American Agricultural Law Association
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The American Agricultural Law Association (AAALA) is a professional organization concerned with the legal needs of the agricultural community in the United States. The association was founded in 1985.
The AALA offers an independent, non-political forum for the investigation and resolution of issues in agricultural law
. It has over 500 members throughout the United States, and works also with students, academics and legal professionals regarding the legal needs of the agricultural community. The AALA meets annually, with the 2009 annual conference to be held in Williamsburg, Virginia
on September 25–26, 2009.
The AALA publishes a monthly newsletter, The Agricultural Law Update, containing articles by specialists on water and natural resources law, government regulations, agricultural labor law, cooperatives, environmental issues, taxation, finance and credit, seed and plant issues, small farm issues, farmland protection, and congressional activity. It is distributed to members electronically and by mail; all AALA members are encouraged to submit articles on agricultural law developments in their area.
The AALA is a partner of the National Agricultural Law Center
, a prominent American provider of agricultural and food law research and information. Through the partnership both institutions produce the United States Agricultural & Food Law and Policy Blog and the AALA Agricultural Law Listserve. The National Agricultural Law Center also publishes and maintains a database of AgLaw Updates from 1985 through 2008 as part of the National AgLaw Reporter component of the National Agricultural Law Center website.
The AALA offers an independent, non-political forum for the investigation and resolution of issues in agricultural law
Agricultural law
Agricultural law, sometimes referred to as Ag Law, deals with law on Agricultural infrastructure, seed, water, fertilizer, pesticide, etc.; Law on agricultural finance, Law on agricultural labour; agricultural marketing; Agricultural insurance, Farming rights, Land tenure and tenancy system and law...
. It has over 500 members throughout the United States, and works also with students, academics and legal professionals regarding the legal needs of the agricultural community. The AALA meets annually, with the 2009 annual conference to be held in Williamsburg, Virginia
Williamsburg, Virginia
Williamsburg is an independent city located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, USA. As of the 2010 Census, the city had an estimated population of 14,068. It is bordered by James City County and York County, and is an independent city...
on September 25–26, 2009.
The AALA publishes a monthly newsletter, The Agricultural Law Update, containing articles by specialists on water and natural resources law, government regulations, agricultural labor law, cooperatives, environmental issues, taxation, finance and credit, seed and plant issues, small farm issues, farmland protection, and congressional activity. It is distributed to members electronically and by mail; all AALA members are encouraged to submit articles on agricultural law developments in their area.
The AALA is a partner of the National Agricultural Law Center
National Agricultural Law Center
The National Agricultural Law Center at the University of Arkansas is a federally funded, nonpartisan research and information center that serves as the nation's leading source of agricultural and food law research and information...
, a prominent American provider of agricultural and food law research and information. Through the partnership both institutions produce the United States Agricultural & Food Law and Policy Blog and the AALA Agricultural Law Listserve. The National Agricultural Law Center also publishes and maintains a database of AgLaw Updates from 1985 through 2008 as part of the National AgLaw Reporter component of the National Agricultural Law Center website.
See also
- National agricultural law centerNational Agricultural Law CenterThe National Agricultural Law Center at the University of Arkansas is a federally funded, nonpartisan research and information center that serves as the nation's leading source of agricultural and food law research and information...
- The United States Agricultural & Food Law and Policy Blog
- Agricultural lawAgricultural lawAgricultural law, sometimes referred to as Ag Law, deals with law on Agricultural infrastructure, seed, water, fertilizer, pesticide, etc.; Law on agricultural finance, Law on agricultural labour; agricultural marketing; Agricultural insurance, Farming rights, Land tenure and tenancy system and law...
- Agricultural Act of 1949Agricultural Act of 1949The Agricultural Act of 1949 is a United States federal law that is known as the "permanent legislation" of U.S. agricultural policy and is, in its amended form, still in effect. The Act was enacted on October 31, 1949...
- Agricultural Act of 1954Agricultural Act of 1954The Agricultural Act of 1954 is a United States federal law that, among other provisions, authorized a Commodity Credit Corporation reserve for foreign and domestic relief....