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Happy Friday!\u00a0 I was able to have some time in the office this week and have scheduled several great blog posts over the coming months.\u00a0 Be sure you subscribe so you don’t miss them!\u00a0 Last night, I was able to do a presentation via internet for landowner in Brazoria County.\u00a0 Welcome to those of you joining from that meeting.<\/p>\n

Here are some of the ag law stories in the news this week:<\/p>\n

*Article highlights dispute among neighbors on San Saba.<\/strong>\u00a0 Naveena Sadasivam has written another really interesting article looking at water issues in Texas.\u00a0 This piece focuses on the San Saba River and a dispute going on between neighbors in the Menard and Brady area.\u00a0 Questions have arisen as to whether irrigation wells drilled nearby are draining the river, and whether Texas law, as currently written, can address this issue.\u00a0 [Read article here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

* California producers vote to join Federal Milk Marketing Order.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Earlier this week, the USDA announced that California producers have voted to approve a Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) for the state.\u00a0 A FMMO is a legal structure regulating the sale of milk between farmers and the initial buyer.\u00a0 The order will go into effect in October 2018.\u00a0 Currently, the state is under a state milk marketing order administered by the California Department of Agriculture.\u00a0 [Read press release here<\/a>\u00a0and article here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

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*Federal judge blocks WOTUS rule in 11 states.<\/strong>\u00a0 A federal judge has issued an injunction prohibiting the 2015 WOTUS rule from going into effect in a number of states including GA, AL, FL, KS, KY, NC, SC, UT, WV, and WI.\u00a0 Meanwhile, the EPA has suspended the implementation of the rule through 2020 while it is drafting a new definition.\u00a0 [Read article here<\/a> and Order here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

*Appellate Court revives lawsuit against North Carolina’s “Ag Gag” law.\u00a0 <\/strong>The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has reversed a lower court decision dismissing animal rights groups challenge to the North Carolina Property Protection Act, also referred to as an “ag gag” law.\u00a0 The trial court dismissed the case for lack of standing, finding that the groups, including PETA and the Animal Legal Defense Fund, failed to allege the required injury-in-fact to pursue the case.\u00a0 The Fourth Circuit disagreed, finding that the plaintiffs did allege a credible threat that the Act would be enforced against them, and that they refrained from taking planned action due to fear of the Act’s provisions.\u00a0 Thus, the lawsuit will be allowed to go forward and has been remanded back to the trial court.\u00a0 \u00a0[Read Order here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

*Irrigating on the Family Farm<\/strong>.\u00a0 After I shared an article written about my family’s operation, several of you commented on how you wish I would share more of that type of story.\u00a0 Today, I thought I’d share a link to a blog post I did talking about teaching my toddler to irrigate on the farm where he is the 4th generation.\u00a0 [Read blog post here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

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Happy Friday!\u00a0 I was able to have some time in the office this week and have scheduled several great blog posts over the coming months.\u00a0 Be sure you subscribe so you don’t miss them!\u00a0 Last night, I was able to do a presentation via internet for landowner in Brazoria County.\u00a0 Welcome to those of you joining from that meeting. 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