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Agricultural and Environmental Policy

Best Bets

Strategy:  Use industry news to identify significant policy concerns.  Many will jumpstart your research by pointing you to specific laws.

 

Administrative Law News (NALC)
From the National Agriculural Law Center.  Updates on rules by EPA, FDA, etc. that affect policy.

Ag & Food Law Update
Broad issues covering timely and ongoing topics. Links to background information.

The agencies below link to their current and ongoing regulations.  Look for references to specifc law or regulations.

 

Other possibilities

National Agricultural Law Center
Research hub within the ag/food/environment law.  Disseminates news and creates resources understandable for the general public.  Use the search feature in the top right.  Research by Topic "reading rooms" guide you from broad to specific topic;  links to major laws and news stories.  Each area provides an overview of the subject and a thumbnail sketch of the history, and links to other resources.

Agricultural Law Weekly Review
Plain language summaries of key issues with links to relevant laws and supporting material.  Fairly objective with pros and cons.

Issue Tracker
Excellent for tracing legal developments in the history and ongoing discussion of a topic.

Texas Farm Bureau
Featured news stories on home page, or use search in top right.

FAOLEX
Repository of national and international laws, regulations, and policies on ag/food/environment.  LInks to full text of the legislation.