{"id":9852,"date":"2021-03-12T01:00:12","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T07:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/?p=9852"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:18:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:18:06","slug":"march-12-2021-weekly-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/2021\/03\/12\/march-12-2021-weekly-round-up\/","title":{"rendered":"March 12, 2021 Weekly Round Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Friday!\u00a0 We&#8217;re back with some more of the ag law stories in the news over the past couple of weeks.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9874\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9874\" class=\"wp-image-9874\" src=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2021\/03\/yoonbae-cho-GJclWjgcVPk-unsplash-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2021\/03\/yoonbae-cho-GJclWjgcVPk-unsplash-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2021\/03\/yoonbae-cho-GJclWjgcVPk-unsplash-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2021\/03\/yoonbae-cho-GJclWjgcVPk-unsplash-768x1022.jpg 768w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2021\/03\/yoonbae-cho-GJclWjgcVPk-unsplash-1154x1536.jpg 1154w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2021\/03\/yoonbae-cho-GJclWjgcVPk-unsplash-1539x2048.jpg 1539w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2021\/03\/yoonbae-cho-GJclWjgcVPk-unsplash-scaled.jpg 1924w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9874\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@yoonbae81?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Yoonbae Cho<\/a> on <a href=\"\/s\/photos\/sheep?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a> <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>* Bill would modify Texas Farm Animal Liability Act to ensure applicability to working ranches.<\/strong>\u00a0 You may remember last year that the Texas Supreme Court issued a ruling in\u00a0<em>Waak v. Zuniga<\/em> holding that the Texas Farm Animal Liability Act does not apply if the injured party is a rancher or ranch hand. [Read prior post <a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/2020\/07\/06\/texas-supreme-court-holds-farm-animal-liability-act-inapplicable-to-ranchers-ranch-hands\/\">here<\/a>.]\u00a0 There are a couple of bills in the Texas Legislature seeking to change that and ensure applicability of this limited liability statute to working ranches across the state. HB 365, introduced by Representative Andrew Murr is currently pending in the House Judiciary &amp; Civil Jurisprudence Committee.\u00a0 The bill would make several changes to the existing statute to ensure that it applies to working ranches.\u00a0 For example, it would add &#8220;feeding, vaccinating, exercising, weaning, transporting, producing, herding, corralling, branding, dehorning, health management activities&#8221; and &#8220;routine or customary activities on a farm to handle and manage farm animals&#8221; to the definition of &#8220;engages in farm animal activity.&#8221;\u00a0 Additionally, &#8220;farm owner&#8221; and &#8220;lessee&#8221; are added expressly to the list of persons protected by the statute.\u00a0 Finally, addressing an issue that has frequently arisen in litigation, the bill would include an employee and an independent contractor in the definition of &#8220;participant,&#8221; meaning that the defense would be available if injured party was an employee or independent contractor.\u00a0 [Read <a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2021\/03\/bill-text-here.pdf\">bill text here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>* Congressional Republicans introduce bill to repeal the federal estate tax.<\/strong>\u00a0 In Washington, DC, Congressional Republicans have introduced bills in the House and Senate aimed at repealing the federal estate tax.\u00a0 [Read article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dtnpf.com\/agriculture\/web\/ag\/blogs\/ag-policy-blog\/blog-post\/2021\/03\/11\/citing-impact-farms-lawmakers-renew\">here<\/a>.]\u00a0 To learn more about the federal estate tax, listen to a podcast I did with Kitt Tovar <a href=\"https:\/\/aglaw.libsyn.com\/episode-79-kitt-tovar-estate-gift-inheritance-tax\">here<\/a>, and stay tuned for an upcoming tax series I&#8217;ll be writing for the Texas Ag Law Blog.<\/p>\n<p><strong>* Iowa State Center for Ag Law &amp; Taxation publishes article on key tax considerations for farmers.<\/strong>\u00a0 Our friends at the Iowa State CALT have published a great blog post, Key Tax Considerations for Farmers in Early 2021.\u00a0 I&#8217;m not a tax lawyer or a CPA, so this is not my area, but Kristine and her group at CALT provide really great information for ag producers. [Read article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.calt.iastate.edu\/blogpost\/key-tax-considerations-farmers-early-2021\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>*US Court of Appeals lifts stay on Navigable Water Protection Rule in Colorado.<\/strong>\u00a0 The Tenth Circuit has lifted a stay on the application of the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR), the Trump administration definition of &#8220;waters of the United States&#8221; in Colorado.\u00a0 Because of this stay issued by the trial court, Colorado was the only state in the US where the NWPR did not apply.\u00a0 The Tenth Circuit found that the preliminary injunction was not warranted because Colorado would not suffer irreparable injury if the rule went into effect.\u00a0 [Read opinion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.calt.iastate.edu\/system\/files\/colorado_v_epa_00000002.pdf\">here].<\/a> For more information on the NWPR, read prior blog post <a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/2020\/09\/28\/navigable-waters-protection-rule-aka-the-new-wotus-rule\/\">here<\/a> and listen to podcast episode <a href=\"https:\/\/aglaw.libsyn.com\/episode-81-jim-bradbury-navigable-waters-protection-rule\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>* List of items to consider before meeting with an estate planning attorney.<\/strong>\u00a0 Professor Gerry Beyer at Texas Tech University did a great blog post highlighting a list of 10 items to gather before meeting with your estate planning attorney.\u00a0 This is a great way to prepare to meet with an attorney, and having this information together will help save time (and therefore, likely money) during the meeting with the attorney.\u00a0 [Read article <a href=\"https:\/\/lawprofessors.typepad.com\/trusts_estates_prof\/2021\/03\/preparing-for-an-estate-planning-consultation-10-items-to-consider-before-meeting-with-your-attorney.html\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>* It&#8217;s Just What Farmers Do.<\/strong>\u00a0 I recently wrote an article for the DTN Progressive Farmer Our Rural Roots column sharing a funny story about my son that got me thinking&#8230;\u00a0 [Read article <a href=\"https:\/\/alwaysafarmkid.com\/2021\/03\/07\/its-just-what-farmers-do\/\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Upcoming Presentations<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve got a couple of presentations coming up in the next two weeks.\u00a0 On March 23, I will be in Perryton for a Farm Lease Program along with Dr. Justin Benavidez, an ag economist.\u00a0 For more information on that, <a href=\"https:\/\/ochiltree.agrilife.org\/contact\/\">contact Scott Strawn<\/a>, the County Extension Agent in Perryton.<\/p>\n<p>On March 24, I&#8217;ll be presenting a poster discussing our Ranchers Leasing Workshop programs as part of the national Extension Risk Management Education Conference.<\/p>\n<p>To see all of my upcoming presentations, <a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/upcoming-presentations\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget that we have our Online Ranchers Agriculture Leasing Workshop available anytime, on demand.\u00a0 For more info, <a href=\"https:\/\/agrilifelearn.tamu.edu\/s\/product\/online-ranchers-leasing-workshop\/01t4x000002ciNZAAY\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Friday!\u00a0 We&#8217;re back with some more of the ag law stories in the news over the past couple of weeks. * Bill would modify Texas Farm Animal Liability Act to ensure applicability to working ranches.\u00a0 You may remember last year that the Texas Supreme Court issued a ruling in\u00a0Waak v. 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