The National Agricultural Law Center
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A Call for Papers


Research Publications on the Web

Responding to a growing national need for timely, accurate, and non-partisan agricultural and food law information, the University of Arkansas's National Agricultural Law Center has expanded and enhanced its Web site to include a wide range of research resources for the agricultural and food law community. Primary among these resources are the Center's Research Publications featuring original articles written by the Center's staff, legal scholars, and qualified practicing attorneys from across the nation.

Scope of Topics

The Center posts articles to its Web site that vary in scope, from a thorough discussion on business organizations available in agriculture to a parsing of the constitutionality of fencing law in the Midwest. Articles can be as short as ten pages and as long as a feature law review piece. The main requirements, in accordance with the federal grant mandates, are that the articles be objective and authoritative. They must also conform to the Center's publishing criteria for scholarship, timeliness, and accuracy, as determined by the Center's editorial board. The Center recognizes that practitioners and scholars in particular fields are the proper ones to select topics that will best serve the agricultural and food law community.

Sample of Published Titles

Jack and the Beanstalk: Property Rights in Genetically Modified Plants, Nathan Busch, Attorney
Government Oversight of Animal Feeding Operations, Terence J. Centner, Professor of Law
Organizational and Ownership Options, Carol Goforth, Professor of Law
Farmers' Markets: Rules, Regulations & Opportunities, Neil Hamilton, Professor of Law
Biodiversity and the Law of Nature Conservation, John Harbison, Attorney
Introduction to Federal Farm Program Payment Limitations, Christopher Kelley, Professor of Law
USDA's National Appeals Division Procedures and Practices, Karen Krub, Attorney
Navigability and Rights of Landowners on Streams, J. W. Looney, Circuit Judge
Constitutionality of Corporate Farming Laws in the Eighth Circuit, Harrison Pittman, Attorney

An Invitation to Join Us

The Center invites you to join the growing number of agricultural and food law specialists who have chosen the Center's Web site as the national venue for their scholarly research. If you have an article that you would like to submit for publication, or if you do not have a completed work or a particular topic in mind but would like to prepare an article for publication, please contact:

Harrison M. Pittman, Staff Attorney
Phone: 479-575-7640
E-mail: hmpittm@uark.edu






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