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Hello there!\u00a0 It’s been another busy week here on the High Plains!\u00a0 On Wednesday, I gave a webinar for the Texas A&M University Think Tank committee on using blogs, podcasts, and social media in Extension programming and today I’m offering a webinar for the Houston County New Landowner’s Series on ag law.\u00a0 This evening, I’m headed to San Angelo to speak tomorrow at the TAMU Sheep & Goat Expo.\u00a0 Welcome to those of you joining us from these programs.<\/p>\n

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TAMU AgriLife photo by Kay Ledbetter<\/p><\/div>\n

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

* Third North Carolina nuisance verdict is in against Smithfield hog farm.<\/strong>\u00a0 We’ve been closely following the series of 26 nuisance lawsuits filed against Smithfield hog farms in North Carolina.\u00a0 On August 3, the third verdict came in, finding that a nuisance did exist and awarding 6 plaintiffs over $473 million.\u00a0 Damage caps in North Carolina will likely decrease that award to around $94 million.\u00a0 Twenty-three additional cases are still pending.\u00a0 This has sent shockwaves and concern across the United States for pork and other agricultural producers.\u00a0 To hear more about the background of these lawsuits, listen to this prior podcast episode<\/a> with Jake Parker from the NC Farm Bureau.\u00a0 [Read article here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

*\u00a0Judge in Smithfield hog nuisance cases replaced, at least for now.\u00a0<\/strong> In another newsworthy item from the same litigation, Judge Earl Britt, the federal judge who has presided over the first three trials, was temporarily replaced at least for the fourth trial upcoming.\u00a0 Judge David Faber of West Virginia will hear the next trial.\u00a0 It is unclear whether Judge Britt will return to preside over future trials.\u00a0 [Read article here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

* San Augustin Plains Ranch announces appeal of permit denial.<\/strong>\u00a0 The San Augustin Plains Ranch has announced it will appeal the NM State Engineer’s decision to deny its permit seeking to pump groundwater in rural New Mexico and pipe it to sell to purchasers in more urban areas.\u00a0 [Read article here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

* Supreme Court replaces Special Master in Florida v. Georgia<\/em>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>In a bit of a surprising move, the United States Supreme Court has replaced the special master presiding over the water law dispute between Florida and Georgia.\u00a0 The Court released Maine attorney Ralph Lancaster, who has been presiding over the case since 2014.\u00a0 The replacement is Judge Paul Kelly, a federal court judge from New Mexico.\u00a0 [Read article here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

* San Francisco jury awards $289 million in RoundUp case.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>A San Francisco jury has awarded $289 million to the plaintiff in a lawsuit featuring a school groundskeeper against Monsanto alleging that their weedkiller, RoundUp, caused him to get cancer.\u00a0 $250 million of the verdict was punitive damages.\u00a0 Monsanto has announced it will appeal the decision.\u00a0 The burden of proof in this case rested with the plaintiff, who had to prove that RoundUp was a “substantial contributing factor” to his getting cancer.\u00a0 Thousands of similar cases are pending across the country.\u00a0 [Read article here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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