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney
  • February 18 – Online presentation discussing agricultural law, NALC, and research fellowship program with University of North Dakota School of Law Rural Practice Association via Zoom
  • February 24 – In-person presentation with students on agricultural law issues at NASDA 2025 Winter Policy Conference in Washington, D.C.
  • February 27 – Guest lecturer in Asst. Prof. Shawna Weimer’s Poultry Science class at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR
• Rusty Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney
  • February 4 – In-person presentation on landowner liability and trespassing at the Polk County Extension Service in Mena, AR
  • February 24 – In-person presentation with students at on agricultural law issues at NASDA 2025 Winter Policy Conference in Washington, D.C.
  • February 26 – In-person presentation on business entities at the Center for Arkansas Farms and Food at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR
• Brigit Rollins, Staff Attorney
  • February 11 – In-person joint presentation on “Pesticide Policy in Practice: Agronomic Strategies and Policy
    Implications” at the 2025 Soybean Summit for Illinois Soybean Association in Champaign, IL

NALC Media Mentions

• February 1 – Newton County Times – Legal experts to discuss Chevron doctrine, agency authority at Mid-South conference
• February 3 – Farm Progress – Mixing ag and solar may provide benefits for all
• February 6 – Stuttgart Daily Leader – Navigating farm debt, ag bankruptcy focus at Mid-South conference
• February 8 – Newton County Times – Navigating farm debt, ag bankruptcy focus at Mid-South conference
• February 11 – Stuttgart Daily Leader – Butterfly effect? NALC webinar will discuss impacts of listing monarch butterfly under Endangered Species Act
• February 12 – Beyond Pesticides – New York Bill Highlights Significance of Tax Incentives for Organic Transition
• February 12 – Spectrum News – North Texas county issues disaster declaration due to ‘dangerous levels’ of PFAS that killed livestock
• February 12 – Fox 10 Phoenix – Food recalls: Here’s what to know about why they’re issued, and what you should do
• February 12 – Pine Bluff Commercial – Community Briefs Feb. 12: Navigating farm debt, bankruptcy
• February 13 – WYFF 4 Greenville – What is agritourism, and the impact a new program will have on boosting it in South Carolina
• February 14 – National Hog Farmer – Rhoden signs South Dakota lab-grown meat bill
• February 15 – Newton County Times – Butterfly effect? NALC webinar will discuss impacts of listing monarch butterfly under Endangered Species Act
• February 15 – Newton County Times – Federal-private split estates: public lands and ag on Western conference agenda
• February 20 – Paragould Daily Press – Corporate Transparency Act is back, with new March 21 filing deadline
• February 20 – Victoria Advocate – Corporate Transparency Act is back, with new March 21 filing deadline
• February 20 – Stuttgart Daily Leader – Corporate Transparency Act is back, with new March 21 filing deadline
• February 22 – Magnolia Reporter – Corporate Transparency Act is back, with new March 21 filing deadline
• February 24 – Hot Springs Sentinel-Record – Corporate Transparency Act is back, with new March 21 filing deadline
• February 24 – Pine Bluff Commercial – Community Briefs Feb. 24: CTA has new deadline
• February 24 – Farm Progress/Southwest Farm Press – Drones and private property: Know your rights
• February 25 – Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – USA Rice Federation backs Trump tariffs to counter ‘eroding’ domestic market
• February 26 – Statesman-Journal (Oregon) – Oregon lawmaker wants to block Chinese ownership of agricultural land. This is why
• February 28 – Lancaster Farming – Proposed Monarch Butterfly Protection Raises Questions for Farmers
• February 28 – Stuttgart Daily Leader – Annual meeting provides status report on Arkansas rice industry