AALA Member in the News: Michael Formica

Agri-Pulse quoted AALA member Michael Formica, chief legal strategist at the National Pork Producers Council, in its January 25, 2024, “Daybreak” news roundup. In the snippet “Industry, enviros find something to agree on”, he noted insufficient due process in proposed regulations for meat and poultry processing plants. Click here to read more. (trial or subscription […]

2024 Annual Educational Symposium

Thursday, November 7, 2024 - Saturday, November 9, 2024

AALA will host its 45th Annual Agricultural Law Educational Symposium on November 7–9, 2024, at The Peabody Memphis in Tennessee. There will be keynote sessions and concurrent sessions over the course of Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Concurrent sessions are organized by four tracks: food law; in-house/corporate counsel; policy; and private practitioner. Request for Proposals. The […]

AALA Member in the News: Travis Cushman

AALA member Travis Cushman, deputy general counsel for the American Farm Bureau Federation, was quoted by DTN in an article about the farm bill and agriculture’s labor challenges and by Agri-Pulse in a snippet about a looming SEC rule. Click here to read more from Agri‑Pulse. Click here to read more from DTN.

AALA Member in the News: Kristi Boswell

AALA member Kristi Boswell, an ag labor specialist with Alston & Bird, was part of the January 12, 2024, Agri-Pulse Newsmakers. She discussed the politics unfolding on Capitol Hill and what that environment might mean for key ag policy priorities like the farm bill, labor, and more. Click here to watch.

AALA Member in the News: Drew Kershen

AALA member Drew Kershen, a professor emeritus at the University of Oklahoma College of Law, received a 2023 Oklahoma Water Pioneer award during the annual Governor’s Water Conference and Research Symposium. Each year since 1985, the award has been presented to individuals who have devoted their careers to the planning, development, management, protection, and conservation […]

AALA Member in the News: Wendee Grady

AALA member Wendee Grady, Kansas Farm Bureau Legal Foundation director, was quoted in “Kansas Farm Bureau Helps Bridge the Gap in Shortage of Rural Lawyers”. The Kansas Living article discussed the state’s Rural Justice Initiative and KFB’s Rural Law Practice Grants. Click here to read more.

AALA Member in the News: Tim Bishop

AALA member Tim Bishop, Mayer Brown LLP, was mentioned in “New WOTUS Lawsuits to Be Filed Today”. The blurb was part of the Agri-Pulse “Daybreak Nov. 13” report. Click here to read more.

AALA Member in the News: Todd Janzen

AALA member Todd Janzen, Janzen Schroeder Agricultural Law LLC, was quoted in “Ag AI Advancements Need Data Privacy Protections, Lawmakers Told”. The Agri-Pulse article covered a November 14 Senate Agriculture Committee hearing titled “Innovation in American Agriculture: Leveraging Technology and Artificial Intelligence”. Click here to read more. Click here to watch the hearing and read […]