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The Feed: Vol. 3, Issue 20

The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for...

‘MAHA’ Movement: Defining Ultra-processed Foods

This month California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1264 into law. This landmark legislation creates a statutory definition of ultra-processed foods...

UADA news release: Federal court dismisses ‘forever chemicals’ suit by farmers against EPA

“While the court ultimately dismissed the case, it did indicate what future actions the plaintiffs might take to prompt EPA to...

IEEPA Tariffs Challenged in Supreme Court

Introduction  On August 29, a federal appeals court ruled that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not provide the...

The NALC Quarterly Newsletter: 3Q25

The National Agricultural Law Center compiles and publishes a quarterly newsletter highlighting recent and upcoming events and resources. The newsletter for...

Court Dismisses PFAS Case Brought by Farmers Against EPA

In late September 2025, a federal court in D.C. dismissed a case filed by farmers and ranchers in Texas against the...

The Feed: Vol. 3, Issue 19

The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for...

UADA news release: So Now You Own a Farm: NALC webinar to guide new farmland owners

Peggy Kirk Hall and Robert Moore, attorneys with The Ohio State University Agricultural & Resource Law Program, will discuss farmland inheritance...

2025 Legislative Recap: Continued Expansion of State-Level Foreign Ownership Restrictions

by NALC staff During the 2025 legislative session, most states considered at least one bill aimed at enacting or amending a...

Alternative Proteins: 2025 Legislative Update

Emily Whitest, Research Fellow  The legal definition of “meat” is under fire. As alternative proteins flood the market, a new wave...

September Monthly Roundup

 Roundup As September has ended, the staff at the National Agricultural Law Center continue to bring trusted research and information in...

Alternative Proteins: 2025 Litigation Update

Jakob Christopherson, Research Fellow “We shall escape the absurdity of growing a whole chicken in order to eat the breast or...

The Feed: Vol. 3, Issue 18

The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for...

Water Users Ask Supreme Court to Consider Whether Bureau of Reclamation Violated the U.S. Constitution

The City of Fresno, California (“the City”) together with several Central Valley irrigation districts have asked the Supreme Court to hear...

2023 AEWR Rule Vacated

Introduction  A federal judge in Louisiana recently issued a final judgment that will impact the way farm worker wages are calculated...

‘MAHA’ Movement: State Agency Actions and Consumer Legal Challenges

by Staff Attorney Emily Stone Over the past year, the nutrition and health initiative Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) spearheaded by...

The Feed: Vol. 3, Issue 17

The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for...

Federal Court Dismisses Challenge to Texas’ Newly Enacted Foreign Ownership Law

by NALC staff During the 2025 legislative session, Texas became the twenty-eighth state to adopt legislation–Senate Bill 17 (“SB 17”) –prohibiting...

Lawsuit Challenges Registration of Enlist One and Enlist Duo

A coalition of environmental groups lead by the Center for Food Safety have asked a federal court in the District of...

UADA news release: NALC’s Pittman, Deputy USDA Secretary Vaden will join Ag Outlook Forum

Sept. 9, 2025 by the U of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Fast facts: Ag Forum will focus on innovation, taxes,...