By Mary Hightower
University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Fast Facts
- New video series cuts through legal jargon
- ‘NALC Explains’ available on YouTube, other platforms
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The National Agricultural Law Center has introduced a 90-second video series that translates complex legal decisions about far-reaching agriculture, environmental and food issues into everyday language.
The first two episodes of “NALC Explains” feature Staff Attorney Brigit Rollins explaining the U.S. Supreme Court decision on pesticide failure-to-warn labeling, and Staff Attorney Emily Stone talking about the federal court decision that overturned waivers for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, in five states.
“Important legal developments shouldn’t be accessible only to attorneys,” said Harrison Pittman, NALC director. “Our mission is to translate complex agricultural law issues into clear, practical information that anyone can understand.
“Short-form video allows us to meet people where they are and provide reliable legal context in another format that fits how audiences consume information today,” he said.
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About the National Agricultural Law Center
Created by Congress in 1987, the National Agricultural Law Center serves as the nation’s leading source of agricultural and food law research and information. The NALC works with producers, agribusinesses, state and federal policymakers, lenders, Congressional staffers, attorneys, land grant universities, students, and many others to provide objective, nonpartisan agricultural and food law research and information to the nation’s agricultural community.
The NALC is a unit of the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture and works in close partnership with the USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Agricultural Library.
About the Division of Agriculture
The University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture’s mission is to strengthen agriculture, communities, and families by connecting trusted research to the adoption of best practices. Through the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service, the Division of Agriculture conducts research and extension work within the nation’s historic land-grant education system.
The Division of Agriculture is one of 22 entities within the University of Arkansas System. It has offices in all 75 counties in Arkansas and faculty on three campuses.
Pursuant to 7 CFR § 15.3, the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture offers all its Extension and Research programs and services (including employment) without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, sexual preference, pregnancy or any other legally protected status, and is an equal opportunity institution.
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Media Contact:
Nick Kordsmeier
Nkordsme@uada.edu
Original article can be read here.