We are here with our last weekly round up for the month of August. Things have not slowed down in the world of agricultural law.
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*EPA extends comment period for dicamba registrations. The EPA has extended the comment period on the three over-the-top dicamba registrations to September 6, 2025. [Read article here. Comment here.]
*Texas’ most infamous groundwater lawsuits article published. The Texas Water Resources Institute published a great article outlining Texas’ most infamous groundwater lawsuits. If you’re into Texas water law, you don’t want to miss this! [Read article here.]
*Eleven states, including Texas, file amicus brief in lawsuit challenging “Product of the USA” labeling for beef products. Eleven states, in including Texas, have filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in a lawsuit challenging “Product of the USA” labeling for beef. The lawsuit was filed by South Dakota ranchers against the largest beef packing companies in the United States, claiming that Defendants’ labeling of products “product of the USA” is misleading for animals not born, raised, and slaughtered in the United States. The trial court denied the Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, and they appealed to the Eighth Circuit. The states filed their brief in support of the Plaintiffs’ claims in the case. [Read article here and Brief here.]
*One Big Beautiful Bill Act impact on agriculture. I recently recorded a great podcast episode with Dr. Justin Benavidez, Chief Economist for the House Committee on Agriculture where we talked through the various provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that impact agriculture. You can listen to that here. The Farm Office Blog from Ohio State published a really helpful article explaining the various tax changes that will impact farmers and ranchers. [Blog post here.] This was also the topic on my friend, Pat Dillon’s blog where he gives us the “pretty in a northeast Iowa kinda way” take on the new tax provisions here.
*Plaintiffs seek summary judgment in lawsuit challenging Enlist One and Enlist Duo registrations. The Center For Food Safety (CFS) has filed a summary judgment motion in its lawsuit challenging the validity of EPA registrations for Enlist One and Enlist Duo. The CFS claims the EPA violated FIFRA when it approved the herbicides by relying on improper data. [Read Motion here and article here.]
*Supreme Court rules on proper venue for EPA actions. Brianna Schroeder wrote a great summary of two US Supreme Court cases related to the proper venue for filing challenges to final decisions by the Environmental Protection Agency. [Read article here.]
*Southern Ag Today will hit 1,000 articles next week! If you are not subscribed to Southern Ag Today, you need to hop over to the website and get that done. Many of the agricultural economists (and a few lawyers!) across the South write short articles on various ag-related issues every weekday. Next week, Southern Ag Today will publish its 1,000th article.
*American Agricultural Law Association Symposium. If you are a law student interested in ag law or a practicing ag lawyer, Scottsdale is the place to be this November for the American Agricultural Law Association Conference! AALA is a fantastic organization, and this conference provides great educational information and networking opportunities. I am thrilled to be the newly elected President-elect of AALA, and I hope to meet many of you in Arizona. [More info here.]
Upcoming Programs
I will not be slowing down in September! On the 9th, I’ll be talking estate planning at the GRAZE Conference in Plainview. On the 12th, I’ll be beaming into the King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management to talk legal considerations in brush management.
Don’t forget about our upcoming Owning Your Piece of Texas program on October 29 and Ranchers Leasing Workshop on October 30 in College Station. Click here for more info.
Finally, you can see all of my upcoming programs here.
