Category Archives: Year in Review

2022 Ag Law Year in Review – Texas

Posted on December 19, 2022 by tiffany.dowell

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

Posted on December 12, 2022 by tiffany.dowell

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 →

2021 Year in Review – Texas

Posted on January 10, 2022 by tiffany.dowell

2021 was another big year in the agricultural law world here in Texas. From key legal decisions to new laws passed during the legislative session, there was no shortage of information to discuss in this year in review. As you will see, many of the key updates involve actions taken by the Texas Legislature. To read in more detail about the key bills for agriculture this session, click here to read a blog post and here to listen to a podcast episode with J Pete Laney. Texas Farm… Read More →

2021 Ag Law Year in Review – National

Posted on January 3, 2022 by tiffany.dowell

Happy 2022! As we do each year, we’ve compiled our list of some of the biggest agricultural law stories in 2021. Today, we will take a look at this from the national level. Next week, we will take a look at Texas-specific issues. To hear Paul Goeringer and I discuss the biggest issues of 2021, click here to listen to our year-end episode of the Ag Law in the Field Podcast. Waters of the United States If there has been one constant over the last 5 years, it… Read More →

Top Blog & Podcast Episodes for 2021

Posted on December 20, 2021 by tiffany.dowell

To wrap up 2021, let’s take a look back at the most popular blog posts and podcast episodes from the past year. I also want to take a moment to thank our Texas Agriculture Law Blog sponsors for 2021: Texas Corn Producers, Lone Star Ag Credit, and Capital Farm Credit. If you can, please thank these groups for their support of this blog. Finally, I want to thank all of you for reading this blog and supporting my program. I really enjoy the work I get to do,… Read More →

2020 Agricultural Law Year in Review – Texas

Posted on December 28, 2020 by tiffany.dowell

If you missed our National Year in Review post, click here. I am not sure I can remember a year with more agricultural law-related opinions being issued by Texas appellate courts. From fence law to eminent domain, hemp to liability, here are some of the biggest legal stories of 2020 from the Lone Star State. Dicamba Registration Vacated, New Registration Issued, Lawsuit Filed Although this is a national issue, and we addressed it in more detail on our National Year in Review post, because it had such… Read More →

2020 Agricultural Law Year in Review – National

Posted on December 14, 2020 by tiffany.dowell

Happy Holidays! I love doing these year in reviews and look forward to writing them every year. There was certainly no shortage of ag law news in 2020. Here is a look at some of the biggest ag law stories from the last 365 days. On Thursday, Paul Goeringer and I will release a joint podcast recapping some of these issues as well. Dicamba Controversy and Litigation For cotton and soybean farmers, dicamba certainly has to the biggest issue of 2020. To hear more, listen to this podcast… Read More →

2019 Year in Review – Texas

Posted on December 23, 2019 by tiffany.dowell

Once again, it’s been a busy year for agricultural law in Texas. There were a number of potential cases that I could have included on this list, but I’ve decided to focus on three key agricultural law cases for which the Texas Supreme Court granted petitions for review in 2019. Garcia v. Pruski (Fence Law) In this important fence law case out of Wilson County, the San Antonio Court of Appeals addressed legal issues related to a bull getting hit on the highway. [Read prior blog post here.] Two key… Read More →