AALA student competitions are conducted annually at the symposium.

The AALA Quiz Bowl/Trivia Contest is an opportunity for students at the annual symposium to demonstrate their knowledge of topics relevant to agricultural law and the law in general, as well as the agricultural industry and agricultural policy. Contestants will compete in either a quiz show or trivia contest format.

The AALA Law Student Paper-Writing Contest. The goal of the paper-writing contest is to encourage law students to become involved in the American Agricultural Law Association (AALA) and to encourage scholarship and learning in the diverse field of agricultural law. Each entrant must follow the rules of the competition detailed herein. Awards will be given to top winners. The 2026 timeline and guidelines will be released mid-Spring 2026.  For reference, here are the AALA 2025 Student Paper-Writing Competition guidelines.

2025 Student Winners

Student Paper-Writing Contest

1st Place – Jakob Christopherson, Wake Forest University School of Law, The EPA: Kneecapping Air Pollution and Economic Growth

2nd Place – Macy N. Tipton, Wake Forest University School of Law, Sustainable Farming: Strategies for Large-Scale Biodigester Adoption on Small CAFOs

3rd Place – Bradesha Parker, Southern University Law Center, Squeezed at Both Ends: Tariffs, Retaliation, and the Vanishing Margins of US Farmers

Student Law & Agriculture Trivia Competition

1st Place 

• Joseph Schauf
• Elijiah Zwick
• Danielle Herrick
• Abigail Durrant
• Jill Reynolds
• Lindsay Troyer

2nd Place 

• Julie Anderson
• Gabby Kilpatrick
• Brayden McKinney
• Katie Barnes
• Ellen Phillips
• Isaac Strohman

3rd Place 

• Hannah Fugate
• Nick Romano
• Will Terry
• Colby Johnson
• Brock Nichols
• Jebb Schwager