Save The Date:
The 12th Annual Mid-South Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference will be held on:
June 5-6, 2025
Memphis, Tennessee
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
Agriculture in the Mid-South is uniquely impacted by changes and developments in state, federal, and international laws and policies. The 12th Annual Mid-South Agricultural & Environmental Law Conference provides relevant and timely agricultural and environmental legal research and information to attorneys, farm managers and rural appraisers, consultants, lenders, accountants, tax consultants, students and other agricultural professionals involved in the agriculture industries in the southern U.S. The conference is a great networking opportunity and is a premiere educational opportunity in the ag industry. The conference is available both in-person and livestream. The conference program itself is held on June 6 at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. On the afternoon/evening of June 5, attendees informally gather at The Peabody Memphis before heading across the street for the annual “Beer & BBQ” dinner at The Rendezvous. The annual “Early Bird” online bonus CLE will be held in May 2024. Finalized “Early Bird” date will be announced in the future. If you have questions, please feel free to reach out anytime to NALC Director Harrison Pittman at hmpittm@uark.edu.
Registration opening in early January 2025. Be sure to check back for updated agenda and conference information. This year’s agenda currently includes:
- Keynote address by Wes Ward, Secretary, Arkansas Department of Agriculture and 2024-2025 President, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
- Ag Lands & Transactions: Trends & Legal Update (speakers TBA)
- Mid-Year, Mid-South Review of Legal Developments (NALC Staff & Partners)
- Solar Leases & Development in the Mid-South: Pointers and Pitfalls (Seth Hampton, Member, Rose Law Firm; Will Veve, DESRI)
- Groundwater Competition & Agriculture (speakers TBA)
- State and Federal Agency Deference in a Post-Chevron World (Grant Ballard, Partner, Ark Ag Law, PLLC; John Dillard, Principal, USDA Practice Head, Olsson Frank Weeda)
- Legal Ethics for Ag Industry Professionals: CFIUS, Foreign Ownership, & National Security (Asa Hutchinson, Governor of Arkansas (2015-2023); Founder, Asa Hutchinson Law Group; Under Secretary, Department of Homeland Security (2003-2005)
- Dealing With Debt: Practical Considerations in Preparing for & Navigating Ag Bankruptcy (speakers TBA).