The AALA Quiz Bowl/Trivia Competition 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 Legal Issues Student Writing Competition. The goal of the student writing competition is to encourage law students to become involved in the American Agricultural Law Association (AALA) and to encourage research and academic inquiry in the diverse field of agricultural law. Awards will be given to the top three submissions.

The 2026 competition timeline is as follows:

• Submissions open: June 5
• Deadline to submit: August 14
• Winners notified: September 25
• Winners recognized at the Symposium: November 7

2025 Student Winners

Legal Issues Student Writing Competition

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