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Category Archives: Endangered Species Act
April 7, 2023 Weekly Round Up
It’s been another busy couple of weeks in the world of agricultural law. *State of Texas files suit challenging lesser prairie chicken listing. The State of Texas has filed suit challenging the listing of the lesser prairie chicken as threatened and endangered pursuant to the Endangered Species Act. The lawsuit claims the listing violates the Administrative Procedure Act, the Endangered Species and the National Environmental Policy Act. In addition to these claims, the lawsuit alleges that this action “threats to derail” the efforts undertaken by the State and… Read More →
January 27, 2023 Weekly Round Up
The year started out with a bang and has not slowed down yet! Here are some of the ag law stories in the news over the past couple of weeks. *USFWS extends effective date for lesser prairie chicken listing. The USFWS is delaying the effective date of the lesser prairie chicken listing for 60 days until March 27, 2023. [Read article here.] *APHIS proposes electronic identification rule for certain cattle crossing state lines. The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a proposed rule that would… 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 →
2022 Ag Law Year in Review – National
I always enjoy the chance to look back over the year and recap the biggest agricultural law developments. There was certainly no shortage agricultural law happenings in 2022. Today, we’ll look at the national agricultural law scene, and next Monday, we will focus specifically on Texas. If you want to hear more about some of the biggest national ag law stories of the year, click here for a podcast episode I did with my friend, Paul Goeringer. With that, let’s get started! Carbon Contracts The topic about which… Read More →
December 2, 2022 Weekly Round Up
Happy December! We are back with a number of updates for you with regard to agricultural law news around the country. *Lesser prairie chicken listed under Endangered Species Act. On November 17, the US Fish and Wildlife Service issued a press release that it will be listing the lesser prairie chicken as threatened in the northern distinct population segment (including areas in southeastern Colorado, southcentral and western Kansas, western Oklahoma, and the northeastern Texas Panhandle.) and endangered in the southern distinct population segment (including areas in eastern New… Read More →
September 30, 2022 Weekly Round Up
It is hard to believe we have reached the end of September. It has been a busy couple of weeks in the agricultural law realm. *Ag policy lesson from Dr. Outlaw. Dr. Joe Outlaw offered an important ag policy lesson earlier this week on the Southern Ag Today website talking about unintended consequences. He discussed a proposed rule from the Securities and Exchange Commission on climate-related disclosures and how the requirement could have major impacts on agriculture. [Read article here.] *EPA sued over alleged FOIA violations. The Center… Read More →
June 11, 2021 Weekly Round Up
If you expected it to be a quiet summer for agricultural law, you were sorely mistaken! If the rest of the summer is anything like the first couple of weeks, we’re in for a lot of action. Here are a few of the ag law stories recently in the news. * Governor Abbott signs HB 365, modifying the Texas Farm Animal Liability Act. We’ve discussed this bill previously while it was in committee, but Governor Abbot has now signed the FALA amendment passed by the legislature. This… Read More →
October 4, 2019 Weekly Round Up
Happy October! It finally feels like fall in the Texas Panhandle and I’m sure enjoying it. Here are a few ag law stories that have been in the news over the past couple of weeks. * Elder law podcast is a must listen. I don’t usually share my own podcast episodes in the Weekly Round Up, but the interview I posted this week with elder law attorney, Kristen Porter, is one that I really think is so important, especially for farm and ranch families. Kristen talked us through… Read More →
September 6, 2019 Weekly Round Up
You may have noticed I’ve been a little bit MIA here and on social media. I spent three weeks in August in and out of the hospital with a medical issue, but I’m feeling much better and am back in the saddle. I’ve got an overwhelming number of emails and voicemails from my absence, but am working on getting back to folks as soon as possible. I want to be sure and welcome those of you joining the blog from Beef Cattle Short Course, the Owning Your Piece… Read More →
August 2, 2019 Weekly Round Up
Welcome to August! I’m not sure how the summer has flown by, but here we are. These are a few of the ag law stories in the news this week. *Second round of Market Facilitation Program payment rates announced. Last week, the USDA announced payments for round 2 of the Market Facilitation Program. These payments are designed to provide assistance to farmers of commodities impacted by “unjustified foreign retaliatory tariffs, resulting in the loss of traditional export markets.” Payment rates have been set per county for qualifying crops. … Read More →