Ag Law in the Field

What questions should I ask when looking at a piece of property?  What should I look out for?  How do I know if this property is right for me?

These were the types of questions that made me invite Cl…

I am so excited to have Emily Unglesbee join me to talk about some of the hot topics related to pesticides and herbicides in agriculture.  We had lots to discuss...and even in the week since we recor…

You know if we're talking WOTUS, our guest has to be Jim Bradbury!  Jim has walked us through the various WOTUS updates numerous times over the past five years.  Today, he's here to give us an update…

Our friend, Trace Blair, is back!  Trace joined me to walk us through the three limited liability statutes that exist to protect rural Texas landowners and ag producers.  Specifically, this episode o…

We're excited to kick off the year joined by a super star in the ag media world, Ag Day anchor and Farm Journal editor, Clinton Griffiths.  Clinton shares his story of becoming involved in ag media a…

It's that time again!  My friend Paul Goeringer and I team up every December to record our Ag Law Year in Review that is then released on both my Ag Law in the Field Podcast and Paul's Maryland Risk …

Recently, I heard Joe Miller and Nowell Berreth speak about the recent OSHA vaccine mandate and agriculture.  I knew I had to have them on the podcast to have this same conversation.  Learn about the…

California's Proposition 12, an animal confinement statute that will likely have impacts across the United States, is set to go into effect on January 1, 2022.  Beth Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney at …

If you have read any agricultural news recently, you know that carbon has been an extremely hot topic.  Before entering into a carbon storage agreement, it is critical to carefully evaluation and und…

We are wrapping up our Day in the Life of an Ag Lawyer series today with Peggy Hall.  Like me, Peggy has spent her career in academia.  She teaches students and has an Extension role working with far…

I loved this conversation with my friend Mike Traxinger.  Mike's journey took him from Washington DC back home to the family farm in South Dakota, where he serves as in house counsel for Agtegra Coop…

As you may know if you're a long-time listener, mental health is a topic that is near and dear to my heart.  With September being National Suicide Prevention Month, I wanted to do an episode focused …

When I decided I wanted to do a policy episode in this Day in the Life series, there was no one that could have been the guest besides Ray Starling.  Not only is Ray brilliant and hilarious, but he h…

We're excited to continue our five-part series called A Day in the Life of an Ag Lawyer.  We will visit with ag attorneys around the country in a variety of roles from law firm to in house, governmen…

We're excited to kick off a five-part series called A Day in the Life of an Ag Lawyer.  We will visit with ag attorneys around the country in a variety of roles from law firm to in house, government …

Our friend J Pete Laney is back for a Texas Legislature Recap as has become tradition.  J Pete and I talk through several key bills related to agriculture introduced in the 87th Texas Legislature.  I…

Parks Brown is back with us to continue our energy law update.  In our first episode last week, we talked about oil and gas, and now we will shift gears and chat about renewable energy.  

Parks' Co…

We are thrilled to have Parks Brown back on the podcast to give us an update on oil and gas in Texas. We talk through what has been going on in the market, as well as a great case law update. 

Parks'…

He's back...  Everyone's favorite water law professor returns to the podcast today to chat about three major interstate water disputes at the US Supreme Court.

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month.  The conversation about mental health and agriculture is one that is really important to me, so I knew I wanted to have someone on the show to talk about this to…