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Lawsuit Challenges Joint USDA-DOI Grazing Action Plan
On August 13, 2026, the Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”), an environmental nonprofit...
HHS Proposes Reforms to the “Generally Recognized As Safe” Pathway
On August 10, 2026, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert Kennedy made...
AFIDA Updates Explained: USDA Proposes Substantial Revisions to AFIDA Regulations (Part 2)
by Micah Brown, Research Specialist Over the past several years, foreign ownership and investment...
UADA news release: Major changes to federal foreign ownership reporting loom
By Mary Hightower University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Fast Facts Landscape of states'...
Services Rescind ESA “Harm” Definition, Environmental Groups File Suit
On July 14, 2026, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) together with the National...
UADA news article: SCOTUS: Federal law preempts state failure-to-warn claims
By Mary Hightower University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Fast Facts Pesticide litigation...
Supreme Court Rules FIFRA Preempts Failure to Warn
On June 25, 2026, the Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated in ruling in the landmark case,...
UADA article: June 29 deadline for public comment on EPA fungicide strategy approaches
By Mary Hightower University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Fast Facts Fungicide proposal...
EPA Issues Final RFS Rule
Jakob Christopherson, Research Fellow Brigit Rollins, Staff Attorney On April 1, 2026, the...