Monthly Roundup
As May 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 May 2025.
Blog Posts
- FDA Announces Plan to “Phase Out” Synthetic Dyes
- Whistleblowers, Divestment, and Disclosure: Idaho Enacts Amendment to State’s Foreign Ownership Law
- EPA Releases Final Insecticide Strategy
- Recent State Updates to Grain Indemnity
- FWS Seeks Voluntary Vacatur in Lesser Prairie-Chicken Case
News Releases
- NALC news release: Communicating with government agencies: Session at Western conference details ethical considerations
- NALC news release: Foreign ownership, pesticides and Prop 12: National Ag Law Center attorneys to provide ag law update during Mid-South online bonus session
- NALC news release: Agritourism and Accessibility: NALC webinar will explore Americans with Disabilities Act requirements for farm operators
- Spotlight on Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law: Trusted partner will present upcoming NALC webinars
- NALC news release: NALC Reading Rooms: Hundreds of resources, one destination for ag law topics
- NALC news release: Update from the Potomac: U.S. congressional staff to share insights at upcoming ag conferences
- NALC news release: What does SCOTUS’ Chevron decision mean for agriculture? Legal experts weigh in
The Feed
Webinars
- May 14 – Mid-South “Early Bird” Sessions
- May 21 – Navigating ADA Compliance for Agritourism Guests
NALC Outreach
- Harrison Pittman, NALC Director
- May 8 – In-person presentation on ‘The Latest on DOGE, MAHA, Tariffs, & Farm Programs’ for the Agricultural Council of Arkansas Spring Meeting of the Board of Directors in Pickens, Arkansas
- May 14 – Joint online presentation on “Halfway There: Mid-Year Mid-South Review of Legal Developments” for Mid-South Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference Early Bird session
- May 21 – Attended Senate Ag Committee confirmation hearing for Scott Hutchins, nominee for USDA Deputy Undersecretary, Research, Education, and Economics; and Dudley W. Hoskins, nominee for USDA Deputy Secretary, Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Washington, D.C.
- May 28-29 – In-person presentation on Federal and State Judicial and Legislative Update at the 18th Annual John Huffaker Agricultural Law Symposium, Lubbock, TX
- Elizabeth Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney
- May 14 – Joint online presentation on “Halfway There: Mid-Year Mid-South Review of Legal Developments” for Mid-South Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference Early Bird session
- Brigit Rollins, Staff Attorney
- May 14 – Joint online presentation on “Halfway There: Mid-Year Mid-South Review of Legal Developments” for Mid-South Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference Early Bird session
NALC Media Mentions
- May 1 – Magnolia Banner-News – Take it to the bank: Session at annual Western conference to discuss water banking, leasing
- May 1 – Pine Bluff Commercial – Community Briefs May 1: Water banking, leasing topics at event
- May 5 – Beyond Pesticides – Groups Ask States to Reject Immunity from Lawsuits when Chemical Companies Fail to Warn of Product Hazards
- May 6 – Pine Bluff Commercial – Community Briefs May 6: Session eyes talks with government
- May 6 – Port City Daily – Industry-backed provision tucked into Farm Bill shields liability for pesticide manufacturers
- May 8 – Jonesboro Sun – Foreign ownership, pesticides, and Prop 12: National Ag Law Center attorneys to provide update during Mid-South online bonus session
- May 8 – High Plains Journal – Ag law center to provide update on many topics
- May 8 – Jonesboro Sun – Communicating with government agencies: Session at Western conference details ethical considerations
- May 8 – Morning Ag Clips – First Agri-Law Summit Coming in August
- May 8 – Brownfield Ag News – States Picking Up Cultured-Protein Labeling Legislation
- May 9 – Austin American-Statesman – Texas House advances Senate Bill 17 to bar certain immigrants from owning land in state
- May 10 – Newton County Times – Foreign ownership, pesticides and Prop 12: National Ag Law Center attorneys to provide ag law update during Mid-South online bonus session
- May 10 – Newton County Times – Communicating with government agencies: Session at Western conference details ethical considerations
- May 13 – Stuttgart Daily Leader – Foreign ownership, pesticides and Prop 12: National Ag Law Center attorneys to provide ag law update during Mid-South online bonus session
- May 14 – Northern Ag Network – Bayer Intensifies Roundup Legal Fight
- May 14 – Progressive Farmer – Bayer Intensifies Roundup Legal Fight
- May 14 – Talk Business & Politics – Agritourism webinar slated for May 21 webinar
- May 15 – Pine Bluff Commercial – Community Briefs May 15: Webinar eyes ADA rules on farms
- May 17 – Newton County Times – Agritourism and Accessibility: NALC webinar will explore Americans with Disabilities Act requirements for farm operators
- May 22 – Stuttgart Daily Leader – Update from the Potomac: U.S. congressional staff to share insights at upcoming ag conferences
- May 24 – Pine Bluff Commercial – Community Briefs May 24: Congressional staff to share insights
- May 24 – Jonesboro Sun – Update from the Potomac: U.S. congressional staff to share insights at upcoming ag conferences
- May 26 – Morning Ag Clips – Indiana Farm Bureau Workshop on Ag Contracts
- May 29 – Stuttgart Daily Leader – What does SCOTUS’ Chevron decision mean for agriculture? Legal experts weigh in
- May 29 – Tribune Papers – NC Farm Act Favors Chemical Giants Over Citizens
- May 31 – Jonesboro Sun – What does SCOTUS’ Chevron decision mean for agriculture? Legal experts weigh in