On 15 December, 2023 the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a request for information on proposed revisions to the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (AFIDA) Report. AFIDA and its...more
The rise of foreign investment in the United States has renewed concern about tracking foreign inbound investment, as demonstrated by the passage of the Corporate Transparency Act and the expansion of CFIUS's purview with...more
The sale of an agribusiness (a portmanteau of "agriculture" and "business" that includes a wide variety of commercial farming; processing; packing; manufacturing; and other livestock, dairy, or agricultural-focused...more
Originally enacted in 1930, the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (“PACA” or the “Act”) has been amended over the years in a number of ways to address the changing landscape of the produce industry.
Originally...more
I. Introduction - Foreign integration into the United States agribusiness sector has been steadily increasing over the last few decades.
Originally published in Drake Journal of Agricultural Law (23 Drake J. Agric. L. 5,...more