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A recent Wyoming Supreme Court ruling reminds farmers and ranchers that disputes over land access are, ultimately, disputes over property rights.
A Ninth Circuit ruling says federal sovereign immunity does not automatically bar ranchers from enforcing state-adjudicated water rights.
A Lesson in Administrative Law from South Carolina
Firm to Farm: Kansas Supreme Court Clarifies the Marketable Condition Rule for Natural Gas Royalties
Cooper-Clark highlights a key lesson for producers and royalty owners: in oil-and-gas royalty disputes, lease language and marketing facts are crucial.
The government should exercise humility before imposing costs on an economy as complex as American agriculture. The 2026 greenhouse-gas regulatory rollback reflects that shift.
A botched art deal demonstrates the dangers of relying on informal understandings when money changes hands.
The concern is not whether clean water, clean air, healthy soil, and responsible stewardship are desirable. Of course they are. The concern is whether calling an environmental condition a “human right” provides a coherent legal rule.
The federal government is closer to a “Waters of the United States” definition that is narrower, more predictable, and more consistent with the Constitution—but farmers should not mistake this for the end of the WOTUS saga.
Agricultural Employers Still Face Potential Backpay Liability
Washington should not try to manufacture a lower beef price. It should create the legal, tax, and economic environment that gives American ranchers a reason to produce more beef.
The Colorado River debate has moved well beyond environmental policy. It is now an agricultural economic issue.