Research by Topic

Welcome to the National Agricultural Law Center’s library of subject-based “Reading Rooms.” Each reading room contains a comprehensive list of current electronic resources for an agricultural or food law topic. Links are provided to major statutes, regulations, case law, Center-published research articles, government publications, Congressional publications, and numerous other research resources. Also contained in each room is an overview article that provides a thumbnail sketch of the history and development of that subject. Links to the other rooms are provided on the left side of each reading room. Recently added resources are posted at the top of the applicable sections. Periodic browsing of our Reading Rooms is suggested, as resources are frequently added and/or updated, and work on the construction of new rooms is ongoing.

Index of Reading Rooms

Administrative Law	Agricultural Leases
Agritourism	Alternative Dispute Resolution
Animal Feeding Operations	Animal Identification & Tracing
Animal Welfare	Aquaculture
Bankruptcy	Biosecurity
Biotechnology	Business Organizations
Checkoff Programs	Clean Air Act
Clean Water Act	Climate Change
Commercial Transactions	Commodity Programs
Conservation Programs	Cooperatives
Country of Origin Labeling	Crop Insurance/Disaster Assistance
Endangered Species Act	Environmental Law
Estate Planning and Taxation	Finance & Credit
Food Labeling	Food Safety
Forestry	Indigenous Food and Agriculture
Industrial Hemp	International Law and Organizations
International Trade	Labor
Land Ownership & Corporate Farming Laws	Landowner Liability
Local Food Systems	Marketing Orders
National Organic Program	Nutrition Programs
Packers and Stockyards	Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act
Pesticides	Production Contracts
Renewable Energy	Secured Transactions
Specialty Crops	Sustainable Agriculture
Urban Encroachment	Water Law