Food & Agriculture Quarterly: September 2026

Welcome back to Food & Agriculture Quarterly (FAQ) 2.0. In this third-quarter edition, we feature articles addressing important environmental law developments affecting the food and agriculture sector and a roundup of recent antitrust and consumer protection enforcement actions in agriculture.

Featured in this Fall edition:

• Environmental due diligence: Kevin Porter examines the critical role environmental due diligence plays in the acquisition and expansion of agricultural operations. His article explains why effective diligence extends well beyond traditional site assessments and highlights the areas where environmental risks are most commonly uncovered.
• United States v. Agri Stats, Inc. antitrust litigation: Summer Associate Regina Loyola examines how the settlement could significantly alter information-sharing and benchmarking practices in the poultry, pork, and turkey industries and what agricultural companies should consider when participating in industry data programs.
• PFAS in the U.S. and Europe: Neil Simon continues our coverage of the evolving PFAS regulatory landscape. He provides an overview of emerging global regulatory frameworks and offers practical steps businesses can take now to prepare for future compliance obligations.
• Right-to-repair litigation involving Deere & Company: Regina jumps in again, this time to analyze recent settlements with the FTC and private plaintiffs. The agreements could have lasting implications for agricultural equipment manufacturers, dealers, independent repair providers, and farmers seeking access to repair tools and software.
• Egg producers and allegations of benchmark price manipulation: Helen Fite reviews the U.S. Department of Justice’s recent antitrust action and highlights the government’s continued focus on competition and food affordability in agricultural markets, and the compliance considerations for businesses operating in benchmark-driven industries.

As always, if there is a topic you would like us to explore in a future issue, please do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected].