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Category Archives: Dicamba
September 27, 2024 Weekly Round Up
Happy Friday! It has been a whirlwind of a month around here. Thank you to those of you who I have seen on the road at in person presentations–it has been fun getting to connect face-to-face with so many readers. There has been a lot of news on the agricultural law front. * Lawsuit filed against Tyson “climate smart beef” claims. The Environmental Working Group has filed suit claiming that Tyson’s marketing “climate friendly” beef is misleading consumers. Tyson sells some beef with a “climate smart” label and has… Read More →
August 2, 2024 Weekly Round Up
It has been a fast and furious summer here, and we have fallen behind on our bi-weekly round ups. We are here today to help get you caught up on the biggest ag law news around the country! *Court rules Massachusetts’ Question 3 is not preempted by Federal Meat Inspection Act. A Massachusetts federal court recently ruled that Massachusetts’ Question 3, a ballot initiative banning the sale of pork that is not raised in accordance with certain practices, is not preempted by the Federal Meat Inspection Act as… Read More →
May 24, 2024 Weekly Round Up
We have made it to another Friday and the start of summer for many! There are a number of important agricultural law stories in the news. * House Committee on Agriculture releases Farm Bill Draft. The House Committee on Agriculture, led by Chairman GT Thompson released its draft of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 last week. Last night, the bill passed out of committee on a bipartisan vote 33-21. To read the text of the bill, click here. To read a summary of the House… Read More →
March 29, 2024 Weekly Round Up
We’ve made it through another week and have another long list of ag law news from around the country! *Avian influenza found in dairy cows in Texas and Kansas and goat in Minnesota. State agencies announced this week that a disease found in some dairy cows in Texas and Kansas was identified as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). A goat in Minnesota on a farm where chickens had the virus also recently tested positive as well. The USDA believes the source of HPAI at the dairies is migratory… Read More →
Court Vacates Over-The-Top Dicamba Registration; EPA Issues Existing Stocks Order
In a situation reminiscent of 2020, an Arizona federal court has vacated the registration of three over-the-top dicamba products, XtendiMax, Enginia, and Tavium (the Products). See Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Envt’l Agency, No. 4:20-cv-00555 (D. Ariz. Feb. 6, 2024). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an existing stocks order allowing for some limited uses in specific circumstances for the 2024 growing season. Background Dicamba is a herbicide used to kill broadleaf plants that has been on the market for over 50 years. Dicamba is… Read More →
February 16, 2024 Weekly Round Up
There has been no shortage of agricultural law news in the last two weeks! Here are some of the biggest stories from around the country. *Court revokes over-the-top dicamba registration; EPA issues existing stocks order. In a situation similar to what cotton and soybean growers faced in 2020, a federal court has revoked the FIFRA registration for three dicamba products, XtendiMax, Enginia, and Tavium. [Read Order here.] On Wednesday, the EPA issued an existing stocks order which will allow “existing stocks” that were in the United States and… Read More →
July 28, 2023 Weekly Round Up
We’ve reached the end of July! Here are some of the ag law stories in the news. *Court rules that challenge to EPA dicamba registration brought by farm groups belongs in district court. The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia recently ruled that a lawsuit filed by the American Soybean Association against the EPA should have been filed in the district court (trial level court) rather than at the court of appeals level. Because of this, the court dismissed the case for lack of jurisdiction…. Read More →
June 9, 2023 Weekly Round Up
Happy June! We’ve got plenty of ag law news to kick off the summer. *US Supreme Court rules for landowner in Sackett v. EPA, abandons “significant nexus test” for WOTUS. I’ll have a lengthy blog post about this decision on Monday, but meanwhile, you can read a Q&A interview I did with Progressive Cattle about the decision and what it means for agriculture here. You can also listen to me and two of the best water law professors in the country break it down on my Ag Law in… Read More →
2022 Ag Law Year in Review – Texas
Each year, I am surprised by the number of agricultural law developments across Texas. This year is no exception, and I believe it may be the biggest year for agricultural law that I can remember in the Lone Star state. If you missed our review of the biggest ag law stories on the national level, click here. High Speed Rail Has Eminent Domain Authority The Texas Supreme Court issued a divided opinion in Miles v. Texas Central Railroad & Infrastructure holding that Texas Central Railroad has the power… Read More →
December 16, 2022 Weekly Round Up
We are here with our final round up of 2022. It has been a busy year. If you missed our National Year in Review blog post, click here. If you prefer audio, you can check out my podcast episode with Paul Goeringer here. Be sure to check back on Monday for our Texas Year in Review post as well. Here are a few of the ag law stories in the news. Oral argument held in dicamba case before D.C. Court of Appeals. Oral argument was held this week in… Read More →