Webinar: Understanding Pesticide Regulation and the 9th circuit Dicamba Decision

This webinar will provide an overview of pesticide regulation and registrations in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the recent amended registrations for over-the-top (OTT) uses of dicamba, and the potential impacts of the recent 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision in National Family Farm Coalition v. EPA on certain uses the herbicide […]

Webinar: USDA’s Part 340 Rule: Modernizing Regulation of Agricultural Biotechnology

On May 15, 2020, the US Department of Agriculture released its final rule addressing regulation of agricultural products of biotechnology. The rule represents the first comprehensive revision of the Agency’s biotechnology regulations, known as Part 340, in thirty years. USDA’s new rule addresses advances in biotechnology, including gene editing, since the original rule was put […]

Webinar: The Impact of the Coronavirus on Food and Agriculture

The current pandemic is posing major challenge to the health and economic well-being of Americans. The food and agricultural sectors are helping to ensure a stable and safe food supply, but there are still many challenges up and down the supply chain. In this webinar, experts will discuss a wide range of timely issues regarding […]

Webinar: The Farm Economy and Estate Planning

The Farm Economy and Estate Planning Join us Thursday, March 26 at 12:00 PM (CST) for our next webinar! Please CLICK HERE to register. This webinar will discuss the current farm economy, as well as the impacts the farm economy is having on estate and succession planning across the country. Panelists include: Michael Fielding with […]

Webinar: Overview and Perspective on the Trump Administration’s “Navigable Waters Protection Rule”

Deidre Duncan Deidre is a partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth and is the co-leader of the firm’s environmental practice. “Deidre represents clients on permitting, compliance and litigation relating to the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other environmental statutes. Deidre counsels clients on Corps infrastructure and […]

Webinar: Agricultural Law Update

David Grahn “David P. Grahn is the Associate General Counsel for the Farm Credit Administration. In this role, David is responsible for providing legal advice to the Board of Directors and the staff of the Farm Credit Administration on a wide variety of subjects concerning the Administration responsibilities to regulate the Farm Credit System Institutions. From […]

October 2019 AALA Webinar

This webinar includes Jessica Horwitz, an international trade, customs and regulatory lawyer at Bennett Jones LLP in Toronto, Canada; Veronica Nigh, the International Trade and Resource Issue Economist for the American Farm Bureau Federation; and Megan Provost, Vice President of Policy and Programs at the Farm Foundation. Check out the three speaker synopses below to find […]

Featured Member: Ray A. Starling

   Employer: NC Chamber of Commerce    Education and Work Experience: B.S. in Agricultural Education from NC State J.D. from UNC-Chapel Hill     Work: Clerked for a State Supreme Court Justice Litigator at Hunton & Williams General Counsel, NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services General Counsel to the NC Speaker of the House […]

Featured Member: Susan Schneider

Employer: University of Arkansas School of Law Education and Work Experience: I have a J.D. degree from the University of Minnesota Law School and an LL.M. degree in Agricultural Law from the University of Arkansas School of Law. I have a decade of private practice experience representing farmers and their attorneys in specialized agricultural law […]