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American Agricultural Law Association American Agricultural Law Association (AALA) is a national professional organization focusing on the legal needs of the agricultural community.

Few perspectives carry the weight of decades on the bench. Justice Larry Doss of the Texas Court of Appeals, Seventh Dis...
10/07/2026

Few perspectives carry the weight of decades on the bench. Justice Larry Doss of the Texas Court of Appeals, Seventh District, will reflect on how the legal field has evolved over the course of his career at the 47th Annual Educational Symposium.

Join him for "Field Notes from a Changing Practice," at the Fairmont in Dallas: https://www.aglaw-assn.org/featured/2026-annual-educational-symposium/

Farm bankruptcies ripple beyond the operation itself, touching lenders, suppliers, and entire rural communities. Bruce A...
10/05/2026

Farm bankruptcies ripple beyond the operation itself, touching lenders, suppliers, and entire rural communities. Bruce Akerly and Robert Loughran of Akerly Law PLLC will survey the impact of bankruptcy on agricultural issues at the 47th Annual Educational Symposium.

Register here: https://www.aglaw-assn.org/featured/2026-annual-educational-symposium/

The early years of practicing law come with plenty of lessons no one hands you in advance. Regan McGuill Booth of Booth ...
10/01/2026

The early years of practicing law come with plenty of lessons no one hands you in advance. Regan McGuill Booth of Booth Law Co. and Trace Justiss of Villa Terra Consulting will share practical guidance for making the most of that stretch of a legal career at the 47th Annual Educational Symposium.

Join us by registering today: https://www.aglaw-assn.org/featured/2026-annual-educational-symposium/

Happening today at noon ET: the NALC-AALA Agricultural Law Careers Panel. Students interested in agricultural and enviro...
09/30/2026

Happening today at noon ET: the NALC-AALA Agricultural Law Careers Panel.

Students interested in agricultural and environmental law can hear directly from attorneys working at IFF, BASF, the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives and the National Ag Law Center. There's still time to register.

Register here: https://nationalaglawcenter.org/webinars/ag-law-career-panel/

Last chance to register: AALA's Generative AI CLE webinar is tomorrow, Wednesday, September 30 at 12pm ET, with Nicole H...
09/29/2026

Last chance to register: AALA's Generative AI CLE webinar is tomorrow, Wednesday, September 30 at 12pm ET, with Nicole Hancock and Jon Washburn of Stoel Rives.

🔗 If you're planning to attend for CLE credit, register on the member site today.
👉 Pre-registration is required.

Social compliance audits can catch food businesses and farmers off guard, and how you respond matters as much as the fin...
09/28/2026

Social compliance audits can catch food businesses and farmers off guard, and how you respond matters as much as the findings themselves. Kyla Kaplan of Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz PC and Chelsea Good of Good and Associates will share practical strategies for navigating these audits.

Register for the 47th Annual Educational Symposium here: https://www.aglaw-assn.org/featured/2026-annual-educational-symposium/

09/25/2026

Thinking about law school, or wondering what a career in agricultural law actually looks like? Hear why Cahil Murchison, a member of the AALA Student and Young Professionals committee, thinks you should join the National Agricultural Law Center and AALA on September 30 for a conversation with four professionals who've built careers at the intersection of law, policy, and agriculture.

Meet our panelists:
Brigit Rollins, Staff Attorney, National Agricultural Law Center
Zach Gihorski, Senior Director of Government Affairs, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Phyllis J. Marquitz, Senior Vice President, Global Regulatory, Sustainability, and Public Affairs, IFF
Caleb Pearson, Senior Counsel, BASF

They'll share how they got where they are today and offer practical advice for law students and anyone considering law school.

Wednesday, September 30 | 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET
Register here: https://nationalaglawcenter.org/webinars/ag-law-career-panel/

Join NALC and AALA next Wednesday, September 30 at noon ET for a free careers panel built for students. Phyllis Marquitz...
09/25/2026

Join NALC and AALA next Wednesday, September 30 at noon ET for a free careers panel built for students.

Phyllis Marquitz (IFF), Caleb Pearson (BASF), Zach Gihorski (National Council of Farmer Cooperatives) and Brigit Rollins (National Agricultural Law Center) will talk about how they got where they are and what the work actually looks like across industry, policy and research.

Register here: https://nationalaglawcenter.org/webinars/ag-law-career-panel/

Farm life on social media has grown into its own kind of influencer economy, and the legal questions haven't quite caugh...
09/23/2026

Farm life on social media has grown into its own kind of influencer economy, and the legal questions haven't quite caught up.

Tore DeBella of Faegre Drinker and Angie Krieger of Landus will unpack the compliance issues facing agricultural content creators at the 47th Annual Educational Symposium.

Catch "The Farmfluencer Field Guide" November 5–7 at the Fairmont in Dallas
Register here: https://www.aglaw-assn.org/featured/2026-annual-educational-symposium/

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