Debt Relief for Certain Farmers & Ranchers
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021 into law. Section 1005...
Sysco Becomes Latest Beef Packer Antitrust Claimant
In 2019, a series of class-action lawsuits were filed against JBS, National Beef Packing, Tyson, and Cargill, commonly...
Fixtures and Farm Leases
Farm tenants often make improvements to the farm they are leasing. Building or repairing sheds or barns are an...
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Proposition 12 Case
In the past 15 years, several states have passed laws regarding the amount of space that specific types of farm...
How Right-to-Farm Laws Operate to Protect Ag Practices Used by Producers
Right-to-farm laws provide agricultural producers, forestry operations, and aquaculture producers a defense in a...
Fence Laws for Rural Landowners
Questions regarding fence disputes are a regular inquiry at the National Agricultural Law Center. For...
Verbal Farm Tenancy Protection in the South
When one inherits or purchases an interest in open farmland - particularly between March and November in the South -...
Federal Judge Strikes Down Texas Drone Law as Unconstitutional
A judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas has held that the “Use of Unmanned...
Overtime for the Agricultural Industry
The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) does not require that employees who are employed in agriculture...