AALA member Joe Kakesh with Growth Energy was part of the March 24, 2023, Agri-Pulse Newsmakers. He offered his thoughts on pending Environmental Protection Agency action on a host of issues facing the biofuels sector. Click here to watch.

AALA member Kimberly Bousquet has joined the Food + Beverage practice at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Business Wire reported, expanding the team’s litigation, regulatory, and counseling capabilities. Click here to read.

AALA member Brook Duer, a staff attorney at the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law, was quoted in a recent article on the Agri‑Pulse.com website. “John Deere, Farm Bureau MOU Fills Some Gaps, Leaves Others” offered an update to the nation’s “right to repair” discourse. Click here to read. (Subscription required.)

AALA member John Dillard, a principal attorney at Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz PC (OFW Law), received the 2022 Apex Award from the Purdue agricultural economics department. It recognizes those individuals with a strong connection to the department who have made outstanding contributions in their fields. Click here to read.

AALA members Todd Janzen (Janzen Schroeder Agricultural Law LLC) and Tiffany Dowell Lashmet (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension) were quoted in a recent article on the Agriculture.com website. “Carbon Market Contracts: A Legal Perspective” answered many practical questions about contracts between landowners and companies promising to pay for carbon. Click here to read it.

AALA member Mary-Thomas Hart with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association was part of the December 9, 2022, Agri-Pulse Newsmakers. She was on a panel that offered their thoughts on the environment for the upcoming farm bill and the other issues facing farm policy in 2023. Click here to watch.

AALA member Jonathan Coppess with the University of Illinois was part of the December 2, 2022, Agri-Pulse Newsmakers. He was on a panel that discussed the issues facing Congress in the upcoming farm bill and the expected big stories in the new year. Click here to watch.

AALA member John Dillard with Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz PC recently was published on Farm Journalʼs AgWeb site. His article, “Supreme Court Hops in the Pig Pen”, discusses the question the U.S. Supreme Court is pondering in National Pork Producers Council v. Ross. Click here to read it.

AALA member Michael Formica, chief legal strategist at the National Pork Producers Council, was named among the National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics (NILE) 2022 Top Lobbyists, Grassroots, & PAC Professionals. The 100 individuals represent associations, non-profits, small firms, large firms, and corporations, and they showed significant success, took an innovative approach to their field, […]