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Agricultural Law Weekly ReviewâJune 4, 2026
Disaster Assistance Programs: Federal, State Governments Respond to Pennsylvania Freeze Event đŸ
On May 26, 2026, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins had âsigned a disaster designation for 17 counties in Pennsylvania due to damage and losses caused by below-freezing temperatures that occurred April 19 through April 21, 2026,â allowing USDAâs Farm Service Agency (FSA) to issue emergency loans to producers in those areas. According to the announcement, âproducers in Adams, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming, and York Counties have until Jan. 26, 2027, [âŠ]
Agricultural Law Weekly ReviewâMarch 31, 2026
Today! Tues. Mar. 31 @ 2pm: AgWorks WebinarâSpecial Laws for Seasonal or Temporary Workers
Food Labeling: President Issues Executive Order on âMade In Americaâ Labeling đŸ
On March 13, 2026, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 14392, âEnsuring Truthful Advertising of Products Claiming to Be Made in America,â which directs the Federal Trade Commission to âconsider issuing proposed regulationsâ that would deem an online retailerâs failure to establish procedures to verify country of origin claims âan unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act.â The order further directs âall agencies with oversight of country-of-origin labelingâ [âŠ]
Agricultural Law Weekly ReviewâMarch 11, 2026
Webinar Programs This Month:
- Mar. 18 at Noon ET: Homing in on H-2A: An Overview of the Temporary Agricultural Program, Audry Thompson presents with the National Agricultural Law Center
- Mar. 27 at Noon ET: Understanding the Basics of Right to Farm Laws (Free Attorney CLE!)
Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program Applications open until June 30, 2026.
International Trade: Supreme Court Vacates International Emergency Economic Powers Act Tariffs đŸ
On February 20, 2026 the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion holding that the tariffs established in Executive Orders Nos. 14193 (Feb. 1, 2025), 14194 (Feb. 1, [âŠ]
Agricultural Law Weekly ReviewâFebruary 3, 2026
NEW Publications from the Center for Agricultural and Shale Law:
- Step-by-Step Guide to Registering a Certification Mark in the United States (Dec. 2025)
- Step-by-Step Guide to Registering a Geographical Indication in the European Union (Dec. 2025)
Local Agricultural Policy: Pennsylvania Agriculture Veteran Grant Program Applications Available đŸ
On January 31, 2026, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin a notice (56 Pa.B. 606) outlining the program and application requirements for the Pennsylvania Agriculture Veteran Grant Program, established under the Agricultural Business Development Center Act. According to the notice, PDA may award up to $200,000 [âŠ]
Agricultural Law Weekly ReviewâJanuary 20, 2026
Register Now! Educational programming for January:
Wed. Jan. 21, AgWorks: Wage and Hour LawsâRequirements and Exemptions
Fri. Jan. 23, Understanding the Basics of Pennsylvaniaâs Seasonal Farm Labor Law (Atty CLE)
Tues. Jan. 27, Quarterly Dairy Legal Webinar: Standards of IdentityâRegulations & Current Issues (Atty CLE)
Pesticides/Herbicides: U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiorari to FIFRA Preemption Case đŸ
On January 16, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a petition for a writ of certiorari in Monsanto v. Durnell limited to the question of â[w]hether the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act [FIFRA] preempts a label-based failure-to-warn claim where EPA has not required [âŠ]
Agricultural Law Weekly ReviewâJanuary 13, 2026
Register Now! Educational programming for January:
Jan. 21, AgWorks: Wage and Hour LawsâRequirements and Exemptions
Jan. 23, Understanding the Basics of Pennsylvaniaâs Seasonal Farm Labor Law (Atty CLE)
Jan. 27, Quarterly Dairy Legal Webinar: Standards of IdentityâRegulations & Current Issues (Atty CLE)
Food Policy: USDA, HHS Publish Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2025â2030 đŸ
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, 2025â2030 directing Americans to âeat real food,â along with an accompanying website, realfood.gov. The new dietary guidelines recommend that people [âŠ]
Agricultural Law Weekly ReviewâJanuary 6, 2026
Register Now! Educational programming for January:
Jan. 21, AgWorks: Wage and Hour LawsâRequirements and Exemptions
Jan. 23, Understanding the Basics of Pennsylvaniaâs Seasonal Farm Labor Law (Atty CLE)
Jan. 27, Quarterly Dairy Legal Webinar: Standards of IdentityâRegulations & Current Issues (Atty CLE)
Agribusiness: Eleventh Circuit Finds Corporate Transparency Act is Constitutional đŸ
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 âbeneficial ownershipâ to the Treasury Department, and reversing the district courtâs March 2024 decision. Natâl Small Bus. [âŠ]
Agricultural Law Weekly ReviewâDecember 23, 2025
Industrial Hemp: President Issues Executive Order to Reschedule Marijuana to Schedule III Substance đŸ
On December 18, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled âIncreasing Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research,â which directs the Attorney General to âtake all necessary steps to complete the rulemaking processââinitiated in May 2024 by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administrationâs publication of a proposed rule (89 FR 44597)âto reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). According to the executive order and accompanying fact sheet, âmarijuana is currently controlled as a Schedule I substance, which [âŠ]
Agricultural Law Weekly ReviewâNovember 25, 2025
Webinar Dec. 12, 2025, Understanding the Clean Water Act & Ag: Biosolids & Food Processing Waste Land Application
WOTUS: EPA, Army Corps Publish New âWaters of the United Statesâ Definition đŸ
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 âwaters of the United States,â redefining the âscope of waters federally covered under . . . the Clean Water Act [CWA], in light of the U.S. Supreme Courtâs 2023 decision in Sackett v. EPA,â [âŠ]
Agricultural Law Weekly ReviewâNovember 18, 2025
This Week:
- Nov. 18, AgWorks: I-9 and ICE RaidsâProtecting Your Business
- Nov. 21, Understanding the Basics of Cell Cultured Foods & Labeling Laws (free Attorney CLE!)
Local Agricultural Policy: Pennsylvania Legislature Passes 2025â26 State Budget, Governor Signs into Law đŸ
On November 12, 2025, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro approved the 2025â26 State Budget, consisting of two primary pieces of legislation: SB 160, âGeneral Fund Appropriationsâ (PDF, struck provisions removed) and HB 416, âState Government Financesâ (implementing legislation) (PDF). Also announced by the governor, the enacted budget appropriates a total of [âŠ]
