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Agricultural Law Weekly Review—January 13, 2026
Register Now! Educational programming for January:
Jan. 21, AgWorks: Wage and Hour Laws—Requirements and Exemptions
Jan. 23, Understanding the Basics of Pennsylvania’s Seasonal Farm Labor Law (Atty CLE)
Jan. 27, Quarterly Dairy Legal Webinar: Standards of Identity—Regulations & Current Issues (Atty CLE)
Food Policy: USDA, HHS Publish Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2025–2030 🌾
On January 7, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030 directing Americans to “eat real food,” along with an accompanying website, realfood.gov. The new dietary guidelines recommend that people […]
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—January 6, 2026
Register Now! Educational programming for January:
Jan. 21, AgWorks: Wage and Hour Laws—Requirements and Exemptions
Jan. 23, Understanding the Basics of Pennsylvania’s Seasonal Farm Labor Law (Atty CLE)
Jan. 27, Quarterly Dairy Legal Webinar: Standards of Identity—Regulations & Current Issues (Atty CLE)
Agribusiness: Eleventh Circuit Finds Corporate Transparency Act is Constitutional 🌾
On December 16, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued an opinion finding constitutional the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which requires certain corporate entities to report “beneficial ownership” to the Treasury Department, and reversing the district court’s March 2024 decision. Nat’l Small Bus. […]
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—December 23, 2025
Industrial Hemp: President Issues Executive Order to Reschedule Marijuana to Schedule III Substance 🌾
On December 18, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “Increasing Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research,” which directs the Attorney General to “take all necessary steps to complete the rulemaking process”—initiated in May 2024 by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s publication of a proposed rule (89 FR 44597)—to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). According to the executive order and accompanying fact sheet, “marijuana is currently controlled as a Schedule I substance, which […]
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—November 25, 2025
Webinar Dec. 12, 2025, Understanding the Clean Water Act & Ag: Biosolids & Food Processing Waste Land Application
WOTUS: EPA, Army Corps Publish New ‘Waters of the United States’ Definition 🌾
On November 20, 2025, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule (90 FR 52498) to update the definition of “waters of the United States,” redefining the “scope of waters federally covered under . . . the Clean Water Act [CWA], in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 decision in Sackett v. EPA,” […]
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—November 18, 2025
This Week:
- Nov. 18, AgWorks: I-9 and ICE Raids—Protecting Your Business
- Nov. 21, Understanding the Basics of Cell Cultured Foods & Labeling Laws (free Attorney CLE!)
Local Agricultural Policy: Pennsylvania Legislature Passes 2025–26 State Budget, Governor Signs into Law 🌾
On November 12, 2025, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro approved the 2025–26 State Budget, consisting of two primary pieces of legislation: SB 160, “General Fund Appropriations” (PDF, struck provisions removed) and HB 416, “State Government Finances” (implementing legislation) (PDF). Also announced by the governor, the enacted budget appropriates a total of […]
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—October 14, 2025
Today 10/14 at Noon 3rd Quarter 2025 Quarterly Dairy Legal Webinar: H.R.1 (OBBA) Dairy Provisions
Dairy Policy: PA Milk Board to Over-Order Premium, Cost Replacement Hearings on December 3, 2025🌾
On October 8, 2025, the Pennsylvania Milk Board (PMB) published Bulletin No. 1661, announcing a public hearing on December 3, 2025 for all six Milk Marketing Areas “to receive testimony and exhibits concerning the level and duration of the Class I over-order premium.” Additionally, on October 3, 2025, PMB published on its website three bulletins announcing public hearings on December 3, 2025, for Milk Marketing Area No. 1 (
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—September 16, 2025
This Week! 2025 Agricultural Law Symposium—September 18, 2025. In-person at Penn State Dickinson Law, University Park, Pa., 6 CLE credits available!
Next Week: Webinar—Sept. 26, 2025, Understanding the Basics of U.S. Grain Dealer Statutes
Agricultural Labor: Federal Court Permanently Enjoins 2023 H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Calculation Rule, DOL to Publish New Rule 🌾
On August 26, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana issued a final judgement permanently vacating the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) 2023 final rule, which amended the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) calculation for H-2A workers to draw upon data from […]
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—August 12, 2025
Register Now: 2025 Agricultural Law Symposium—Sept. 18, 2025. Early Bird Pricing until Aug. 29! Attorneys w/ CLE—$150, Non-CLE—$100.
Next Week—Fri. Aug. 22: Understanding the Basics of Foreign Agricultural Land Ownership Laws
Food Safety: FDA to Extend ‘Food Traceability Rule’ Compliance Date Until July 2028 🌾
On August 7, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule (90 FR 38084) to extend the compliance date of the agency’s Food Traceability Rule by 30 months from January 20, 2026, to July 20, 2028. According to the proposed compliance date extension, the agency […]
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—July 22, 2025
This Friday July 25 at Noon: Understanding the Basics of ADA Compliance for Agritourism Operations—Free Attorney PACLE!
International Trade: Commerce Department Withdraws from 2019 Mexican Fresh Tomato Agreement, Issues Antidumping Duties 🌾
On July 17, 2025, the U.S. International Trade Administration (ITA) Department of Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice (90 FR 33363) that the agency is “withdrawing from and terminating” its 2019 Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico and issuing an antidumping order on fresh tomatoes from Mexico. Also announced by ITA, the agency states that “[a]ntidumping duties are […]
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—July 8, 2025
Next Week: Tues. July 15—Quarterly Dairy Legal Webinar: 2025 Federal Milk Marketing Order Reforms
New! Progressive Dairy Podcast with Center Staff Attorney Brook Duer: How to Proactively Prepare and Protect Your Workforce Amid ICE Raids, I-9 Audits and Other Immigration Concerns
Agricultural Labor: DOL Publishes Proposed Rule to Rescind 2024 ‘Temporary Ag Worker Protections’ Rule 🌾
On July 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule (90 FR 28919) to rescind the agencies’ 2024 final rule, “Improving Protections for Workers […]
