National Ag Law Center launches national stakeholder survey
In the spirit of its valued research-based work, the National Agricultural Law Center has launched an online stakeholder survey to help shape how it serves the nation’s agricultural community.
By Drew Viguet
National Agricultural Law Center
U of A System Division of Agriculture
Sept. 3, 2024
Fast facts:
· Anonymous, online survey will inform NALC activities
· Survey takes less than 10 minutes to complete
· Survey available through Oct. 16
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — For Harrison Pittman, director of the National Agricultural Law
Center, it all started with one question: How can we help you?
“The reason we’re here is to serve those in the agriculture community,” he said. “We’ve
been at this since 1987, criss-crossing the country to share what we know through
our legal research. While we’re out there, we also learn a lot from those we serve.”
“This year, we want to get that feedback in a more systematic way through a survey
of our stakeholders,” Pittman said.
The center reaches a wide audience. In Fiscal Year 2023, NALC staff spoke in at least
25 states, plus the District of Columbia. Its newsletters reach thousands of readers
and its website had more than 617,000 page views.
Staying research-based
In the spirit of its valued research-based work, the National Agricultural Law Center
has launched an online stakeholder survey to help shape how it serves the nation’s agricultural community.
“The National Agricultural Law Center is a stakeholder-driven institution that serves
all kinds of producers, federal and state policymakers, attorneys, lenders, and many
others throughout the public and private sectors,” Pittman said. “We depend on stakeholder
input to help strategically inform our work, and these survey results will be a major
part of that in the months and years ahead.”
The anonymous survey is available online and will remain open until Oct. 16. The 15-question
survey has multiple choice and open-answer response questions and takes less than
10 minutes to complete.
Who should take the survey?
The survey is open to anyone who has an interest in agricultural and environmental
law and policy, including farmers, advocates, students, lawmakers, analysts and journalists.
“We want to hear as much feedback and input from every part of the nation’s agricultural
community as we possibly can,” Pittman said. “We encourage folks to not only take
the survey, but to share with others in their organizations, on social media, listservs,
and other networks as broadly as they can.”
NALC will use the survey results to prioritize topics, determine preferred methods
of information delivery and basic demographic information.
“We’re constantly communicating with those in the ag community,” Pittman said. “Whether
through in-person opportunities or on a phone call or virtual conversation, we exist
to serve the ag community on a national level.”
NALC attorneys interact daily with stakeholders from across the U.S. Recent years
have seen an increase in initiatives from the NALC, including efforts to grow stakeholders
in new areas of the country and develop resources pertinent to those regions. NALC
resources are housed online at the NALC website, and include “Reading Rooms,” factsheets,
newsletters, recorded webinars and more.
“We’re always looking for new opportunities to serve,” Pittman said. “If you’re involved
in the ag community, we want to hear from you.”
For information about the National Agricultural Law Center, visit nationalaglawcenter.org
or follow @Nataglaw on X. The National Agricultural Law Center is also on Facebook
and LinkedIn.
For updates on agricultural law and policy developments, subscribe free of charge
to The Feed, the NALC’s twice-monthly newsletter highlighting recent legal developments
facing agriculture.
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