March 2026 Roundup

As March 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 March 2026.

Blog Posts

• Texas Food Law Litigation Updates: Part 2
• Supreme Court Vacates IEEPA Tariffs
• The Deal with Dicamba: Products Registered, Lawsuit Filed
• Procedures: Injunctions
• Ninth Circuit addresses “Natural Grocers v. Rollins”
• Department of Interior Seeks to Convene the Endangered Species Committee
• Indiana Expands Foreign Ownership Restrictions Through Newly Enacted State Law
• Eleventh Circuit takes up Florida’s Ban on Cell-Cultured Meat

News Releases

• UADA article: Federal agency sued for lack of timely rule on monarch butterfly designation
• UADA news release: National Agricultural Law Center hosts webinar on H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program
• UADA article: Lawsuit filed to halt dicamba use; Roundup settlement appears ahead of SCOTUS case
• UADA news release: BBQ and CLEs at the 2026 Mid-South Ag and Environmental Law Conference
• UADA news article: Arkansas led nation in Chapter 12 farm bankruptcy filings in 2025

The Feed

• Volume 4, Issue 5
• Volume 4, Issue 6

Webinars

• March 18 – Homing in on H-2A: An Overview of the Temporary Agricultural Worker Program

Publications

• March 11 – Dicamba FAQs & Resources

NALC Outreach

• Harrison Pittman, NALC Director
  • March 2 – Joint presentation online on the Farm Bill and MAHA to UAMS’ Master of Public Health’s Food and Nutrition Policy class via Zoom
  • March 3 – In-person presentation on litigation updates pertaining to pesticides at the Association of American Pesticide Control Officials, Inc. Annual Spring Meeting and Conference in Alexandria, VA
  • March 13 – In-person “Fireside Chat” discussion on ‘Interpreting Change: Realities of the Road Ahead’ at the Arizona Department of Agriculture’s Arizona Agribusiness Roundtable in Tempe, AZ
  • March 20 – In-person presentation on “Update on Federal Farm Issues from the National Agricultural Law Center” to the State Bar of Georgia’s Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s Agriculture Law session in Macon, GA.
• Elizabeth Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney
  • March 2 – In-person guest lecture on criminal law as it relates to the Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act for Dr. Kristen Gibson’s Intro to Food Law class at the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
  • March 30 – Online guest lecturer for Professor Gregory Archer’s Animal Welfare class at Texas A&M University via Zoom
• Rusty Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney
  • March 5 – In-person presentation on business structures and liabilities to new veteran farmers at NCAT’s Armed to Farm program in Sacramento, CA
• Brigit Rollins, Staff Attorney
  • March 25 – Online presentation on water law in the Western United States with a focus on securing water rights in Arizona to Land at Home Project via Zoom
• Emily Stone, Staff Attorney
  • March 2 – Joint presentation online on the Farm Bill and MAHA to UAMS’ Master of Public Health’s Food and Nutrition Policy class via Zoom
  • March 9-10 – In-person presentation on “Make America Healthy Again: Moment vs Movement” at NYFEA’s Agriculture’s Promise conference in Washington, D.C. Also led a delegation of six Arkansas students who attended the conference.

NALC Media Mentions

• March 3 – Chemical & Engineering News – Farm bill and Trump’s glyphosate order magnify pesticides’ ‘watershed moment’
• March 4 – Farm Progress – DOJ probes U.S. fertilizer market for possible price fixing
• March 4 – Bloomberg – DOJ Probes US Fertilizer Market for Possible Price Fixing
• March 4 – CPI: Competition Policy International – DOJ Investigates Major Fertilizer Producers Over Possible Price Coordination
• March 4 – Stuttgart Daily Leader – National Ag Law Center, NASDA Foundation team up for 2026 Mid-South Ag and Environmental Law Conference
• March 9 – My San Antonio News – Texas grocery recalls: What’s behind the rise in food safety alerts
• March 9 – Yahoo! News – Texas grocery recalls: What’s behind the rise in food safety alerts
• March 10 – Stuttgart Daily Leader – National Agricultural Law Center hosts webinar on H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program
• March 11 – Magnolia Reporter – National Agricultural Law Center hosts webinar on H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program
• March 12 – Resident News Network – National Agricultural Law Center hosts webinar on H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program
• March 13 – Agri-Pulse – Fertilizer producers fixed prices, lawsuit claims
• March 13 – Appalachian Highlands Farmers Magazine – Small Farms Offer Big Solutions for a Stable Economy
• March 15 – The England Democrat – EPA’s 2026 dicamba labels come with new restrictions
• March 16 – Newsweek – Lake Mead’s Water Forecast Just Got Worse
• March 18 – Stuttgart Daily Leader – Lawsuit filed to halt dicamba use; Roundup settlement appears ahead of SCOTUS case
• March 19 – Paxton Media Group – Lawsuit filed to halt dicamba use; Roundup settlement appears ahead of SCOTUS case
• March 19 – Jonesboro Sun – Lawsuit filed to halt dicamba use; Roundup settlement appears ahead of SCOTUS case
• March 19 – Budget and Bees – States Debate New Rules as Lab-Grown Meat Expands in the U.S.
• March 18 – Farm Action – Bloomberg | DOJ Probes US Fertilizer Market for Possible Price Fixing
• March 20 – Newsweek – Lake Powell Water Levels Get Bad News Amid Heat Wave
• March 20 – Stuttgart Daily Leader – BBQ and CLEs at the 2026 Mid-South Ag and Environmental Law Conference
• March 20 – inkl.com – States Debate New Rules as Lab-Grown Meat Expands in the U.S.
• March 21 – Pine Bluff Commercial – Community Briefs March 21: BBQ and CLEs set at law session
• March 23 – Delta Farm Press – High-profile pesticides’ labels coming under scrutiny
• March 23 – KAIT 8 News – Farmers could be affected by lawsuit aiming to halt dicamba use
• March 23 – Nebraska Public Media (PBS/NPR) – Bayer faces thousands of Roundup cancer lawsuits. A Supreme Court ruling may make it harder to sue
• March 23 – Stuttgart Daily Leader – Arkansas led nation in Chapter 12 farm bankruptcy filings in 2025
• March 23 – Iowa Public Radio – Bayer faces thousands of Roundup cancer lawsuits. A Supreme Court ruling may make it harder to sue
• March 23 – KCUR: NPR in Kansas City – Bayer faces thousands of Roundup cancer lawsuits. A Supreme Court ruling may make it harder to sue
• March 24 – Farm Talk – Lawsuit filed to halt dicamba use; Roundup settlement appears ahead of SCOTUS case
• March 24 – The Arkadelphian – Arkansas led nation in Chapter 12 farm bankruptcy filings in 2025
• March 24 – Louisiana Farm Bureau News – High Profile Pesticides Labels Coming Under Scrutiny
• March 25 – Magnolia Reporter – Arkansas led nation in Chapter 12 farm bankruptcy filings in 2025
• March 26 – Committee of 100 – Federal and State Bills Restricting Property Ownership by Foreign Entities
• March 30 – Wake Forest Law Review – From Test Tube to Table: Lab-Grown Meat in North Carolina
• March 31 – Farm Talk – Lawsuit filed to halt dicamba use; Roundup settlement appears ahead of SCOTUS case
• March 31 – WGBH Boston – A new bill aims to help Mass. farms. But some say it should help farm workers, too.