Featured Member: Ashley Ellixson

Employer: United Dairymen of Arizona Education and Work Experience: After completing a B.S. in Business Finance at Arizona State University, Ashley attended Texas Tech University School of Law where she received a J.D. with a certificate of Science, Engineering, and Technology Law before moving on to receive an LL.M. in Agricultural and Food Law from […]

Featured Member: Kitt Tovar Jensen

Employer:  Center for Agricultural Law & Taxation at Iowa State University Education and Work Experience: Iowa State University, B.S. Animal Science (2014) Drake University Law School, J.D. with honors (2018) University of Arkansas School of Law, LL.M. Food and Agricultural Law (expected 2021) Staff Attorney at CALT (2018-present) How did you get interested/involved in agriculture […]

Featured Member: Kelcy Schaunaman

Employer:   In May, I graduated from the University of South Dakota School of Law, and I am currently studying for the South Dakota Bar Exam.  In August, I plan to move to Washington, D.C., and pursue a career in agricultural law and policy Education and Work Experience: University of South Dakota School of Law, J.D. – […]

Featured Member: Joan Archer

Employer: Farmobile LLC Education and Work Experience: B.A., Gonzaga University (1982) M.A. Wayne State University (Detroit) (1984) J.D. University of Kansas (1992) Ph.D. University of Kansas (1993) After law school, I served as Law Clerk to Justice Fred N. Six of the Kansas Supreme Court.  I worked as a trial lawyer at several firms, focused […]

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 […]

AALA Member in the News: Anthony Schutz – Nebraska College of Law

Anthony Schutz Nebraska College of Law Schutz Named Associate Dean for Faculty (this story was originally published here https://law.unl.edu/node/2198/) On June 1, Professor Anthony Schutz was named Associate Dean for Faculty. In an email to faculty and staff, Dean Moberly said this of the appointment, “Anthony is an exceptional colleague, a well-regarded teacher, and a thoughtful […]

Featured Member: Brianna Schroeder

Employer: Janzen Agricultural Law, LLC Education and Work Experience: Wilson Elser Moskowitz & Dicker, Chicago IL (2015) Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP, Indianapolis IN (2009 to 2015) Valparaiso Law School – JD (2009) Valparaiso University – MS (2009) Carthage College – BA (2005)   How did you get interested/involved in agriculture law? I grew up […]

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 […]

Featured Member: Amy Cornell

Employer: Bose Public Affairs Group/Bose McKinney & Evans   Education and Work Experience: Vice President/Of Counsel        August 2017 – Present President/Of Counsel         February 2017 – Present Agribusiness Council of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN Agricultural Law Program Director and Limited-Term Lecturer             August 2017 – Present Indiana […]

Featured Member: Teena Gunter

Employer: Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry Education and Work Experience: B.A. English Abilene Christian University J.D. University of Arkansas School of Law LLM University of Arkansas School of Law Graduate Program in Agricultural Law 23 years with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry How did you get interested/involved in agriculture law? […]