{"id":13814,"date":"2025-04-04T15:38:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T20:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/?p=13814"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:09:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:09:36","slug":"april-4-2025-weekly-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/2025\/04\/04\/april-4-2025-weekly-round-up\/","title":{"rendered":"April 4, 2025 Weekly Round Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are back with another list of ag law stories in the news!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13828\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13828\" class=\"wp-image-13828 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2025\/04\/sreehari-devadas-0scMOM5ou_Y-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2025\/04\/sreehari-devadas-0scMOM5ou_Y-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2025\/04\/sreehari-devadas-0scMOM5ou_Y-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2025\/04\/sreehari-devadas-0scMOM5ou_Y-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2025\/04\/sreehari-devadas-0scMOM5ou_Y-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2025\/04\/sreehari-devadas-0scMOM5ou_Y-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@sreeharid1?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\">Sreehari Devadas<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>*The great pig war of Matagorda County.<\/strong>\u00a0 Texas Monthly recently published an article on a dispute involving a pig farm and neighboring landowners in Matagorda County.\u00a0 This dispute centers around the application of the Texas Right to Farm statute.\u00a0 [Read article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasmonthly.com\/news-politics\/the-great-pig-war-of-matagorda-county\/\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p>*<strong>FIinCEN publishes new interim final rule; only foreign entities required to file.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Our rollercoaster ride seems to have come to completion with regard to beneficial ownership reporting under the Corporate Transparency Act.\u00a0 Last week, FinCEN published an interim final rule in the Federal Register revising the definition of a &#8220;reporting company&#8221; meaning only those entities formed under the law of a foreign country that registered to do business in the United States.\u00a0 Only these &#8220;reporting companies&#8221; are required to file beneficial ownership information.\u00a0 All domestic companies which were required to file under the prior law, will now be exempt.\u00a0 [Read Rule <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2025\/03\/26\/2025-05199\/beneficial-ownership-information-reporting-requirement-revision-and-deadline-extension\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>*President Trump announces tariffs.\u00a0 <\/strong>Of course, the big news this week was President Trump&#8217;s announcement of tariffs that will apply to most of the United States&#8217; trading partners.\u00a0 DTN Progressive Farmer published an article summarizing the tariff announcement and\u00a0 potential impact on agriculture.\u00a0 [Read article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dtnpf.com\/agriculture\/web\/ag\/news\/business-inputs\/article\/2025\/04\/02\/trump-launches-reciprocal-tariffs\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Texas lithium law update.<\/strong>\u00a0 Vinson &amp; Elkins recently published an update on the law as it relates to lithium mining in Texas.\u00a0 This is a topic we previously <a href=\"https:\/\/aglaw.libsyn.com\/episode-176-josh-ellis-brine-mining\">discussed here<\/a> on my Ag Law in the Field podcast.\u00a0 The update discusses three key updates that could impact lithium mining in Texas.\u00a0 [Read article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.velaw.com\/insights\/brine-time-texas-latest-in-lithium-law\/\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Federal court upholds Iowa &#8220;ag gag law.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>A federal district court in Iowa upheld Iowa&#8217;s &#8220;ag gag&#8221; statute that criminalizes trespassing and recording photos or videos on ag operations in the state.\u00a0 Our friend, Beth Rumley, explained the ruling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfdtv.com\/iowas-ag-gag-law-was-upheld-and-bans-trespassers-from-using-cameras-in-livestock-facilities\">here<\/a>. [Read ruling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iowa-federal-court-ruling-on-ag-gag-issue.pdf\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Why estate planning is as essential as sunscreen.<\/strong>\u00a0 Just in time for Spring, the Jaburg Wilk law firm wrote a great article discussing the importance of sunscreen and estate planning.\u00a0 [Read article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jdsupra.com\/legalnews\/why-an-estate-plan-is-as-essential-as-5540470\/\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Embrace the different.<\/strong>\u00a0 Many of you know, I write as part of the Our Rural Roots team at Progressive Farmer magazine.\u00a0 My most recent article features my little boy and his third grade teacher.\u00a0 [Read article <a href=\"https:\/\/alwaysafarmkid.wordpress.com\/2025\/04\/02\/embrace-the-different\/\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Basically Famous podcast episode.<\/strong>\u00a0 I was honored to be a guest recently on Tyler Schuster&#8217;s Basically Famous Podcast.\u00a0 We had a great conversation about my career, mentorship, and lessons I have learned.\u00a0 To watch or listen, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SMQK3iJOFi4\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Welcome Dr. Merri Beth Day!<\/strong>\u00a0 We are excited to welcome Dr. Merri Beth Day to our ag economics group.\u00a0 Merri Beth grew up in Alabama, completed her PhD at Kansas State, and just this week she started as the District One Economist here in Amarillo.\u00a0 You can find her contact information <a href=\"https:\/\/agecoext.tamu.edu\/about-us\/people\/merri-beth-day\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Upcoming Presentations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Next week, I&#8217;ll be in Brownfield, Texas on Thursday at the 7th Annual Women in Ag Conference and Luncheon.\u00a0 This year&#8217;s theme is Women Grounded in Ag: Telling Our Stories from the Roots Up.\u00a0 I&#8217;m excited to be on a panel with Tyler Schuster and Venessa Wood.\u00a0 To register, contact Jackie at 806-592-1426.\u00a0 The following week, I&#8217;ve got a couple of virtual presentations.\u00a0 On Monday, April 14, I will be beaming into College Station to speak at Ranch Management University.\u00a0 On Thursday, April 17, I&#8217;ll be virtually speaking to the Blanco County Ag Committee.\u00a0 To see a complete list of my upcoming presentations, <a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/upcoming-presentations\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are back with another list of ag law stories in the news! 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