Announcement: AALA Annual Conference, Member Input Needed

Posted February 7, 2014

The American Agricultural Law Association’s (AALA’s) 35th Annual Conference will be held October 19-21, 2014 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The 2014 annual conference will include session on: representing surface owners in oil and gas, water issues, crop insurance 101, leasing issues, anatomy of a recall, agricultural law under the Roberts Court, labor/immigration, food safety, ag labor/employment law for operators, and representing local food clients – FSMA.

Member Input Needed:

Please take a short poll here to indicate your interest in the proposed list of sessions for the annual conference. 

The poll will be open until 8 p.m. ET on February 14, 2014.  We are very excited about the agenda so far and the proposals for additional sessions.  Your input will help shape the conference.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Jesse Richardson, AALA President-elect at jesse.richardson@mail.wvu.edu.

For more information about the AALA, please visit its website here

The AALA welcomes attorneys, students, and other professionals interested in agricultural and food law. 

This three-day event is recognized as one of the best opportunities for relevant agricultural law continuing education.  The AALA’s symposia have featured presentations by national and international experts providing extensive and relevant information on agricultural and food law.  Attendees include national academic, governmental, corporate, and private practitioner experts in many areas of agricultural law.  Registration information is available here.

Becoming a member of AALA is very easy and new members are welcomed and greatly appreciated.  To join the AALA, please visit the AALA website here.