Webinars this month:
Technology: EPA Publishes Clean Air Act ‘Right to Repair’ Guidance Document 
On January 30, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced
NEW Publications from the Center for Agricultural and Shale Law:
Local Agricultural Policy: Pennsylvania Agriculture Veteran Grant Program Applications Available
On January 31, 2026, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Today Jan. 27 at Noon: Quarterly Dairy Legal Webinar: Standards of Identity—Regulations and Current Issues (Free Attorney CLE)
Local Agricultural Policy: PA Agriculture Innovation Grant Program Requirements Published, Applications Open February 2, 2026 
On January 24, 2026, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin a notice (56 Pa.B. 487)
Register Now! Educational programming for January:
Wed. Jan. 21, AgWorks: Wage and Hour Laws—Requirements and Exemptions
Fri. Jan. 23, Understanding the Basics of Pennsylvania’s Seasonal Farm Labor Law (Atty CLE)
Tues. Jan. 27, Quarterly Dairy Legal Webinar: Standards of Identity—Regulations & Current Issues (Atty CLE)
Pesticides/Herbicides: U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiorari to FIFRA Preemption Case
Register Now! Educational programming for January:
Jan. 21, AgWorks: Wage and Hour Laws—Requirements and Exemptions
Jan. 23, Understanding the Basics of Pennsylvania’s Seasonal Farm Labor Law (Atty CLE)
Jan. 27, Quarterly Dairy Legal Webinar: Standards of Identity—Regulations & Current Issues (Atty CLE)
Food Policy: USDA, HHS Publish Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2025–2030 
On January 7,
PA Impact Fee: Pennsylvania Approves New Grants for Infrastructure, Environmental, and Community Projects 
On December 19, 2025, The Department of Community and Economic Development announced the approval of 135 projects funded by the Pennsylvania Impact Fee, also known as Act 13 of 2012. Through the Impact Fee, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission collects fees
Register Now! Educational programming for January:
Jan. 21, AgWorks: Wage and Hour Laws—Requirements and Exemptions
Jan. 23, Understanding the Basics of Pennsylvania’s Seasonal Farm Labor Law (Atty CLE)
Jan. 27, Quarterly Dairy Legal Webinar: Standards of Identity—Regulations & Current Issues (Atty CLE)
Agribusiness: Eleventh Circuit Finds Corporate Transparency Act is Constitutional 
On December 16, 2025,
Industrial Hemp: President Issues Executive Order to Reschedule Marijuana to Schedule III Substance 
On December 18, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “Increasing Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research,” which directs the Attorney General to “take all necessary steps to complete the rulemaking process”—initiated in May 2024 by the U.S. Drug Enforcement
Next Week: Tues. Dec. 23 at Noon—AgWorks: Staying Compliant with Anti-Discrimination Laws
National Agricultural Policy: USDA Announces $12 Billion in ‘Bridge Payments’
On December 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that the agency will distribute $12 billion in Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) funding for “one time bridge payments” to U.S. farmers
Methane Emissions: EPA Extends Deadline for Compliance with Methane Emissions Limits
On December 3, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule, titled “Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review: Extension of Deadlines in Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources,” which extends the time