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Stephen Vaden, deputy secretary of agriculture, addressed several topics during a Jan. 21, 2026, webinar. (NALC image)
Livestock, Washington News

Vaden on Prop 12: ‘Should be struck down’

California’s Proposition 12 should be struck down, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Vaden said during a Jan. 21 webinar. Read More

Many of this year's top stories in ag, food and environmental law have carried over from 2024 and are likely to remain big in 2026. (UADA file photo)
Crops, Farmland, Government, Hemp, Land, Ranchland, Water

Farmland ownership, WOTUS, pesticide labeling issues among top agricultural law stories of 2025

National Agricultural Law Center
Arkansas, Education, Midwestern Region, Regional Roundup

Fellowship to focus on developing ag attorneys



To meet growing water needs, some Western states have adopted water banking and leasing. Water banking systems allow for stored water to be reallocated, and ownership transferred. (Photo: Bureau of Land Management/Public Domain)

Session at annual Western conference to discuss water banking and leasing

  • By Drew Viguet │ National Agricultural Law Center
Sunset over a farm with old barn near Bentonville Arkansas. (iStock │ #1483119255 - Patrick Jennings)

Ag Land and Money: Mid-South and Western conferences will highlight regional trends in ag land transactions

Colorado River, Glenwood Canyon at Glenwood Canyons Resort, Colorado, USA. (iStock │ #1213547321 - SergeYatunin)

Fate of the Colorado River on agenda at Western conference

Sara Wyant

Foreign farmland ownership remains hot political topic

Summer Foilage around Lower Tahquamenon Falls river flow (Photo: iStock - JerryB7)

Water rights, law on agenda for June 13-14 Western Ag and Environmental Law Conference

  • By Drew Viguet │ U of A System Division of Agriculture
Money planning (Photo: iStock - Thapana Onphalai)

Arkansans reminded about Corporate Transparency Act

Arkansas Extension Soybean Agronomist Jeremy Ross give a 2022 year-in-review summary with learnings for 2023. He’s speaking at the Jan. 6, at the 2023 Tri-State Soybean Conference. The 2024 conference moves to Louisiana. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo by Mary Hightower.)

Tri-State Soybean Forum will target feral hogs and H2A

Farmstead (Journal photo by Jennifer Carrico.)

Arkansas orders Chinese-owned company to divest farmland