FAYETTEVILLE — Two national agricultural organizations are teaming up in 2025 to provide educational and networking opportunities to the nation’s vast agricultural community.
Conference graphic for the NALC and NASDA Foundation 2025 conferences.
The National Agricultural Law Center and National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Foundation will co-host the 2025 Mid-South and Western Conferences.
The National Agricultural Law Center, or NALC, will co-host its two annual conferences with the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Foundation, or NASDA Foundation. Registration for both programs, the Mid-South Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference and the Western Water, Agricultural, and Environmental Law Conference, is now open.
“We’re really excited to be able to offer both of these programs again, and especially to continue to grow them by co-hosting with our friends at the NASDA Foundation. It’s an exciting time,” said NALC Director Harrison Pittman.
Both the Mid-South and Western main conference programs will be held in June, with a livestream option available. They will also offer continuing legal education credit, as well as continuing education from the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers.
“These conferences are premiere learning and networking opportunities for attorneys, students, and other ag professionals who work throughout the nation’s agricultural community,” Pittman said.
Registration and information for the upcoming NALC conferences, as well as information on past programs, can be found online at https://nationalaglawcenter.org/legaleducation.
12th Annual Mid-South
The 12th Annual Mid-South Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference will be held June 5-6 in Memphis, Tennessee. The event kicks off the afternoon of June 5 gathering at the lobby of The Peabody Memphis, followed by the annual “Beer & BBQ” dinner at The Rendezvous on the evening of June 5. The conference program will occur Friday, June 6 at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. The annual Mid-South online “Early Bird” will be held in May 2025, offering three bonus hours of CLE and CE for those who register by May 13. Agenda, registration, and other conference information is available at https://nationalaglawcenter.org/midsouth2025.
Some session topics and speakers for this year’s Mid-South include:
Keynote address from Wes Ward, head of the Arkansas Department of Agriculture and president of NASDA — May “Early Bird” session
Halfway There: Mid-Year Mid-South Review of Legal Developments — May “Early Bird” session
Elizabeth Rumley, senior staff attorney, National Agricultural Law Center
Rusty Rumley, senior staff attorney, National Agricultural Law Center
Legal Ethics for Ag Industry Professionals: CFIUS, Foreign Ownership and National Security
Asa Hutchinson, former head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security undersecretary, Arkansas governor and U.S. attorney
Update from the Potomac: Farm Bill, EPA, & Related Issues
Fitz Elder, Republican staff director, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry at the United States Senate
Shifting Sands: Agency Authority, Ag, & Food in a Post-Chevron World
