On July 16, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its decision to revoke and propose the revocation of 52 food standards of identity (SOIs). This move aligns with the Trump Administration’s deregulatory initiatives, as outlined
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In the ever-evolving landscape of agricultural operations, labor laws stand as a critical yet complex challenge for producers and agribusinesses. To shed light on this pressing issue, the National Agricultural Law Center (NALC), a part of the Univers
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In a move that has stirred both anticipation and apprehension within the agricultural community, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opened a public comment period in late July 2025 on its proposal to register three dicamba-based pesticide prod
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In the first half of 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has already launched eight investigations into foodborne illness outbreaks, a stark increase from the yearly totals of ten in 2024 and nine in 2023. This surge in investigations has sp
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As July comes to a close, the National Agricultural Law Center (NALC) has been diligently providing stakeholders with up-to-date research and information on agricultural and food law. The center’s efforts this month have spanned various platforms, in
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On June 23, 2025, the House passed the Agricultural Risk Review Act (H.R. 1713), a measure aimed at increasing governmental oversight of foreign acquisitions in U.S. agriculture, particularly in farmland. This legislation seeks to amend the Defense P
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In a significant ruling that is expected to reshape the landscape of environmental reviews for federal projects, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Seven Cty. Infrastructure Coal. v. Eagle Cty. on May 28, 2025. The case centered a
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On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law, a sweeping reconciliation bill that encompasses provisions typically found in the Farm Bill, the omnibus legislation that governs various agricultural and food p
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On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the omnibus appropriations bill, informally dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), into law. This legislation, passed through the reconciliation process, included several provisions typically found in
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Last week, the Trump administration reignited a contentious legal battle over farm animal confinement laws, filing a lawsuit in the federal district court for the Central District of California. The Department of Justice (DOJ) is challenging Californ
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