Roundup
As October 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 October 2026.
Blog Posts
- Litigation On-Going in Western Lake Erie Basin
- Federal Court Vacates a Portion of a SNAP Implementation Guidance
- Recent Changes to Dyed Diesel Regulations
- Ninth Circuit Concludes United States Not Immune from Water Rights Lawsuit
- Legislative Proposals in Slaughter and Processing
- Food Law in the States: 2026 California Update
- Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Distressed Farm Credit Loans
- Uncertainty in the PPR: Examining FWS 2024 Final Drain Tile Setback Rule
News Releases
- Who controls your farm data? NALC webinar examines emerging state laws
- Chapter 12 farm bankruptcy filings up significantly in Q3; Arkansas leads nation
- NASDA Next-Gen valuable to new attorneys
- Should I change my farm operation from a partnership to an LLC?
The Feed
Quarterly Newsletter
Webinars
- October 21 – Agricultural Data Rights: A New State Law Landscape
NALC Outreach
- Harrison Pittman, NALC Director
- October 14 – In-person presentation on ‘State of Play: Anti-Foreign and Anti-Corporate Land Ownership Laws’ at the Farmland Capital Alliance’s October Bi-Annual Meeting in Kingsville, TX
- October 28 – In-person presentations on ag policy to Georgia state legislative committee in Douglas, GA
- October 29 – Online presentation on recent litigation trends and emerging legal issues affecting the industry for Barnes & Thornburg’s 2026 Fall Harvest Conference webinar.
- Elizabeth Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney
- October 16 – Online presentation on the NALC-NASDA partnership of the DEBT Project on bankruptcy for the Ohio State University’s Farm Office Live webinar.
- Rusty Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney
- October 1 – Online presentation on timber trespass statutes and eminent domain at the UAPB Cooperative Extension Program’s Landowners’ Conference via Zoom.
- October 2 – In-person presentation on the recent federal and state legal developments affecting agricultural clients at the Indiana State Bar Association’s 2026 Agricultural Law Annual Meeting in Cloverdale, IN.
- October 6 – Online presentation on NALC’s agritourism resources for a webinar on the AMS Agritourism project from the University of Vermont Extension.
- October 8 – In-person presentation on business structures and liabilities for farms at the Armed to Farm training in Bourbonnais, IL.
- October 13 – In-person presentation on the NALC and the resources we provide at the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce – Bureau of Plant Industry’s Fall Pre-SFIREG meeting for Region 4 in Starkville, MS
- October 20 – In-person presentation on ‘Landowner’s Rights: What You Need to Know’ at University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture’s Little River County Extension office in Ashdown, AR
- October 27 – In-person presentation on ‘Agricultural Law & Policy Update’ at the Farmer Veteran Coalition’s 2026 Farmer Veteran Stakeholders Conference in Williamsburg, VA.
NALC Media Mentions
- October 1 – Animal Wellness Action – Proposition 12: Economic Impacts on Farmers, Consumers, and the Pork Industry
- October 1 – Feedstuffs/Farm Progress – Filing seeks to end Oklahoma poultry case ‘once and for all’
- October 2 – Farm Progress – DEBT project reveals hidden farm bankruptcy data
- October 2 – RFD-TV – Foreign Farmland Ownership Raises Competing Concerns
- October 4 – AgriNews – NASDA holds 2026 conference: ‘Deep Roots, Bountiful Future’ theme
- October 5 – UADA Press – EPA asked to add cancer warnings to pesticide labels
- October 5 – Farms.com – Who controls your farm data? NALC webinar examines emerging state laws
- October 5 – KCHA News – Ag Matters: Foreign Farmland Ownership
- October 6 – Farm Progress – Public comment on new WOTUS supplemental proposal ends Oct. 9
- October 6 – Farm Press – Public comment on new WOTUS supplemental proposal ends Oct. 9
- October 6 – Farm Talk – Who controls your farm data? NALC webinar examines emerging state laws
- October 7 – Stuttgart Daily Leader – Public comment period on new WOTUS supplemental proposal ends Friday
- October 7 – Progressive Policy Institute – U.S. farm income down $9 billion this year; expenses up $5 billion
- October 7 – The Latin Times – DOJ & USDA escalate war on farm input price-fixing
- October 7 – AEI – Are US Farms Facing a Financial Crisis?
- October 9 – The Duncan Banner – Who controls your farm data? NALC webinar examines emerging state laws
- October 9 – Hoodline – Springfield weighs chicken slaughterhouse plan for Page Boulevard butcher shop
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- October 13 – WATT Poultry – What Delmarva poultry producers can learn from Oklahoma suit
- October 16 – The Big Bend Sentinel – Final rule on monarch listing proposal deferred to 2030
- October 19 – MS Now – Trump’s policies are hammering farmers — and putting rural America in play for Democrats
- October 20 – MS Now – White House approves yet another bailout for farmers hurt by Trump’s agenda
- October 21 – Southeast AgNet – Georgia Cotton Commission: Harvest Fuel Relief Program Announced at Opportune Time for Farmers
- October 21 – The Columns – From 4-H to Law School: Meet Catalina Clouthier ’28L
- October 22 – Talk Business & Politics – Arkansas farm bankruptcies on the rise, most in the nation
- October 23 – KARK Fox16 – Arkansas leads nation in Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies in UA Extension Service report
- October 23 – WGLT 89.1 – Conservationists sound the alarm on Trump’s Endangered Species Act changes
- October 23 – Feedstuffs – Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies rise significantly
- October 23 – KCUR NPR – Conservationists sound the alarm on Trump’s Endangered Species Act changes
- October 23 – KOLR Ozarks First – Arkansas leads nation in Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies in UA Extension Service report
- October 23 – The Arkadelphian – Arkansas leads nation in farm bankruptcy; Q3 filings up significantly
- October 23 – NWA Homepage – Arkansas leads nation in Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies in UA Extension Service report
- October 23 – Stuttgart Daily Leader – Chapter 12 farm bankruptcy filings up significantly in Q3; Arkansas leads nation
- October 26 – KTLO – Arkansas leads nation in farm bankruptcies in 2026
- October 26 – Brownfield Ag News – Arkansas farm bankruptcies near 2025 total with quarter left
- October 27 – KUAF Ozarks at Large – Arkansas farm bankruptcies break records
- October 27 – Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – Arkansas leads nation in farm bankruptcies for second year in a row
- October 27 – Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – Arkansas leads nation in farm bankruptcies for second year in a row
- October 28 – Wynne Progress – Chapter 12 farm bankruptcy filings up significantly in Q3; Arkansas leads nation
- October 28 – Farm Progress – Arkansas farmers face record bankruptcy wave amid rising input costs
- October 28 – 5News Online – Arkansas farmers struggling to make profits amid rising production costs
- October 29 – Farm Policy News – US Farm Bankruptcies Up 19% Through Three Quarters of 2026
- October 29 – Successful Farming – U.S. Farm Bankruptcies Up 19% Through Three Quarters of 2026
- October 29 – Morning AgClips – US Farm Bankruptcies Up 19% Through Three Quarters of 2026
- October 29 – AgroLatam – Farm Bankruptcies Rise 19% as Financial Pressure Deepens Across Agriculture
- October 30 – DTN Progressive Farmer – NALC: Chapter 12 Farm Bankruptcies Continue to Rise
- October 30 – AgDaily – Arkansas tops nation with a dozen Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies in Q3
- October 30 – Dairy News Today – US farm bankruptcies rise nearly 19% in first nine months of 2026
- October 30 – Yahoo! Finance – This state tops nation with a dozen Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies in Q3
- October 31 – DTN Progressive Farmer – Auction Block Heats Up
- October 31 – Newsbreak – Arkansas tops nation with a dozen Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies in Q3