{"id":6939,"date":"2018-11-02T01:58:58","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T06:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/?p=6939"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:22:09","slug":"november-2-2018-weekly-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/2018\/11\/02\/november-2-2018-weekly-round-up\/","title":{"rendered":"November 2, 2018 Weekly Round Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, I traveled to beautiful Portland, Oregon for the 39th Annual American Agricultural Law Association Conference.\u00a0 On Monday, I&#8217;ll be sharing some highlights and emerging legal issues we discussed at that event.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7014\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7014\" class=\"wp-image-7014 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2018\/11\/4k-wallpaper-countryside-dawn-1486976-1024x713.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2018\/11\/4k-wallpaper-countryside-dawn-1486976-1024x713.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2018\/11\/4k-wallpaper-countryside-dawn-1486976-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2018\/11\/4k-wallpaper-countryside-dawn-1486976-768x535.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo by James Wheeler from Pexels<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>One quick note before we get into the Round Up.\u00a0 The blog I posted on Monday discussing legal issues surrounding the death of a ranch hand went viral on social media.\u00a0 Thanks to those of you who shared and retweeted!\u00a0 This is clearly an issue you all are interested in, and rightly so.\u00a0 If you missed that post, <a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/2018\/10\/28\/death-of-ranch-hand-raises-important-legal-issues\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the ag law stories making news over the past couple of weeks:<\/p>\n<p><strong>* EPA published proposed rule to expressly exempt animal agricultural facilities from reporting air emissions under EPCRA.<\/strong>\u00a0 This is an issue we&#8217;ve long been following.\u00a0 You may remember earlier this year that Congress passed a law specifically exempting air emissions from animal waste on farms from reporting requirements under the federal CERCLA statute.\u00a0 The EPA&#8217;s position since that time has been that reporting under EPCRA was exempt as well.\u00a0 This week, the agency took the next step to formalize this in the text of the EPCRA rule by expressly listing animal waste from farms as exempt and by defining the meaning of &#8220;animal waste&#8221; and &#8220;farm.&#8221;\u00a0 The proposed rule will now go through notice and comment period prior to being officially finalized and published. [Read Proposed Rule <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/sites\/production\/files\/2018-10\/documents\/proposed_epcra_amendment_signed_10-30-18.pdf\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>*EPA extends registration of over-the-top dicamba products for two more years; new label restrictions for 2019.<\/strong>\u00a0 In a much-watched decision, the EPA has extended the registration for over-the-top dicamba products an additional two years.\u00a0 The initial two-year registration was set to expire in November, and many wondered whether EPA would extend given the number of drift complaints around the country.\u00a0 In addition to the extension, EPA has imposed new label requirements for 2019.\u00a0 These include that the applicator must be certified (not merely supervised by a certified applicator), post-planting cut offs of 45 days for soybeans and 60 days for cotton, decreased number of allowable applications for cotton, timing restrictions, additional buffer requirements, and enhanced label and clean-out instructions.\u00a0 [Read article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.com\/news\/crops\/epa-extends-dicamba-registration-two-years\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>*\u00a0California judge overturns punitive\u00a0damage order in Round Up cancer case.\u00a0<\/strong> You may recall that earlier this year, a California jury found that Round Up cased Dewayne Johnson&#8217;s cancer and awarded him $289 million.\u00a0 Of that amount, $250 million was punitive damages and $39 million was compensatory damages.\u00a0 In a post-trial ruling last week, the judge upheld the jury&#8217;s finding that the plaintiff&#8217;s exposure to Round Up was a substantial factor in causing his cancer, but overruled the punitive damage award.\u00a0 The court found that the award should be reduced to be equal to the compensatory damages number of $39 million, which would reduce the total verdict award to $78 million.\u00a0 The plaintiff was given the option to chose to accept the reduced award or the judge will order a new trial on the issue of punitive damages only.\u00a0He announced on Thursday that he will accept the reduced award.\u00a0 Monsanto can still appeal the decision, but their motion for a new trial will be denied by the trial court.\u00a0[Read Order <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baumhedlundlaw.com\/pdf\/monsanto-documents\/johnson-trial\/Order-Denying-Monsantos-Motion.PDF\">here<\/a> and article <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pPs9Y94qr3\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p>*\u00a0<strong>Fourth Circuit finds gag order imposed in North Carolina nuisance lawsuits unconstitutional.<\/strong>\u00a0 The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit sided with Smithfield Foods, finding that the gag order violated the First Amendment.\u00a0 The gag order prohibited the parties, their lawyers, and all potential witnesses from &#8220;giving or authorizing any extrajudicial statement&#8230;relating to the trial, the parties or issues in this case&#8221; if the statement could reasonably reach &#8220;public communications media&#8221; and could &#8220;interfere with a fair trial or prejudice any plaintiff, the defendant, or the administration of justice.&#8221;\u00a0 The concern over pre-trial publicity was not enough to justify this type of gag order.\u00a0 As the court noted, &#8220;gag orders should be a last resort, not a first impulse.&#8221;\u00a0 [Read <a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2018\/10\/Order-here..pdf\">Order here.<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>*First dicamba\u00a0case for trial in October 2019.<\/strong>\u00a0 The first of several dicamba-related\u00a0 lawsuits has been set for trial.\u00a0 <em>Bader Farms v. Monsanto<\/em>, filed by peach farmers in Georgia, has been scheduled for trial in October 2019.\u00a0 This case is an individual action (rather than a class action like many others) and claims that Monsanto should be liable for releasing a defective crop system without the accompanying EPA-approved herbicide.\u00a0 The farm claims their crops were damaged in 2015 and 2016.\u00a0 [Read article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agweb.com\/article\/dicamba-trials-to-start-october-2019\/\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>* PRF Rainfall Insurance deadline coming up November 15.<\/strong>\u00a0 Don&#8217;t forget that if you are interested in signing up for Pasture, Range, and Forage insurance (better known as &#8220;rainfall insurance&#8221;) for 2019, the deadline to do so is November 15.\u00a0 Any crop insurance agent can help get you signed up.\u00a0 To learn more about this risk management tool, <a href=\"http:\/\/aglaw.libsyn.com\/36-dr-jason-johnson-prf-rainfall-insurance\">click here<\/a> to listen to a prior podcast focused exclusively on it.\u00a0 [Read article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.morningagclips.com\/rancher-risk-management-tool-being-offered\/\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Programs Next Week<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve only got one stop on the agenda for next week.\u00a0 On Monday evening at 7:00 pm, I&#8217;ll be in Panhandle at the War Memorial Building\u00a0speaking on estate and transition planning.\u00a0 For more information, contact Carson County Extension <a href=\"https:\/\/carson.agrilife.org\/contact\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As always, you can see all of my upcoming programs (including those set for 2019) by <a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/upcoming-presentations\/\">clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, I traveled to beautiful Portland, Oregon for the 39th Annual American Agricultural Law Association Conference.\u00a0 On Monday, I&#8217;ll be sharing some highlights and emerging legal issues we discussed at that event. 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