Ag Law in the Field

What does title insurance actually do, and what should you be looking for before closing on a property? Join us as Leslie Johnson breaks down the essentials of title insurance, explains what a title policy is and what it covers, and highlights key provisions every landowner should understand to help avoid surprises down the road.

Contact Info for Leslie JohnsonPhone: 877-366-8781 Email: [email protected]

Links to Topics Mentioned on the ShowTexas Department of InsuranceAmerican Agricultural Law Association

Restaurant RecommendationsTJ SeafoodSushi Kozy

Where Leslie Keeps Up with Legal News Texas Supreme Court Weekly Email JD Supra Texas Land Title Association

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If you are buying or selling rural land in Texas, there is a new disclosure related to water rights that you need to be aware of! We have Charles Porter joining us to walk us through Texas water law basics, the questions folks should ask before buying rural land, when this new disclosure form is required, and how to complete the form.

Contact Info for Charles PorterPhone: (512) 627-3793 Email: [email protected]

Links to Topics Mentioned on the ShowWater Law Podcast Episodes Texas Water Law Factsheet Groundwater Conservation District Map TREC Seller's Disclosure about Groundwater and Surface Water Rights Texas Alliance Groundwater District "Find my GCD"

Restaurant RecommendationsLoro on South Lamar Matt's El Rancho (Fried jumbo shrimp) Snooze Nate's Baked Goods & Coffee

Keeping Up with Ag/Real Estate/Water Law

• Texas Agriculture Law Blog
• Texas Bar CLE Library
• Texas Real Estate Research Center

With hunting season just around the corner, now is a good time for landowners and hunters to brush up on Texas hunting laws. Mallory Lindsey, Texas Game Warden, joins the podcast to discuss Texas hunting laws and the legal considerations landowners and hunters should understand. The episode covers hunting regulations, landowner responsibilities, and important information for navigating hunting activities on Texas properties.

Contact Info for Mallory Phone: 806-252-2052 Email: [email protected]

Links to Topics Mentioned on the Show Questions from Tiffany's Desk: What's with the Purple Paint? Owning Your Piece of Texas Handbook

Restaurant Recommendation: Coffee Wizards

Useful Resources that Mallory Recommends Texas Game Wardens Facebook Texas Parks & Wildlife Facebook Texas Outdoor Annual App

It is not that common to have an agricultural law case at the United States Supreme Court, but this term, Monsanto v. Durnell was argued, and in June, the Justices issued their decision on the important questions of whether FIFRA's labeling requirements preempts state law failure-to-warn claims. Jennie Zwagerman joined me to talk through the case, the Opinion, and what this means going forward.

Contact Info for Jennie

Phone: 515-271-4119

Email: [email protected]

https://www.drake.edu/law/fac-staff/profile/jennifer-zwagerman

Links to Topics Mentioned on the Show

Ag Law in the Field Podcast Episode: So You Want to Go to Law School

Drake Law School Ag Law Program

AALA

Texas Agriculture Law Blog: US Supreme Court: Failure-to-Warn Claims Preempted by FIFRA

Restaurant Recommendation: WASABI

Where Jennie keeps up with ag law news:

• Texas Agriculture Law Blog
• Ag Law in the Field Podcast
• AgriPulse
• Politico Ag
• National Agricultural Law Center
• Congressional Research Service Reports

There are currently a number of transmission line projects being planned in Texas. These projects will impact landowners across the state. Luke Ellis joins us to talk about transmission lines in general, the PUC routing process, and eminent domain.

Contact Info for Luke Ellis:

Website

Phone: 512-215-4078

Links to Topics Mentioned on the Show

All Ag Law in the Field Episodes on Eminent Domain

Previous Episodes with Luke Ellis:

Eminent Domain Basics

Texas Supreme Court Eminent Domain Cases Part 1

Texas Supreme Court Eminent Domain Cases Part 2

Restraunt Recommendations from Luke Ellis:

Juan in a Million

Iron Works BBQ

Clark's Oyster Bar

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Long-time podcast listeners will know that this is an extremely important topic to me, and we recognize this each year with a podcast episode related to agriculture and mental health.

This year, I am joined by my friend, Ty Koonce, who talks to us about the new non-profit organization he is launching, Under the Hat, related to mental health in agriculture. Ty shares what he has seen in his role as a loan officer at an agricultural bank here in Texas, and shares the story of losing his father to suicide. I am incredibly grateful to Ty for his willingness to share his story on the podcast and for his passion to make real changes to help improve mental health in rural America through Under the Hat.

Contact Info for Ty Koonce

(580) 517-1639

Links to Topics Mentioned on the Show

-Past mental health podcast episodes

-FarmHope (free counseling services for anyone involved in TX agriculture & their families)

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I'm excited to welcome my friend, Ross Pifer, from Penn State University Dickinson School of Law to the show. Ross and I are chatting about the right to repair. What is controversial about the right to repair? Why is this such a concern for agriculture? What should we know about the recent John Deere settlement? Ross helps answer these questions and more!

Contact Info for Ross Pifer

- Website

Topics Mentioned in the Show

-Center for Ag and Shale Law website

-Penn State Ag Law Newsletter

-Penn State Shale Law Newsletter

-Penn State Agricultural Law Podcast

-Prior Right to Repair podcast episode with Todd Janzen

-EPA statement that Clean Air Act supports farmer right to repair

-Article on John Deere settlement

-Article on FTC v. John Deere case

Ag Law Resources

-AgriPulse

-Texas Agriculture Law Blog

-National Agriculutral Law Center

-Ohio State Ag Law Blog

-Iowa State Center for Ag Law and Taxation Ag Docket

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She's back! For a third time, National Agriculrual Law Center Staff Attorney, Brigit Rollins, joins us to give us an update on Dicamba. You may be aware that the Environmental Protection Agency recently approved three over-the-top Dicamba products for use in cotton and soybeans. We talk about the history of the Dicamba registrations and litigation, what we restrictions are in place under the new labels, and what we know about the new litigation already filed challenging these registrations.

Contact Info for Brigit

(Email) [email protected]

(Phone) 707-494-3138

Links to Other Topics Mentioned on the Show

Prior episodes with Brigit Rollins

National Agricultural Law Center

NALC The Feed Newsletter

Blog post about 2024 label revocation

Blog post about 2020 label revocation

EPA 2026 announcement approving three products

Brigit article in Durnell v. Monsanto

Brigit article on state pesticide liability limitation bills

National Agricultural Law Center The Feed Newsletter

Restaurant Recommendation

Handshake (Fayetteville, AR)

Ag Law News Source Recommendations

Politico

Agri-Pulse

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I had so much fun chatting with Chip English, a dairy industry lawyer based in Washington, DC. Chip shares his unique childhood, the story of his career, and his advice for younger attorneys. You don't want to miss this episode!

Contact Information for Chip English

Website

Email address: [email protected]

Links to Other Topics Mentioned

American Agricultural Law Association (AALA)

Fore Square in Portland, ME

National Agricultural Law Center (NALC)

USDA Dairy Information

Hoard's Dairyman

The Milkweed

I cannot tell you how many questions I've gotten about legal issues surrounding data centers on rural land. Chris Nichols, an attorney who has worked on these deals in a number of different capacities, joined me to chat about the various legal issues that arise, questions folks should be asking, and what the future might look like when it comes to data centers.

Contact Info for Chris Nichols

Website

Phone: 806-771-1850

Links to Topics Mentioned on the Show

Podcast episode on options and rights of first refusal

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