January Monthly Roundup

January Monthly Roundup

 Roundup As January 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 January 2025....

NALC news release: ‘Western Water’ webinar will discuss Utah’s water law strategy, potential blueprint for other states

By Drew Viguet National Agricultural Law Center U of A System Division of Agriculture Feb. 3, 2025 Fast facts: National Ag Law Center’s “Western Water” series continues Feb. 12 Attorney Emily Lewis will present Registration is free-of-charge online FAYETTEVILLE, Ark....
States Introduce Pesticide Liability Limitation Bills in 2025 Legislative Session

States Introduce Pesticide Liability Limitation Bills in 2025 Legislative Session

The start of a new year also means the start of a new legislative session. By late January, all but a small handful of states will have convened the 2025 legislative session and begun considering new legislation. In at least five states, bills have been introduced...
The Feed: Vol. 3, Issue 2

The Feed: Vol. 3, Issue 2

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 2, from January 23, 2025. To sign up for The Feed, click here. Click here...
Soil for Sale? State Legislative Efforts to Restrict Foreign Investments – Part Two

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

by NALC staff Since January 2021, the majority of states have 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...
NALC news release: Legal experts to discuss Chevron doctrine, agency authority at Mid-South conference

NALC news release: Shipman: Impact of 2024 elections on agriculture ‘a lot to talk about’

Hunt Shipman, principal and director at Cornerstone Government Affairs, discussed the Farm Bill, China, nutrition programs and more in the Jan. 15 National Ag Law Center webinar. By Drew Viguet National Agricultural Law Center U of A System Division of Agriculture...
The NALC Quarterly Newsletter: 4Q24

The NALC Quarterly Newsletter: 4Q24

The National Agricultural Law Center compiles and publishes a quarterly newsletter highlighting recent and upcoming events and resources. The newsletter for the fourth quarter of 2024 is available here. To sign up for future newsletters, click here.
The Feed: Vol. 3, Issue 2

The Feed: Vol. 3, Issue 1

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 1, from January 9, 2025. To sign up for The Feed, click here. Click here to...
FWS Proposes Listing the Monarch Butterfly as “Threatened” Under the ESA

FWS Proposes Listing the Monarch Butterfly as “Threatened” Under the ESA

On December 12, 2024, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) released its long-awaited proposed decision to designate the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). This decision has been a decade in the making and...
NALC news release: Legal experts to discuss Chevron doctrine, agency authority at Mid-South conference

UADA article — The on-again, off-again Corporate Transparency Act has March 25 court date, but SCOTUS may get first crack

In its filing to the Supreme Court, the DOJ said it expects to succeed, in part because the law’s “requirements fall comfortably within Congress’s authority under the Commerce Clause to regulate economic activities,” and are “also necessary and proper to effectuate...
NALC news release: Jan. 15 webinar to discuss impact of 2024 elections on ag law, policy

NALC news release: Jan. 15 webinar to discuss impact of 2024 elections on ag law, policy

“Change in government impacts agriculture across the country. It’s important for agricultural stakeholders to grasp what is ahead amidst changing structures.” — Hunt Shipman By Drew Viguet National Agricultural Law Center U of A System Division of Agriculture Jan. 6,...
January Monthly Roundup

December Monthly Roundup

 Roundup As December and 2024 have 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...