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Category Archives: Mental Health
February 26, 2021 Weekly Round Up
Hello friends! It’s been a wild couple of weeks here in Texas. I appreciate all of you who reached out to check on my family and offer support during the crazy weather last week. I am happy to report we all survived and were very happy to see the 60 degree temperatures this week! Shelley Huguley compiled photos from producers around Texas showing the extent of the storm damage and it’s really heartbreaking to see the scope of damage to various agricultural producers. To view her photos, click… Read More →
January 29, 2021 Weekly Round Up
Happy Friday! It’s been a busy week here as I have been working with several of my colleagues in the Texas A&M Agricultural Economics Department on a series of educational videos on the legal and economic issues related to hemp production. If this is a topic of interest to you, be sure you subscribe to this blog as we will be releasing our videos and written materials within the next month! Here are some of the ag law stories in the news over the past couple of weeks…. Read More →
September 25, 2020 Weekly Round Up
Happy Friday! Here are a few of the ag law stories in the news. * Sign up for CFAP 2 program begins. The USDA has announced a Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2, which will provide payments to qualifying farmers and ranchers. The application period is open now through December 11. Many of the main commodities in our area, including cattle, sheep, sorghum, wheat, cotton, and corn are eligible. For more information and a full list of eligible commodities, click here. Our District 1 economist, Dr. Justin Benavidez, recently… Read More →
National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: Resources
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. This is an issue that is close to my heart and a topic on which rural America absolutely has to do better. Suicide rates are higher in rural America than in urban America, and that gap steadily increased between 1999 and 2015. In that time frame, the rate of suicide between Americans age 25-64 rose by 41%, with rates being 25% higher for those living in rural America. Those involved in agriculture have one of the highest suicide rates in the… Read More →
January 10, 2020 Weekly Round Up
We’re here with our first Round Up of 2020! We hope you all had a wonderful holiday. Here are a few of the ag law stories in the news over the past couple of weeks. *Man arrested for hauling marijuana, turns out it was legal hemp. The Texas Tribune recently published a story about a man who was arrested for hauling what authorities suspected as being marijuana. After testing was completed, it turns out that the plants were, as the man claimed, legal hemp. [Read article here.] A… Read More →
December 20, 2019 Weekly Round Up
One last ag law fix before we head off into the Holidays! Here are some of the ag law stories making news over the last couple of weeks. *WOTUS: The gift that keeps on giving. As has become tradition around here, Shannon Ferrell and I close out the year writing about the current status of WOTUS. If you’re curious where things currently stand, we’ve got you covered. Just click here for our recent article in Southwest Farm Press. *Comment period for USDA Final Interim Hemp Rule extended. The… Read More →
October 18, 2019 Weekly Round Up
It’s time for another ag law weekly round up! I’d like to be sure and welcome those of you joining us from recent programs I spoke at in Brenham and College Station. We’re glad you’re here. Here are some of the stories in the news over the past couple of weeks. * Kinder Morgan & City of Kyle settle lawsuit over ordinance preventing Permian Highway pipeline. You may recall from this prior post that the City of Kyle recently passed an ordinance requiring pipelines over 30″ in diameter to… Read More →
June 28, 2019 Weekly Round Up
Happy Friday! Today, I’m speaking in Crockett at our “Owning Your Piece of Texas: Top Laws Texas Landowners Need to Know” program. You’ve only got two more chances to catch one of these free events–Cat Spring on August 26 and College Station on September 12. For more info click here and to register click here. For a free PDF copy of the Owning Your Piece of Texas handbook, click here. To order a hard copy, contact Lacrecia at Lacrecia.Garza@ag.tamu.edu. Here are some ag law stories in the news… Read More →