WHY STUDY AGRICULTURAL LAW AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS?
The importance of agriculture to Arkansas is reflected in the state’s rank in production of major products – first in rice, first in broilers, third in catfish, sixth in eggs, third in turkeys, fifth in cotton, eighth in soybeans, and eighteenth in cattle and calves, with a host of other products – especially timber and forest products – playing a major role in the state’s agricultural picture. Arkansas has become a major force in the food and fiber export market with the Arkansas River Navigation System providing easy access to important port cities. Given the central location of the state, the importance of Arkansas as a domestic supplier is likely to increase as well. In recognition of the importance of agriculture to the economy of Arkansas and the surrounding region, and the new emphasis being placed on the legal problems of agriculture, the University of Arkansas School of Law has embarked upon a venture unique among law schools of this country: the establishment of a comprehensi
