Agricultural Law Weekly Review
The Agricultural Law Weekly Review provides an update of recent agricultural law developments from local, state, national, and international levels. Subscribe for updates.
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—May 6, 2026
Dairy Policy: HPAI Testing Not Required for Dairy Cattle from Unaffected States 🌾
On April 27, 2026, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that the agency had issued an updated guidance document (PDF) on an April 2024 Federal Order, which required testing of lactating dairy cattle before interstate movement. According to the announcement, “effective immediately, lactating dairy cattle moving interstate from States with Unaffected State Status under the National Milk Testing Strategy (NMTS) are no longer required to be tested for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 prior to […]
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—March 31, 2026
Today! Tues. Mar. 31 @ 2pm: AgWorks Webinar—Special Laws for Seasonal or Temporary Workers
Food Labeling: President Issues Executive Order on ‘Made In America’ Labeling 🌾
On March 13, 2026, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 14392, “Ensuring Truthful Advertising of Products Claiming to Be Made in America,” which directs the Federal Trade Commission to “consider issuing proposed regulations” that would deem an online retailer’s failure to establish procedures to verify country of origin claims “an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act.” The order further directs “all agencies with oversight of country-of-origin labeling” […]
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—March 17, 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!)
- Mar. 31 at Noon ET: AgWorks—Special Laws for Seasonal or Temporary Workers
IRS Issues 45Z Proposed Regulations, Congressmembers Publish Letter Requesting ‘Clear Conservation Practices’ 🌾
On February 4, 2026, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule (991 FR 5160) to establish regulations under […]
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—March 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 🌾
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, […]
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—February 24, 2026
Webinars this week—Register Now!
- Feb. 24 at noon, AgWorks: Wage and Hour Laws—Calculation and Enforcement
- Feb. 27 at noon, Understanding the Basics of the USDA National Appeals Division with Devin Winklosky, former USDA Administrative Judge (Attorney CLE available)
International Trade: President Issues Executive Order Increasing Tariff-Rate Quota for Argentinian Beef, Trade Agreement Signed with Argentina 🌾
On February 6, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order (91 FR 7107) increasing the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for lean beef trimmings by 80,000 metric tons for the 2026 calendar year and allocating “all of the increased in-quota […]
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—February 18, 2026
Webinars this month—Register Now!
- Feb. 24 at noon, AgWorks: Wage and Hour Laws—Calculation and Enforcement
- Feb. 27 at noon, Understanding the Basics of the USDA National Appeals Division with Devin Winklosky, former USDA Administrative Judge (Attorney CLE available)
Pesticides/Herbicides: EPA Announces Dicamba Approval for 2026, 2027 Growing Seasons 🌾
On February 6, 2026, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced (PDF) that the agency has temporarily approved dicamba for over-the-top use on cotton and soybeans for the 2026 and 2027 growing seasons despite “ecological risks associated with dicamba drift and volatility.” In approving dicamba, EPA cited […]
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—February 12, 2026
Webinars this month:
- Feb. 24, AgWorks: Wage and Hour Laws—Calculation and Enforcement
- Feb. 27, Understanding the Basics of the USDA National Appeals Division with Devin Winklosky, former USDA Administrative Judge (Attorney CLE available)
Technology: EPA Publishes Clean Air Act ‘Right to Repair’ Guidance Document 🌾
On January 30, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its publication of a guidance document explaining that, under the Clean Air Act (CAA), “temporary overrides of emission control systems are allowed when [performed] for the ‘purpose of repair’ to that equipment to obtain proper functionality.” EPA stated that […]
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—February 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 🌾
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 […]
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—January 27, 2026
Today Jan. 27 at Noon: Quarterly Dairy Legal Webinar: Standards of Identity—Regulations and Current Issues (Free Attorney CLE)
Local Agricultural Policy: PA Agriculture Innovation Grant Program Requirements Published, Applications Open February 2, 2026 🌾
On January 24, 2026, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin a notice (56 Pa.B. 487) detailing the 2025–2026 fiscal year requirements for the Pennsylvania Agriculture Innovation Grant Program, which offers reimbursement grants to farmers and agriculture businesses to implement “new agricultural technologies, conservation, and renewable energy innovations.” Eligible applicants include agricultural commodity growers with more than $2,000 in anticipated sales […]
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—January 20, 2026
Register Now! Educational programming for January:
Wed. Jan. 21, AgWorks: Wage and Hour Laws—Requirements and Exemptions
Fri. Jan. 23, Understanding the Basics of Pennsylvania’s Seasonal Farm Labor Law (Atty CLE)
Tues. Jan. 27, Quarterly Dairy Legal Webinar: Standards of Identity—Regulations & Current Issues (Atty CLE)
Pesticides/Herbicides: U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiorari to FIFRA Preemption Case 🌾
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 “[w]hether the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act [FIFRA] preempts a label-based failure-to-warn claim where EPA has not required […]
