{"id":10673,"date":"2021-12-03T10:21:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T16:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/?p=10673"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:16:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:16:01","slug":"december-3-2021-weekly-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/2021\/12\/03\/december-3-2021-weekly-round-up\/","title":{"rendered":"December 3, 2021 Weekly Round Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy December!\u00a0 There has been a lot of agricultural law news over the past few weeks, so here are some of the biggest stories impacting agriculture.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10735\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10735\" class=\"wp-image-10735 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2021\/12\/sunset-ge8f249d20_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2021\/12\/sunset-ge8f249d20_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2021\/12\/sunset-ge8f249d20_640-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10735\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image by <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/charlesmccrea-11304023\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=4544910\">Charles McCrea<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=4544910\">Pixabay<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>*Texas Supreme Court denied petition for review in\u00a0<em>Lyle v. Midway Solar<\/em>.\u00a0 <\/strong>Earlier this year, the El Paso Court of Appeals dismissed a lawsuit filed by mineral owners against a solar company for building a solar farm on the property.\u00a0 The court held that the accommodation doctrine would apply, but that because the mineral owner had not sought to actually develop the minerals, there was no valid legal claim.\u00a0 [Read prior blog post <a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/2021\/01\/25\/case-addresses-solar-lease-mineral-owner-and-the-accommodation-doctrine\/\">here<\/a>.]\u00a0 The mineral developer filed a petition for review with the Texas Supreme Court, which was denied last month.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Biden administration proposes &#8220;Waters of the United States&#8221; definition.\u00a0<\/strong>The Biden administration has released its proposed definition of &#8220;Waters of the United States.&#8221;\u00a0 [Read press release <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/newsreleases\/epa-and-army-take-action-provide-certainty-definition-wotus\">here<\/a> and proposed rule <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/system\/files\/documents\/2021-11\/revised-definition-of-wotus_nprm_pre-publication_version.pdf\">here<\/a>.]\u00a0 The EPA describes this proposed rule as &#8220;re-establishing the pre-2015 definition of waters of the United States.&#8221;\u00a0 In particular, the rule will include waters that meet either the relatively permanent standard set forth by Justice Scalia in the\u00a0<em>Rapanos<\/em> case or the significant nexus standard as described by Justice Kennedy&#8217;s dissent in the same case. There is a public comment period for 60 days upon the proposed rule being published in the Federal Register, and a number of virtual hearings will be held in January 2022.\u00a0 I&#8217;ll have a full blog post on the proposed rule soon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Six building blocks of a soil carbon contract.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>My friend, Todd Janzen, wrote an article highlighting six key issues to consider before entering into a carbon contract.\u00a0 Todd does a great job of explaining these six &#8220;building blocks&#8221; as he calls them.\u00a0 [Read blog post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aglaw.us\/janzenaglaw\/2021\/9\/22\/the-building-blocks-of-a-soil-carbon-contract\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>*US Supreme Court dismisses Mississippi v. Tennessee groundwater lawsuit.<\/strong>\u00a0 The US Supreme Court unanimously dismissed Mississippi&#8217;s claim against Tennessee in a case involving a dispute over an interstate aquifer.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve got a full blog post on this case that will be out in the coming weeks.\u00a0 [Read Opinion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/21pdf\/143orig_1qm1.pdf\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>*EPA fines Nutrien Ag Solutions over improper dicamba use in 2020.<\/strong>\u00a0 The EPA has levied a $668,000 fine against Nutrien Ag Solutions for 27 off-label applications of dicamba in 2020.\u00a0 According to DTN, this is the first enforcement action by the EPA over dicamba label violations, as others have been handled by state regulators. [Read article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dtnpf.com\/agriculture\/web\/ag\/crops\/article\/2021\/11\/11\/epa-fines-nutrien-ag-solutions-2020\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Kansas seeks US Supreme Court review of &#8220;ag gag&#8221; lawsuit.<\/strong>\u00a0 After the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed a ruling holding much of Kansas&#8217; Farm Animal and Field Crop and Research Facilities Protection Act&#8221; unconstitutional, Kansas has filed a petition for certiorari with the United States Supreme Court. [Read prior blog post on appellate court decision <a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/2021\/10\/18\/trifecta-of-ag-gag-opinions\/\">here<\/a> and Petition <a href=\"https:\/\/fingfx.thomsonreuters.com\/gfx\/legaldocs\/xmvjorqmlpr\/aldf-cert-petition%20(1).pdf\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Upcoming Presentations<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve still got a handful of presentations left before the end of the year.\u00a0 Next week, I&#8217;ll be speaking at Judges and Commissioners&#8217; Conferences in San Angelo, Ft. Stockton, and Uvalde.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, December 8, I&#8217;ll be in Tyler for the Texas Landowners Summit, hosted by Heritage Land Bank.\u00a0 This event features some great information for rural landowners,\u00a0 and I&#8217;m excited to be there to chat about ag leases and landowner liability.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/heritagelandbank.com\/announcements\/news-events\/heritage-land-bank-sponsors-texas-landowners-summit\">Click here<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, I&#8217;ll be rounding out the year with a presentation on estate planning in Canyon on Tuesday, December 14.\u00a0 My friend, Leah Davis, will join me and it should be a great program!\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/agrilifetoday.tamu.edu\/2021\/11\/23\/estate-planning-workshop-set-for-dec-14-in-canyon\/\">Click here<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget, I&#8217;ve got two online courses that are available for you to take anytime, at your own pace, from the comfort of your home.\u00a0 Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/agrilifelearn.tamu.edu\/s\/product\/online-ranchers-leasing-workshop\/01t4x000002ciNZAAY\">Online Ranchers Leasing Workshop<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/agrilifelearn.tamu.edu\/s\/product\/owning-your-piece-of-texas-key-laws-texas-landowners-need-to-know\/01t4x000002ciS5AAI\">Online Owning Your Piece of Texas<\/a> classes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy December!\u00a0 There has been a lot of agricultural law news over the past few weeks, so here are some of the biggest stories impacting agriculture. *Texas Supreme Court denied petition for review in\u00a0Lyle v. 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