For the second year in a row, we’re thrilled that the Texas Agriculture Law Blog has been nominated as one of the Best Legal Blogs by the Expert Institute!  It’s always an honor to be recognized for the time and effort put into the blog, especially when readers were the ones who nominated us. If you don’t mind, please take a moment and vote for us in the Education and Law School category.  You can do that by clicking here. Thanks again for your support!

Ranchers Leasing Workshop is now available on demand to be taken anytime at your own pace. To register click here. Hey Chip and Joanna Gaines, we’re headed to your neck of the woods! We are excited about our final Ranchers Leasing Workshop event of 2018 that will take place in Waco on November 8, 2018. These workshops have been wildly popular over the last two years around Texas.  Every single one of the over 700 attendees said they would recommend this program to a friend. Plus…it’s free and… Read More →

Hi friends!  I’m here to ask a little favor.  The American Bar Association has opened up nominations for their 2018 Web 100 list, which recognizes the top 100 legal websites. As you may know, our Texas Agriculture Law Blog has been named to the list three times.  We’d love to make it four! This year, they’re also including podcasts on the list, so Ag Law in the Field could make its initial appearance. Here’s where you come in…in order to get recognized, we need folks to nominate the… Read More →

Ranchers Leasing Workshop is now available on demand to be taken anytime at your own pace. To register click here. The Ranchers Leasing Workshop will be back this fall!  This free, award-winning program, made possible by grant funding from the Southern Extension Risk Management Education Center, focuses specifically on grazing, hunting, and livestock leases.  In the half-day seminar, participants will be able to ask questions,  interact with attorneys and economists, and will receive their own copy of the Ranchers’ Agricultural Leasing Handbook, which contains checklists and sample lease… Read More →

Ranchers Leasing Workshop is now available on demand to be taken anytime at your own pace. To register click here. For those of you interested in agricultural leases–grazing, hunting, and livestock–we are hosting a brief, one-hour webinar to answer some of the most common questions we get from landowners and producers related to these leases.  No fee and no registration required, just click here shortly before noon on August 2.  See you there!  

Five years ago today, we launched the Texas Agricultural Law Blog.  I thought it was a good idea to help provide information to landowners and agricultural producers across Texas and the United States, but I never dreamed it would  have done as well as it has! Here are some of the numbers… –We’ve published 585 blog posts. –We have over 3,100 subscribers who receive every post we do via email. –Over the last 5 years, we’ve had over 1.16 million page views! –We’ve been named an American Bar… Read More →

Recently, Progressive Cattleman Magazine asked if I would write a short article outlining the status of legal claims involving Nevada rancher, Cliven Bundy.  Because there were a number of civil and criminal lawsuits at issue, folks had several questions about exactly what was going on.  What charges were dismissed?  Why was he in jail?  Is he still allowed to graze his cattle on federal land? To read my article in the April issue of Progressive Cattleman, click here.  

The New Mexico Cattle Growers Association recently published this article on my family’s farm and ranch in Eastern New Mexico.  I thought I’d share so you all can know a bit more about where I come from and why I love doing what I do! Dowell Farms Celebrates Earth Day Every Day For ranchers like the Dowell family, who operate Dowell Farms in Quay County, Earth Day is not a one-day event, it’s a way of life. Every day across New Mexico, ranchers care for their land and… Read More →