April 5 webinar to focus on National Ag Law Center’s partner and outreach expansion efforts
The webinar is an opportunity for longstanding supporters of the NALC’s mission to not only hear about recent developments and initiatives, but also help those not as familiar with the NALC learn about its objectives and growth.
By Drew Viguet
National Agricultural Law Center
U of A System Division of Agriculture
March 28, 2023
Fast facts
- National Ag Law Center to expand partners, outreach
- Director Harrison Pittman to discuss NALC future during April 5 webinar
- Registration is online
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Newsrooms: With art of Harrison Pittman
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — An April 5 webinar will be all about the future for a one-of-a-kind institution that has served public, private, legal and other agricultural and food industry professionals for nearly 40 years.
Congress established the National Agricultural Law Center in 1987 to serve as a nonpartisan, objective resource for the nation’s agricultural community. Today, it is the only institution of its kind in the United States with partners throughout the country, serving stakeholders at all levels of the agriculture and food supply chain.
NALC Director Harrison Pittman will discuss the future of the NALC in a webinar on Wednesday, April 5. The webinar, “Expanding Partners and Outreach: Strategic Update on the Future of the National Agricultural Law Center,” will begin at 11 a.m. CDT. Registration is free of charge online.
“The NALC has grown considerably in recent years, with a key strategic goal of expanding public and private sector partnerships and outreach throughout the United States,” Pittman said.
Pittman will discuss the NALC’s recent expansion efforts including the inaugural Western Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference, establishment of regional advisory boards such as the newly formed Western Ag Industry Advisory Board, establishment of agricultural law scholarships and student-focused efforts such as the NALC Bridges Initiative.
“The purpose of this webinar is to provide a strategic update on the NALC and invite state agriculture departments, commodity and trade organizations, Cooperative Extension Service professionals, student organizations, law firms, law schools and other interested individuals and entities to collaborate and partner with us,” Pittman said. “As the nation’s leading source of agricultural and food law research and information, it is a tremendous priority for the NALC to continue expanding its partners and outreach.”
The webinar is an opportunity for longstanding supporters of the NALC’s mission to not only hear about recent developments and initiatives, but also help those not as familiar with the NALC learn about its objectives and growth.
“There is much to be excited about with the future of the NALC,” Pittman said. “We are in a time of exponential growth and look forward to sharing this update on what’s in store for the future.”
For information about the National Agricultural Law Center, visit nationalaglawcenter.org or follow @Nataglaw on Twitter. The National Agricultural Law Center is also on Facebook and LinkedIn.
About the National Agricultural Law Center
The National Agricultural Law Center serves as the nation’s leading source of agricultural
and food law research and information. The NALC works with producers, state and federal
policymakers, Congressional staffers, attorneys, land grant universities and many
others to provide objective, nonpartisan agricultural and food law research and information
to the nation’s agricultural community.
The NALC is a unit of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture and
works in close partnership with the USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Agricultural
Library.
About the Division of Agriculture
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s mission is to strengthen
agriculture, communities, and families by connecting trusted research to the adoption
of best practices. The Division of Agriculture conducts research and extension work
within the nation’s historic land grant education system through the Agricultural
Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service.
The Division of Agriculture is one of 20 entities within the University of Arkansas
System. It has offices in all 75 counties in Arkansas and faculty on five system campuses.
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture is an equal opportunity/equal
access/affirmative action institution. If you require a reasonable accommodation to
participate or need materials in another format, please contact dviguet@uark.edu as
soon as possible. Dial 711 for Arkansas Relay
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Media contact:
Drew Viguet
Communications & Special Projects Coordinator
National Agricultural Law Center
dviguet@uark.edu