Struggling to stay updated on the latest in agricultural and environmental regulations? Look no further! The Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference (AELC), proudly presented by the Agriculture Law Education Initiative (ALEI), is a one-of-a-kind occasion that unites professionals from Maryland’s agriculture, conservation, and legal sectors. Mark your calendars for October 28th, 2026 as the event unfolds at the Crowne Plaza in Annapolis, MD. Registration is now open.
The in person AELC is an opportunity for networking, educational growth, and discussing the intricacies of environmental law and agriculture. With topics like New Maryland Legislation Impacting Agriculture, Eminent Domain and Farmland, PFAS Regulation, Risk, and Reality, and Ag Law Shifts in 2026, there’s a little something for everyone!
The ALEI conference is a great investment to learn more about current issues impacting agriculture and the environment. Anyone with questions please email umaglaw@umd.edu. For more information visit our website https://umaglaw.org/alei-ag-and-environmental-law-conference/2026-agricultural-and-environmental-law-conference/
Early bird registration ends on September 30th, 2026 so be sure to registrister before prices increase!
Table of contents
- ALEI’s Paul Goeringer Honored with National Extension Excellence Award
- TRAIN Toolkit Receives Regional Extension Awards
- New Article Examines Maryland’s Veterinary Antimicrobial Laws
- Goeringer Elected to as President-Elect of the American Agricultural Law Association
- From Symposium to Scholarship: Chesapeake Rising Law Symposium Special Issue
- Upcoming Events
- Resources
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ALEI’s Paul Goeringer Honored with National Extension Excellence Award
An ALEI faculty member recently garnered national recognition for his Extension program. Paul Goeringer, a Principal Faculty Specialist and Extension Specialist with the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Managing Director for ALEI at UMCP, received the 2026 Individual National Excellence in Extension award…
TRAIN Toolkit Receives Regional Extension Awards
A three-year collaborative effort to develop practical food-safety training resources for produce farms has received regional recognition. TRAIN: Targeted Resources Addressing Identified Needs, a mixed-media toolkit developed through a USDA NIFA-funded project, received second place in the Eastern Region in the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS) Educational Curriculum Package category. Overall national winners will be announced this fall…
New Article Examines Maryland’s Veterinary Antimicrobial Laws
A new article by Senior Legal Specialist, Samantha Capaldo, and Maryland Sea Grant Law & Policy Fellow Kerry McClaughry, was recently published in the Spring 2026 Issue of the University of Arkansas Journal of Food Law & Policy. The article, Closing the Gaps: Reforming Maryland Controls on Veterinary Antimicrobial Distribution, examines…
Goeringer Elected to as President-Elect of the American Agricultural Law Association
Paul Goeringer, Principal Faculty Specialist and Extension Specialist, has been elected as the President-Elect of the American Agricultural Law Association (AALA). Goeringer will begin another 3-year term on the AALA’s board starting in December of this year. The American Agricultural Law Association serves as…
From Symposium to Scholarship: Chesapeake Rising Law Symposium Special Issue
At the end of March 2026, the Sea Grant Law & Policy Journal published a special issue featuring articles that grew out of the April 2025 Chesapeake Rising Law Symposium. Organized by Maryland Sea Grant–ALEI Law and Policy Fellow Kerry McClaughry, the symposium was held on April 2, 2025, at Georgetown Law’s Climate Center, in partnership with the Environmental Law Institute…
Upcoming Events
Save the date for the annual 2026 Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference happening October 28th, 2026 at the Crowne Plaza in Annapolis, MD
Monday 10/05 – UMB Anchor Event – FROM PRINCIPLES TO POLICY: CONNECTING PLANETARY HEALTH VALUES TO AGRICULTURE & FOOD LAW – 12:00 – 1:00 PM, Room 107
- Global and planetary health frameworks champion equity, systems thinking, and interconnected human, animal, and environmental wellbeing. Food and agricultural systems sit at this crossroads — yet coherent governance remains elusive within a contradictory U.S. legal landscape. Can planetary health principles work within existing law — or demand something new?
- Panel is comprised on USM faculty from UMB School of Law, UMB Graduate School, and UMCP Department of Global, Environmental, and Occupational Health
Resources
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UMES Extension Workers’ Compensation Webinar
Workers’ Compensation Requirements for the H-2A Program
Municipal Water Access for Adopt-A-Lot Program Participants & Establishing an irrigation Account for Property Owners & Renters
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