Ag Law in the Field

What questions should I ask when looking at a piece of property?  What should I look out for?  How do I know if this property is right for me? These were the types of questions that made me invite Clint Robinson on the podcast to offer tips to folks purchasing rural property in Texas. Contact Info for Clint Robinson Website Phone:  806-786-3730 Email:  clint@csmandson.com Links to Topics Mentioned on the Show  

I am so excited to have Emily Unglesbee join me to talk about some of the hot topics related to pesticides and herbicides in agriculture.  We had lots to discuss...and even in the week since we recorded, there has been more news stories on these issues. Contact Info for Emily Unglesbee Twitter:  @Emily_Unglesbee Links to Topics Mentioned on the Show List of Emily's recent articles Emily's article on new Enlist registrations Emily's article on the Enlist county bans  Emily's article on Chlorpyrifos tolerance restriction Emily's article on lawsuit seeking to hault Chlorpyrifos rule Emily's artilce on dicamba damage in 2021 Emily's artilce on pending dicamba lawsuit Blog post on 2020 Ninth Circuit dicamba ruling Emily's artilce on improper interference with 2018 dicamba registration  Blog post on December 2020 dicamba registration  Emily's article "What the Endangered Species Act Means for Ag Pesticide Use" Emily's artilce on potential pesticide shortages  Emily's artilce on the glyphosate force majeure declaration   

You know if we're talking WOTUS, our guest has to be Jim Bradbury!  Jim has walked us through the various WOTUS updates numerous times over the past five years.  Today, he's here to give us an update on the new "waters of the United States" definition that has been proposed by the Biden administration. Contact Info for Jim Bradbury (Email) jim@bradburycounsel.com  (Website) http://bradburycounsel.com/ (Twitter) @jimbluewind Links to Topics Mentioned on the Show  Episode #3 - Jim Bradbury (WOTUS Rule) Episode #16 - Ask an Ag Lawyer Program Recap Episode #29 - Jim Bradbury (WOTUS Update)  Episode #30 - Jim Bradbury (CERCLA Air Emissions Reporting & Agriculture) Episode #51 - Jim Bradbury (WOTUS Update)  Episode #58 - Jim Bradbury & Jesse Richardson (Pros and Cons of Conservation Easements)  Episode #81 - Jim Bradbury (Navigable Waters Protection Rule) The Clean Water Act and Agriculture: The Basics Blog post on Navigable Waters Protection Rule  Proposed regulation from Biden Administration

Our friend, Trace Blair, is back!  Trace joined me to walk us through the three limited liability statutes that exist to protect rural Texas landowners and ag producers.  Specifically, this episode offers an update to the details and rules surrounding the Farm Animal Liability Act that went into effect on September 1, 2021. Contact information for Trace Blair (Email) tblair@wigrum.com  (Website) http://www.wigrum.com/attorneys/trace-blair/    Links to resources mentioned on the show - Prior episode with Trace Blair on hunting leases - Blog post on the Texas Recreational Use statute - Where Can I Find the Agritourism Act Signs? - Texas Farm Animal Liability Act statute - Article on the Waak case - Blog post discussing amendments to Farm Animal Liability Act - Texas Farm Animal Liability Act FAQs  

We're excited to kick off the year joined by a super star in the ag media world, Ag Day anchor and Farm Journal editor, Clinton Griffiths.  Clinton shares his story of becoming involved in ag media and offers us a few issues to watch in 2022. Clinton's Contact Information Twitter:  @ClintonReports   Links to Other Topics Mentioned on the Show Ag Day Farm Journal Story on tornado victims Story on OK turkey hunter surviving wildfire Interview with Undersecretary Robert Bonnie on climate smart agriculture My podcast episode on carbon contracts Carbon contract webinar hosted by Clinton Sustainable aviation fuel article    Thank you to our sponsors! Ag Workers Insurance Lone Star Ag Credit Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Texas Farm Credit Texas Corn Producers Capital Farm Credit

It's that time again!  My friend Paul Goeringer and I team up every December to record our Ag Law Year in Review that is then released on both my Ag Law in the Field Podcast and Paul's Maryland Risk Management Education Podcast. This year, our list included lots of interesting topics...see if you agree with our top legal issues. Contact Info for Paul Goeringer (Email)  lgoering@umd.edu (Twitter)  @aglawpaul (Blog)  http://agrisk.umd.edu/  (Podcast)  https://marylandagpodcast.org/    Links to Topics Mentioned on the Show - 2020 Ag Law Year in Review podcast episode - Blog post on the Clean Water Act and agriculture  - Blog post on the Navigable Waters Protection Rule  - Biden Administration proposed WOTUS rule - Carbon contracts podcast episode - Proposition 12 podcast episode - National Pork Producers Council & AFBF US Supreme Court Petition for Certiorari  - Blog post on District Court decision in beef checkoff litigation - Beef checkoff litigation podcast with Harrison Pittman  - Mississippi v. Tennessee opinion (blog post coming next week!) - Blog post on Florida v. Georgia  - Cause for my reference to Alan Jackson - Interstate water wars podcast episode  - Estate tax blog post - Capital gains tax blog post  - Capital gains tax podcast episode - Estate tax podcast episode  - American Agricultural Law Association       

Recently, I heard Joe Miller and Nowell Berreth speak about the recent OSHA vaccine mandate and agriculture.  I knew I had to have them on the podcast to have this same conversation.  Learn about the current status of the OSHA mandate, what the mandate contains, and the legal precedent is for challenges to these types of mandates. Contact Info for Joe Miller (LinkedIn) https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-miller-1847aba/  Contact Info for Nowell Berreth (Website) https://www.alston.com/en/professionals/b/berreth-nowell-d/ 

California's Proposition 12, an animal confinement statute that will likely have impacts across the United States, is set to go into effect on January 1, 2022.  Beth Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney at the National Agricultural Law Center joined me to explain what's going on.   Contact info for Beth Rumley (Email) erumley@uark.edu (National Ag Law Center Twitter)  https://twitter.com/nataglaw   Links to Topics Mentioned on the Show Beth's prior podcast episode on slaughter laws National Agricultural Law Center website National Ag Law Center state animal confinement law compilation Prior article on Proposition 12   

Attorneys Anson Howard and Todd Janzen discuss the prevalence of carbon contracts in agriculture. They explore typical terms and sizes, understanding property ownership, the concept of stacking in carbon contracts, and offer final thoughts on carbon contracts for landowners.

We are wrapping up our Day in the Life of an Ag Lawyer series today with Peggy Hall.  Like me, Peggy has spent her career in academia.  She teaches students and has an Extension role working with farmers at Ohio State University.  On today's show, she shares her story and what she loves about her job!   Contact Info for Peggy Hall Phone: 937-644-8117 Email: aglaw@osu.edu   Links to Other Topics Mentioned on the Show Ohio Agricultural Law Blog  Farmland Owner's Guide to Solar Leasing American Agricultural Law Association    Thank you to our Sponsors! Capital Farm Credit Texas Corn Producers Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Ag Workers Insurance Lone Star Ag Credit