• May 22, 2013
• Elizabeth

Food Safety   Overview The United States food regulatory system has developed piecemeal over the last century, generating new rules and...

• May 20, 2013
• Elizabeth

Environmental Law   Overview Environmental law is a body of law dedicated to protecting the natural environment from degradation because of...

• May 20, 2013
• Elizabeth

Corporate Farming & Land Ownership Laws   Overview Several states have statutes or constitutional provisions that restrict the power of certain...

• May 20, 2013
• Elizabeth

Farm Commodity Programs   Overview Throughout American history the federal government has used its legislative power to support agricultural production, such...

• May 20, 2013
• Elizabeth

Climate Change   Overview Natural processes and man-made changes to the environment has caused significant changes to the earth’s atmosphere due...

• May 20, 2013
• Elizabeth

Clean Water Act   Overview The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251-1387, was adopted in 1948 and, after...

• May 14, 2013
• Elizabeth

Biotechnology Overview A uniformly accepted definition of biotechnology does not exist. Under the broadest definition, the use of biological sciences to...

• May 14, 2013
• Elizabeth

Agricultural Biosecurity   Overview Recent events, specifically the attacks of September 11 and the discovery of cows with BSE within the...

• May 13, 2013
• Elizabeth

Animal Welfare   Overview Laws governing the treatment of animals in the United States began to emerge, mostly at the state...

• May 13, 2013
• Elizabeth

Alternative Dispute Resolution Overview As the number of cases filed each year has increased and court resources are stretched further and...

• May 2, 2013
• Elizabeth

Acronyms: AAA: Agricultural Adjustment Acts AAM: American Agriculture Movement AARC: Alternative Agricultural Research & Commercialization Corporation AASCARR: American Association of Schools...

• May 1, 2013
• Elizabeth

Animal Welfare January 1, 1995 – August 16, 2023 This index provides a comprehensive though not necessarily exhaustive compilation of reported...

• May 1, 2013
• Elizabeth

Case Law Index Alternative Dispute Resolution January 1, 2002 – January 25, 2023 This index provides a comprehensive though not necessarily...

• May 1, 2013
• Elizabeth

Case Law Index Agritourism January 1, 1985 – April 12, 2024 This index provides a comprehensive though not necessarily exhaustive compilation...

• May 1, 2013
• Elizabeth

Case Law Index Agricultural Leases January 1, 1965 – March 25, 2022 This index provides a comprehensive though not necessarily exhaustive...

• May 1, 2013
• Elizabeth

Case Law Index Administrative Law January 1, 2002 – May 11, 2023   This index provides a comprehensive though not necessarily exhaustive...

• May 1, 2013
• Elizabeth

Administrative Law – An Overview Background Agriculture is one of the most heavily regulated components of the U.S. economy, with virtually...

• April 4, 2013
• Elizabeth

Reuters reports that the Environmental Protection Agency has named thirty-one experts to review an upcoming report on “fracking,” the term...

• Ag & Food Law Update

• March 19, 2013
• Cade Collister

Case Law Indexes The Case Law Indexes provide comprehensive though not necessarily exhaustive subject-based compilations of reported and unreported federal and...

• March 18, 2013
• Cade Collister

Direct Communications Critical issues and challenges face the agricultural and food law communities of the United States, and for over twenty-five years it...