Category Archives: Weekly Round Up

August 29, 2025 Weekly Round Up

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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. *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 More →

August 15, 2025 Weekly Round Up

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It has been a big few weeks on the agricultural law front!  We’ve got updates on several cases we’ve been following and news on new lawsuits around the country. * Federal court vacates listing of lesser prairie-chicken.  The US District Court for the Western District of Texas had vacated the Endangered Species Act listing of the lesser prairie chicken.  I will have a full blog post explaining the ruling in detail on Monday.  [Read article here.] * Federal court upholds emissions reporting exception for farms.  The United States… Read More →

August 1, 2025 Weekly Round Up

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It is hard to believe we have made it to August!  Here is the rundown of some of the ag law stories in the news! EPA proposes approval of three over-the-top dicamba labels.  The EPA published a proposed re-registration of three over-the-top dicamba products for use in cotton and soybeans.  The products are: Engenia, Tavium, and KHNP0090 (formerly Xtendimax).  The proposed registrations will contain a number of additional restrictions, including a prohibition on aerial application, a 240-foot buffer, and additional mitigation steps.  Currently, public comment is open through… Read More →

July 3, 2025 Weekly Round Up

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Happy Independence Day to all!  We hope you all have an enjoyable holiday. We’re here to recap some of the biggest ag law stories in the news over the past few weeks.  Let’s get started! * Texas Supreme Court decides Cactus Water Services v. COG Operating.  The biggest news in Texas has to be the Court’s decision regarding produced water.  This case asked the question of whether produced water–water that is extracted with oil and gas production–belongs to the surface owner or the mineral lessee. The Court held that… Read More →

June 6, 2025 Weekly Round Up

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We’re back with a host of news and information related to agricultural law around the country. * Texas A&M AgriLife hosting webinar on New World Screwworm.  There have been a lot of questions and concerns about the New World Screwworm.  Texas A&M AgriLife Extension will host a free webinar on Monday, June 9 at 10 am CST.  [More info here.]  AgriLife also released a fact sheet on this issue.  [View fact sheet here.] *US Fish and Wildlife Services seeks Voluntary Vacatur in Lesser Prairie Chicken lawsuit.  You may… Read More →

May 16, 2025 Weekly Round Up

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It has been a wild few weeks for agricultural law news!  Let’s get caught up on some of the biggest stories. * Live animal imports suspended along Southern border.  On May 11, 2025, United States Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, suspended live animal imports of cattle, horses, and bison through US ports of entry along the southern border due to concerns about the spread of New World Screwworm (NWS) in Mexico.  At that time, the NWS had been detected 700 miles from the U.S./Mexico border. [Read press release… Read More →

April 18, 2025 Weekly Round Up

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Our team has been at a full sprint pace here the last couple of weeks with programs and projects.  We love getting to create content and provide information for you! Let’s get caught up on some of the biggest ag law stories in the news recently. *White House budget plan would slash funding for USDA.  This week, a number out outlets reported that a proposed White House budget could result in massive cuts to the USDA, in particular, to the funding for local FSA and NRCS offices.  [Read… Read More →

April 4, 2025 Weekly Round Up

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We are back with another list of ag law stories in the news! *The great pig war of Matagorda County.  Texas Monthly recently published an article on a dispute involving a pig farm and neighboring landowners in Matagorda County.  This dispute centers around the application of the Texas Right to Farm statute.  [Read article here.] *FIinCEN publishes new interim final rule; only foreign entities required to file.  Our rollercoaster ride seems to have come to completion with regard to beneficial ownership reporting under the Corporate Transparency Act.  Last week,… Read More →

March 21, 2025 Weekly Round Up

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We’ve reached another Friday!  There is certainly no shortage of agricultural law news recently. * Synagro releases independent study in Johnson County, TX concluding fertilizer did not cause PFAS contamination.  You may recall from this prior blog post that Johnson County landowners have filed several lawsuits related to PFAS contamination of their land allegedly caused by Synagro biosolid fertilizer.  This week Synagro issued a press release announcing the results of an independent study conducted on the Johnson County land.  The study, done by Parsons Corporation and Dr. Linda… Read More →

March 7, 2025 Weekly Round Up

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Happy March!  We are here with another rundown of some of the biggest agricultural law stories in the news from the past couple of weeks. * Treasury department announces suspension of Corporate Transparency Act reporting for US citizens and domestic companies.  It would not be a weekly round up if we did not include news about the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).  The US Department of Treasury announced that it will not be enforcing or assessing penalties for those failing to comply with the reporting requirements of the CTA at… Read More →