Tariffs and Trade Series: Effects on Agriculture Operations and Markets
First 60 Days of the Trump Administration: Food and Agriculture Policy
4 Key Takeaways | AI in Precision Agriculture Legal Risks and Mitigation
Insights on the Trump Administration's Agriculture and Food Policy Priorities
GLP-1 Drugs and Cultivated Meat: What’s the Impact on the Food and Agriculture Industry?
Florida’s Equine Landscape
Stoel Rives | Deeply Rooted Podcast S3E3: AgTech Innovation and Robotics with Burro CEO Charlie Andersen
[Podcast] Keith Matthews and Chris Wozniak: Talking Ag Biotech Episode 5
Exploring ESG in the Food, Beverage and Agribusiness Sectors
How Technology Has Transformed Today’s Agriculture Commodities Market
[Podcast] Keith Matthews and Chris Wozniak: Talking Ag Biotech Episode 2
[Podcast] Keith Matthews and Chris Wozniak: Talking Ag Biotech
[Podcast] Cellular Agriculture and the Evolving Legal/Regulatory Landscape: A Conversation with Ahmed Khan
Regenerative Agriculture: A Sustainable ESG Strategy
Stoel Rives | Deeply Rooted Podcast Episode Six: Understanding the Intersection of ESG and the Forest Sector with MaryKate Bullen, Director of Sustainability and ESG of Forest Investment Associates
Stoel Rives | Deeply Rooted Podcast Episode Five: Exploring Succession and Generational Change with Kevin Adams, Managing Director for The Mountain Group
Stoel Rives | Deeply Rooted Podcast Episode Four: The Financialization of Agriculture with David Muth from Alternative Equity Advisors
Stoel Rives | Deeply Rooted Podcast Episode Three: Diversity in Agriculture: From its People to its Products with Elin Miller, Founder of Umpqua Nut Farms & Umpqua Vineyards
Stoel Rives | Deeply Rooted Podcast Episode Two: A Bright Future for Agriculture with Phil Ward, CEO of Oregon Future Farmers of America
Stoel Rives | Deeply Rooted Podcast Episode One: Keeping America Fed with Jeff Huckaby, President & CEO of Grimmway Farms
House Bill 1525 has been introduced by Representative Steimel and Senator Irvin which would add a Subchapter 9 to Arkansas Code Title 18, Chapter 11, titled: Agricultural Impact Remediation Agreements....more
Look Ahead to the Week of May 20: Farm Bill and Fiscal Year 2025 Spending Take Center Stage - Both the House and Senate are in session this week before leaving early to begin the Memorial Day recess....more
The General Assembly reconvened for Legislative Day 36 on Monday with lawmakers and lobbyists hoping to keep a little luck of the Irish going into the penultimate week of the legislative session. With only four legislative...more
Legislators considered dozens of policy bills this week in advance of the May 4 crossover deadline (the date by which policy bills must pass one chamber to remain eligible)....more
The North Carolina General Assembly resumed its session this week after a legislative spring break last week. Legislators hit the ground running with back-to-back committee meetings in both chambers, hearing dozens of bills....more
Senators began working on the budget bill this week and members considered bills on many topics. Given the approach of the May 4 crossover deadline (the date by which policy bills must pass one chamber to remain eligible),...more
KTS Strategies brings years of experience providing clients in a diverse range of industries with comprehensive policy and advocacy advice before federal, state, and local agencies. In North Carolina, we advise local...more
Before the North Carolina General Assembly wrapped up the effective end to their 2022 Long Session late last month, lawmakers enacted critical legislation – Senate Bill 455 – which kept hemp and CBD-related products legal in...more
THE CAROLINA JOURNAL: Bills would waive property taxes for permanently disabled veteransTwo similar bills that would give a full property tax waiver for permanently disabled veterans were filed in the North Carolina House and...more
The North Carolina General Assembly made up for several weeks without official business in Raleigh by introducing multiple wide-ranging pieces of legislation in back-to-back committee meetings throughout the week. Following a...more
North Carolina is growing, and it is not showing any signs of stopping. According to newly released Census data Thursday, the Tar Heel State grew 9.5% over the past decade, adding 903,905 residents. Nearly 80% of that growth...more
The Ohio General Assembly recently completed an exhaustive and comprehensive first half of 2021. The legislature tackled the state’s two-year operating budget, COVID-19 relief funding, residential broadband expansion, reforms...more
North Carolina continues to operate under Governor Roy Cooper's Phase 2, Safer at Home, extension, which was issued through Executive Order 151. After announcing that the state will continue to operate under Phase 2 measures...more
Another slow week for members of the North Carolina General Assembly with only a handful of committee meetings and little action taken on the countless bills still floating around. Senate lawmakers had a break from being down...more
From healthcare to hemp, members of the North Carolina General Assembly pushed through another week of long floor sessions and packed committee meetings. A number of bills that have been waiting for their day in committee...more
The General Assembly returned to Raleigh after Memorial Weekend to continue official business. The Senate released its proposed budget on Tuesday and moved the legislation through the chamber, passing the bill on Friday. The...more
Budget appropriations meetings continued this week at the General Assembly as a number of substantive bills were introduced on a variety of topics. Farm Act of 2019 (S315) - The annual bill to make various changes in...more
Yesterday, Senators Brent Jackson (R-Sampson), Norman Sanderson (R-Pamlico) and Todd Johnson (R-Union) introduced S.B. 315 (the “North Carolina Farm Act of 2019”), a bill to create the North Carolina Hemp Commission. The...more
The General Assembly will re-convene Wednesday, January 30th. Both the House and the Senate plan to gavel in at noon that day. The start of session is expected to be slow as new legislators ease into the legislative process....more
The 154th General Assembly will reconvene later this month on Wednesday, January 30th. For the first time since 2012, the Republican-led chambers will lack the numbers to override an executive veto. Both House and Senate...more
Agriculture - CBS 17: NC farmers pressure lawmakers on partial government shutdown North Carolina farmers fear the government shutdown will harm an already hurting industry....more
Bills have been pre-filed that would consolidate various Arkansas agencies into Cabinet-level departments. Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announced earlier this fall his proposal to consolidate Cabinet-level departments...more
The North Carolina General Assembly adjourned on June 29, with Governor Cooper signing 32 out of 45 final public bills passed by the General Assembly. Moving at an extremely accelerated pace, the six-week short session saw...more
On Tuesday, May 8th, the General Assembly’s Revenue Laws Study Committee released a revised version of its draft tax bill intended for introduction in the legislature’s upcoming short session. The original version of the...more
This week, work continued behind the scenes on budget and tax plans as the Senate and House continue crafting the 2019 budget and try to adjourn by April 17, the 100th day of session. One of the factors now being considered...more