The Feed: Vol. 3, Issue 7

The Feed: Vol. 3, Issue 7

by | Apr 10, 2025 | The Feed

The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for The Feed, and also read the PDF for Vol. 3, Issue 7, from April 10, 2025. To sign up for The Feed, click here. Click here to...
Congress Seeks to Strengthen Oversight: Proposed Amendments to AFIDA

Congress Seeks to Strengthen Oversight: Proposed Amendments to AFIDA

by | Apr 10, 2025 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act, Farm Service Agency, Focusing on Foreign Investment, Foreign Ownership, Land Ownership, NALC Staff, United States Department of Agriculture

by NALC Staff Over the past few years, federal and state lawmakers have become increasingly concerned about foreign investments in U.S. agricultural land. While there is no federal law that restricts foreign investments of agricultural land, the federal government...
NALC news release: Ag Land and Money: Mid-South and Western conferences will highlight regional trends in ag land transactions

NALC news release: Ag Land and Money: Mid-South and Western conferences will highlight regional trends in ag land transactions

by | Apr 9, 2025 | Ag & Food Law Update, Continuing Education, Finance and Credit, Foreign Ownership, Land Ownership, NALC Resources, NALC Staff, News Release

By Drew Viguet National Agricultural Law Center U of A System Division of Agriculture April 9, 2025 Fast facts: Conference sessions will detail latest ag land legal and market trends Peoples Company’s Dave Muth, Quinn Kendrick will present Registration available...
NALC news release: Planning ethically: Western conference session details estate planning in agriculture

NALC news release: Planning ethically: Western conference session details estate planning in agriculture

by | Apr 4, 2025 | Ag & Food Law Update, Continuing Education, Estate Planning, Land Ownership, NALC Resources, NALC Staff, News Release

By Drew Viguet National Agricultural Law Center U of A System Division of Agriculture April 4, 2025 Fast facts: Western session discusses ethics of estate planning Sawtooth Law Offices’ David Claiborne is presenting the session Registration is online, livestream...
The NALC Quarterly Newsletter: 1Q25

The NALC Quarterly Newsletter: 1Q25

by | Apr 3, 2025 | Quarterly Newsletter

The National Agricultural Law Center compiles and publishes a quarterly newsletter highlighting recent and upcoming events and resources. The newsletter for the first quarter of 2025 is available here. To sign up for future newsletters, click here....
Restricting Investments “On Behalf Of” Foreign Entities: Utah Amends State Foreign Ownership Law

Restricting Investments “On Behalf Of” Foreign Entities: Utah Amends State Foreign Ownership Law

by | Apr 1, 2025 | Corporate Farming, Focusing on Foreign Investment, Foreign Ownership, Land Ownership, NALC Staff

by NALC staff On March 25, 2025, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed into law House Bill 430 (“HB 430”) to amend a state law that restricts certain foreign purchases of real property located within the state. Under Utah’s foreign ownership law, certain foreign entities...
March Monthly Roundup

March Monthly Roundup

by | Apr 1, 2025 | Monthly Round Up

Monthly Roundup As March 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 March 2025....
NALC news release: Former Arkansas Gov. Hutchinson to discuss legal ethics, foreign ownership at Mid-South conference

NALC news release: Former Arkansas Gov. Hutchinson to discuss legal ethics, foreign ownership at Mid-South conference

by | Mar 31, 2025 | Ag & Food Law Update, Continuing Education, Foreign Ownership, Land Ownership, NALC Resources, NALC Staff, News Release

By Drew Viguet National Agricultural Law Center U of A System Division of Agriculture March 31, 2025 Fast facts: Former Gov. Asa Hutchinson presenting legal ethics session at NALC’s June Mid-South conference Foreign ownership, national security is the session focus...
The Feed: Vol. 3, Issue 7

The Feed: Vol. 3, Issue 6

by | Mar 27, 2025 | The Feed

The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for The Feed, and also read the PDF for Vol. 3, Issue 6, from March 27, 2025. To sign up for The Feed, click here. Click here to...
NALC news release: Can’t-miss events: What ag professionals are saying about the Mid-South, Western conferences

NALC news release: Can’t-miss events: What ag professionals are saying about the Mid-South, Western conferences

by | Mar 26, 2025 | Ag & Food Law Update, Continuing Education, Environmental Law, NALC Resources, NALC Staff, News Release, Water Law, Western Water

By Drew Viguet, NALC Communications & Special Projects Coordinator Whether you’re a student, attorney, farmer, or policymaker on Capitol Hill – there’s something for you at the Mid-South and Western conferences. This year, both the 12th Annual Mid-South Ag and...
Community Supported Agriculture: A Field Guide for Producers and Consumers (Participation in Federal Programs)

Community Supported Agriculture: A Field Guide for Producers and Consumers (Participation in Federal Programs)

by | Mar 25, 2025 | Business Organizations, Conservation Programs, Emily Stone, Farm Service Agency, Federal Loan Programs, Field Guide to CSA, Food and Nutrition Service, National Organic Program, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Nutrition Programs, United States Department of Agriculture

Producers who participate in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) may benefit from the non-traditional aspects of the CSA business model. However, CSA producers are still able to participate in some federal programs that may help expand their customer base and...
NALC news release: Can your land be searched? Western conference session details Fourth Amendment and ag

NALC news release: Can your land be searched? Western conference session details Fourth Amendment and ag

by | Mar 24, 2025 | Administrative Law, Ag & Food Law Update, Continuing Education, Landowner Liability, NALC Resources, News Release

By Drew Viguet National Agricultural Law Center U of A System Division of Agriculture March 24, 2025 Fast facts: Session at Western conference focuses on warrantless search of ag lands Institute for Justice Senior Attorneys Robert Frommer and Joshua Windham will...
Soil for Sale? State Legislative Efforts to Restrict Foreign Investments – Part Six

Soil for Sale? State Legislative Efforts to Restrict Foreign Investments – Part Six

by | Mar 20, 2025 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act, Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS), Foreign Ownership, Land Ownership, NALC Staff, Soil for Sale?, United States Department of Agriculture

by NALC Staff Since January 2021, almost every state has proposed at least one piece of legislation to prohibit or restrict foreign investments and landholdings in land, particularly private agricultural land, located within the boundaries of their states to some...