{"id":7150,"date":"2018-12-14T01:58:15","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T07:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/?p=7150"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:22:08","slug":"december-14-2018-weekly-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/2018\/12\/14\/december-14-2018-weekly-round-up\/","title":{"rendered":"December 14, 2018 Weekly Round Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I didn&#8217;t think it was possible, but this may have been the busiest week for ag law news of the entire year!\u00a0 Here are some of the major stories making headlines this week.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7165 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2018\/12\/architecture-backlit-dawn-261093-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2018\/12\/architecture-backlit-dawn-261093-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2018\/12\/architecture-backlit-dawn-261093-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2018\/12\/architecture-backlit-dawn-261093-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>* Congress passes Farm Bill, now on President Trump&#8217;s desk.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Congress has passed a new Farm Bill.\u00a0 The bill was approved by the Senate on Tuesday and was passed by a landslide&#8211;the most votes ever in favor of a Farm Bill&#8211;in the House on Wednesday.\u00a0 The bill is now on President Trump&#8217;s desk, and it is expected he will sign next week.\u00a0 As for what&#8217;s in the bill, key provisions include an expansion of funding for conservation programs, the opportunity for farmers to choose between ARC and PLC coverage on a yearly basis starting in crop year 2021, permanent funding for certain programs related to farmers markets, and the legalization of hemp production.\u00a0 There were neither cuts to the SNAP program funding, nor the imposition of work requirements that were included in the prior House version.\u00a0 I&#8217;ll have a podcast coming up in 2019 that will delve further into these provisions. [Read article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2018\/12\/11\/congresss-billion-farm-bill-is-out-heres-whats-it\/?utm_term=.af7268cdaa02\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p><b>*EPA unveils new proposed WOTUS definition.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency and US Army Corps of Engineers unveiled their new proposed WOTUS defintion.\u00a0 You may recall that in 2015, the Obama administration published a final rule defining the term, as found in the Clean Water Act.\u00a0 That 2015 rule has been the subject of litigation across the county ever since.\u00a0 The new rule will be open for public comment for 60 days after being published in the Federal Register.\u00a0 [View fact sheet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/sites\/production\/files\/2018-12\/documents\/factsheet_-_wotus_revision_overview_12.10_1.pdf\">here<\/a>.]\u00a0 I&#8217;ll be getting a blog post and a webinar out with more detail in January.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Judge gives final approval in Syngenta class action settlement.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>It&#8217;s official.\u00a0 Judge Lungstrum has signed his final approval of the $1.5 billion settlement in the nationwide class action litigation pitting farmers and agribusinesses against Synegnta.\u00a0 For more about the litigation and settlement, <a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/2018\/05\/07\/syngenta-settlement-what-producers-need-to-know\/\">click here<\/a>.\u00a0 Class counsel have advised farmers that, at the earliest, claims checks will be processed in April 2019, but if there are any appeals to the settlement, that date could certainly be pushed back.\u00a0 [Read article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agprofessional.com\/article\/151-billion-syngenta-settlement-approved-judge\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Judge rules no punitive damages allowed in fourth North Carolina hog farm nuisance trial.<\/strong>\u00a0 You may recall from this prior blog post that there are a number of nuisance lawsuits being tried in North Carolina against Smithfield Foods related to hog farms.\u00a0 This week, the fourth trial went to a jury.\u00a0 This case was presided over by\u00a0 Judge Dvid Faber, rather than Judge Britt who sat on the prior three trials.\u00a0 Judge Faber entered an order bifrucating the trial, meaning that initially, the jury would only consider whether to award compensatory damages.\u00a0 Once that initial verdict was in, then a second trial could begin in punitive damages.\u00a0 \u00a0On Wednesday, the jury came back with a relatively small compensatory damage award for the eight plaintiffs involved.\u00a0 The award totaled just over $100,000, awarding four plaintiffs $100 each, two plaintiffs $1,000 each, one plaintiff $25,000 and the last plaintiff, who had lived in the area the longest, $75,000.\u00a0 On Thursday, the punitive damages trial was slated to begin, but Judge Faber held that the plaintiffs failed to put forth sufficient evidence that would permit the consideration of punitive damages.\u00a0 Thus, he determined no second trial was necessary.\u00a0 [Read article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlotteobserver.com\/news\/politics-government\/article223044710.html\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Program Next Week<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I know I said last week that I had completed all of my presentations for 2018.\u00a0 Well, I&#8217;m doing an encore!\u00a0 The American National CattleWomen invited me to give a 2018 Ag Law Year in Review webinar.\u00a0 It is free and open to the public, so feel free to join us on Tuesday at 9 CST.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7172 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2018\/12\/12.18.18-ANCW-Webinar-Shareable-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2018\/12\/12.18.18-ANCW-Webinar-Shareable-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2018\/12\/12.18.18-ANCW-Webinar-Shareable-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2018\/12\/12.18.18-ANCW-Webinar-Shareable-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2018\/12\/12.18.18-ANCW-Webinar-Shareable.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I didn&#8217;t think it was possible, but this may have been the busiest week for ag law news of the entire year!\u00a0 Here are some of the major stories making headlines this week. * Congress passes Farm Bill, now on President Trump&#8217;s desk.\u00a0\u00a0Congress has passed a new Farm Bill.\u00a0 The bill was approved by the Senate on Tuesday and was passed by a landslide&#8211;the most votes ever in favor of a Farm Bill&#8211;in the House on Wednesday.\u00a0 The bill is now on President Trump&#8217;s desk, and it is&#8230; 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