Category Archives: Food Safety

January 31, 2014 Weekly Round Up

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*This article is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney.* This week I had the chance to head up to take a little road trip to speak at the Northeast Texas Cattlemen’s Conference in Winnsboro.  Even though it was a cold, early morning, there was a really great turn out for the conference.  I enjoyed the chance to visit with these producers about ag leases and appreciated their insightful questions.  Welcome to anyone reading this blog from the Conference! It was a busy week in ag law–here are… Read More →

January 24, 2014 Weekly Round Up

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*This article is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney.* It has been a bit of a whirlwind week around here!  On Tuesday evening I was in Glen Rose speaking about water law at the 15th Annual Central Texas Beef Cattle Seminar.  Thursday found me in Vernon speaking at the Master Marketer program on agricultural leases.  Both programs had great turn outs, great questions from the participants, and great food (always a plus!)  Welcome to the new readers from those events. Here are a few stories… Read More →

January 17, 2014 Weekly Round Up

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*This article is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney.* It has been a busy week for agricultural law-related stories.  Here are a few of the headlines making news this week. *  Texas Supreme Court Orders TransCanada Response to Appeal.   The Texas Supreme Court has ordered TransCanada to respond for a petition for review filed by Texas landowner Julia Trigg Crawford.  Trigg Crawford has appealed the trial court decision (affirmed by the appellate court) challenging the ability of TransCanada to use the power of eminent domain to take a portion of… Read More →

December 13, 2013 Weely Round Up

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**This article is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney.** Earlier this week I was able to head south to Refugio to speak to producers about water law at a tri-county CEU Day with participants from Refugio, Bee and Goliad Counties.  Welcome to the new readers from the presentation!  It has been a busy week for ag law news.  Here are some of the stories making headlines. Federal Rule Will Prevent Prosecution of Wind Companies for Killing Birds.  In response to the Duke Energy settlement (which you read… Read More →

November 15, 2013 Weekly Round Up

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**This article is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney.** It was a busy week across the country for ag law issues.  Today we have updates from issues in Texas, New Mexico, Wyoming, Oklahoma, and Colorado. *  Texas Comptroller Susan Combs Seeks Funding from Congress for Endangered Species Act Analysis.  The Comptroller was in Washington, DC this week to pitch her idea that Congress create a $50 million National Science Fund to conduct independent research into animals proposed to be listed as endangered species, which would factor in… Read More →