by Brigit Rollins | Mar 24, 2026 | Brigit Rollins, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service
The Department of Interior has announced that on March 31, 2026, the Endangered Species Committee (“the Committee”) will meet to discuss waiving Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) requirements for oil and gas production activities off the shores of Alabama, Florida,...
by Ramie Parsons | Mar 23, 2026 | Ag & Food Law Update
By Mary Hightower University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Fast Facts Arkansas led the nation in Chapter 12 farm bankruptcy filings in 2025 Chapter 12 allows restructuring, allows business to continue WASHINGTON, D.C. — Arkansas led the nation in Chapter...
by Ramie Parsons | Mar 20, 2026 | Continuing Education, News Release
By Mary Hightower University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Fast Facts Attorneys can earn up to nine CLE/CE hours Registration is open online FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Stephen Alexander Vaden, the United States deputy secretary of agriculture, will keynote the...
by Emily Stone | Mar 19, 2026 | Agricultural Marketing Service, Biotechnology, Research Fellows, United States Department of Agriculture
Mary Eichenberger, Research Fellow On October 31, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided in Natural Grocers v. Rollins, that regulations implementing the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Law should be set aside due to agency error in interpreting the...
by Ramie Parsons | Mar 18, 2026 | Dicamba, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Pesticides, Webinar
By Mary Hightower University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Fast Facts Rollins to discuss Durnell v. Monsanto during May 20 webinar on pesticide labeling White House issues executive order on glyphosate production States tackle duty-to-warn labels...
by Will Scobey | Mar 12, 2026 | Procedure, Will Scobey
Most court cases are resolved through monetary relief, when a judge orders one party to pay a sum of money to another. However, sometimes money alone isn’t enough to resolve the problem. When this occurs, a court may grant injunctive relief, a remedy that orders a...
by Ramie Parsons | Mar 11, 2026 | 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. 4, Issue 5, from March 11, 2026. To sign up for The Feed, click here. Click here to...
by Brigit Rollins | Mar 10, 2026 | Brigit Rollins, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Pesticides, The Deal with Dicamba
On February 6, 2026, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that it had re-registered three dicamba-based herbicides for direct, over-the-top use on dicamba-resistant soybeans and cotton. The decision came exactly two years after a federal court in...
by Ramie Parsons | Mar 9, 2026 | Ag & Food Law Update
By Ramie Parsons U of A System Division of Agriculture March 9, 2026 Fast Facts • Webinar provides overview of H-2A temporary agricultural worker program • Program will address AEWR, application process, and employer compliance requirements • Free registration...
by Ramie Parsons | Mar 6, 2026 | Ag & Food Law Update, News Release
March 6, 2026 By Mary Hightower University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Fast Facts Plaintiffs want court to compel U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to provide a final ruling Rollins: Proposal balances need to protect monarch, agriculture FAYETTEVILLE,...
by Will Scobey | Mar 5, 2026 | Ag & Food Law Update, International Trade, Will Scobey
On February 20, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued its much anticipated decision in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump. At issue was whether the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) authorized the President to impose tariffs. In a lengthy 6-3...
by Emily Stone | Mar 3, 2026 | 'MAHA' Movement, Alternative Proteins, Emily Stone, Food Labeling
Though 2026 is young, the year has already seen a few interesting judicial rulings related to food law coming out of the state of Texas. Specifically, courts in the Western District of Texas have issued two decisions on preliminary injunctions – granting one and...
by Ramie Parsons | Mar 2, 2026 | Monthly Round Up
February 2026 Roundup As February 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...
by Ramie Parsons | Feb 27, 2026 | Ag & Food Law Update
By Mary Hightower University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Fast Facts 2026 dicamba labels add temperature cutoffs, reduce maximum application rates Registration for over-the-top dicamba is for two years Delayed dicamba registration had limited effect on...
by Ramie Parsons | Feb 25, 2026 | 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. 4, Issue 4, from February 25, 2026. To sign up for The Feed, click here. Click here...
by Emily Stone | Feb 24, 2026 | Alternative Proteins, Emily Stone, Food Labeling, Truth in Labeling Law(suits)
On January 28, 2026, a judge in the Western District of Texas struck down a Texas law that required labeling for alternative proteins. Specifically, the court determined that SB 664, codified at Tex. Health & Safety Code § 431.0082, was an unconstitutional...
by Ramie Parsons | Feb 19, 2026 | Ag & Food Law Update, Continuing Education, News Release
By Ramie Parsons University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Feb. 19, 2026 Fast Facts Annual ag and environmental law conference set for June 5 in Memphis Co-hosted by the National Agricultural Law Center and NASDA Foundation Online “Early Bird”...
by Brigit Rollins | Feb 17, 2026 | Brigit Rollins, Environmental Law, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Pesticides
The 2026 legislative session is currently in process for most states and legislative trends have begun to emerge. One of those trends, familiar from the 2025 and 2024 legislative sessions, focuses on state regulation of pesticide labels. At least six states have...
by Ramie Parsons | Feb 13, 2026 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Welfare, International Trade, International Trade Administration, United States Department of Agriculture, Webinar
By Mary Hightower U of A System Division of Agriculture Feb. 11, 2026 Fast Facts: Deputy Sec. of Agriculture Vaden: Prop 12 puts up “domestic trade barriers” Prop 12 one of several topics addressed in Jan. 21 National Ag Law Center webinar Webinar...
by Ramie Parsons | Feb 11, 2026 | 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. 4, Issue 3, from February 11, 2026. To sign up for The Feed, click here. Click here...