Maryland Risk Management Education Podcast

In this episode, Paul discusses a recent Court of Special Appeals of Maryland decision that highlights the interplay between the Public Service Commission and a county in the development of utility-scale solar energy facilities. Materials discussed in this episode: Goeringer, Paul. County Granting Special Exception for Solar Development Did Not Create a Vested Right (Mar. 3, 2021). Previous  Maryl...

In this episode, Paul discusses the final hemp rule recently published by USDA.  The rule is currently under a 60-day hold for review and we will have to wait and see if additional changes will happen.  Note from Paul: since publishing this USDA has allowed the final rule to go into effect after the internal review. Materials discussed in this episode: Goeringer, Paul. 0.3 percent of what? Pay att...

In this episode, Paul discusses a Maryland workers' compensation decision involving a poultry farm manager being found not to be the co-employee of both the farm owner and Tyson Farms, Inc. Materials discussed in this episode: Goeringer, Paul. Maryland Court of Appeals Finds Farm Manager is not a Joint Employee of Poultry Integrator (Dec. 8, 2020) Goeringer, Paul.  M aryland Court Rules Poultry Fa...

In this episode, Paul is joined again by  Andew Branan , JD, Assistant Extension Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University, to discuss the recent decision by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in the North Carolina Hog Farm Litigation. If you have questions for Professor. Branan, please email him here ....

In this episode, Paul is joined by Tiffany Lashmet from Texas AgriLife Extension to discuss the top legal issues in agriculture for 2020.  This is a joint podcast with Ag Law in the Field . Top legal issues discussed in the podcast are: Goeringer, Paul. Dicamba Legal Update On the Ninth Circuit And What Is Going On With the Drift Class Action (Aug. 2, 2020). Goeringer, Paul.  Court of Appeals Find...

In this episode, Paul is joined again by Michael Fielding , Partner, Husch Blackwell, to discuss the recent demand letters that many dairy producers received from ASK on potential preferential payments made by Dean Foods to the farmers. If you have questions for Mr. Fielding, please email him  here .  If you have questions for Paul contact him at  lgoering@umd.edu , tweet him @ aglawPaul,  on Inst...

In this episode, Paul discusses a recent column he did for the American Agriculturist magazine on the 5 steps you should consider when finding and interviewing an attorney. Materials discussed in this episode:  Goeringer, Paul,  5 steps to find the right attorney for your needs (Farm Progress, 2020). If you have questions for Paul contact him at  lgoering@umd.edu , tweet him @ aglawPaul  follow hi...

In this episode, Paul discusses what should go into considerations for hunting leases. Materials discussed in this episode:  Goeringer, Paul,  Hunting Leases: Checklist for Those Considering a Hunting Lease (AREC 2015). Kayes, Jonathan, Landowner Liability and Recreational Access   (UME, 2008). Lashmet, Tiffany, Texas Hunting Lease Checklist (TAMU Agrilife Extension, 2014). If you have questions f...

In this episode, Paul discusses the recent ruling by the 9th Circuit remanding the registration for Enlist Duo back to EPA to provide more reasoning on the impact of the pesticide's usage on target areas to milkweed.  This ruling comes in a string of rulings that have impacted pesticide usage in the U.S. Materials discussed in this episode:  Goeringer, Paul,  Appeals Court Remands Enlist Duo Regis...

In this episode, Paul discusses the recent final regulation announced by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to update the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).  This update will have an impact on agriculture. Materials discussed in this episode:  Goeringer, Paul, CEQ Finalizes First Update to the National Environmental Policy Act Since 1978  (AREC 2020). Rollins, Brigit, Jumping the Gu...

In this episode, Paul is joined by Dr. Bailey Norwood, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on ag supply chains. If you have questions for  Bailey , you can email him  here .  If you have questions for Paul contact him at  lgoering@umd.edu , tweet him @ aglawPaul,  on Instagram @ aglawPaul , or 301-405-3541. 

In this episode, Paul discusses recent updates in the area of dicamba with the EPA vacatur of the registration for three dicamba-based herbicides and the class action settlement in the drift suits. Materials discussed in this episode:  Goeringer, Paul, Dicamba Legal Update: What Is Going On In the Ninth Circuit And What Is Going On With the Drift Class Action  (AREC 2020). If you have questions fo...

In this episode, Paul discusses how MD's proposed hemp plan would change the definition of what is considered hemp and why that change is needed to comply with federal law. Materials discussed in this episode:  Goeringer, Paul, 0.3 percent of what? Pay attention to changes in the new state hemp production plan  (AREC 2020). If you have questions for Paul contact him at  lgoering@umd.edu , tweet hi...

In this episode, Paul is joined by Dr. Justin Benavidez, Assistant Professor – Extension Economist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, and Dr. Charley Martinez, Assistant Professor and Extension Economist, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Institute of Agriculture, University of Tennessee, to discuss recent developments in the cattle markets including a discussion on the ongoin...

Paul gets to take the week off and Emily Zobel , Agriculture Senior Agent Associate, the University of Maryland Extension in Dorchester County, takes over the podcast to discuss farm stress and ways to manage stress. Materials discussed in this podcast: Farm Stress Management , University of Maryland Extension. You can contact Emily by emailing her here .  You can catch up on Emily's podcast for U...

In this episode, Paul is joined by Michael Fielding , Partner, Husch Blackwell, on how to resolve distressed farm loans. If you have questions for Mr. Fielding, please email him here .  If you have questions for Paul contact him at  lgoering@umd.edu , tweet him @ aglawPaul,  on Instagram @ aglawPaul , or 301-405-3541.  

In this episode, Paul is joined by Julie Walker, a Research Assistant, University of Maryland, and a recent graduate of Drake Law Schoo with J.D. and a certificate in Food and Agricultural Law to discuss her research that has been focused on Chapter 12 bankruptcy. If you have questions for Ms. Walker, please email her here .  If you have questions for Paul contact him at  lgoering@umd.edu , tweet...

In this episode, Paul is joined by Brigit Rollins, Staff Attorney, National Agricultural Law Center , University of Arkansas, to discuss the recent 9th Circuit decision vacating the EPA's approval of three dicamba-based herbicides. Materials discussed: National Agricultural Law Center 's website. Rollins, Brigit. Deal With Dicamba blog posts , Agricultural Finance Review vol. 79, pp 371-85. If you...

In this episode, Paul is joined by Dr. Jada Thompson , Assistant Professor Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Institute of Agriculture, University of Tennessee, to discuss recent article she co-authored on the impact of high path avian influenza on firms. Materials discussed: Thompson, Jada, Carlos J.O. Trejo-Pech, Dustin L. Pendell. Agribusiness value impacts from highly pathogeni...

In this episode, Paul is joined by Dr. Bart Fischer , Co-Director of the Agricultural and Food Policy Center and a Research Assistant Professor Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, to discuss the new Coronavirus Food Assistance Program that was recently announced by USDA. Materials discussed: The Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M University. Fischer, Bart L.,...

In this episode, Paul discusses force majeure contracts that could be found in many agricultural contracts.  This episode is based on work by Paul, Elizabeth Thilmany, and Mayhah Suri. Materials discussed in this episode:  Goeringer, Paul, Elizabeth Thilmany, and Mayhah Suri, Force Majeure Clauses: What Are They and Do They Apply in Issues Caused by COVID19?  (AREC 2020). If you have questions for...

In this episode, Paul is joined by Dr. Adam Kantrovich, Extension Associate Professor of Agribusiness, Clemson University Extension to newly created programs to assist business owners including agricultural operations through the Small Business Administration during the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials discussed: Clemson University Extension, Agribusiness Resources for COVID-19 If you have questions f...

In this episode, Paul is joined by Dr. Tyler Mark from the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Kentucky to discuss some of the basic issues associated with industrial hemp. Materials discussed: Industrial hemp agronomic research at the University of Kentucky. If you have questions for Dr. Mark, you can email him here or tweet her at @ kytweeter55   If you have questions for P...

In this episode, Paul is joined by Dr. Jordan Shockley, Assistant Extension Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky, to discuss the poultry market changes during the COVID-19 outbreak. If you have questions for Jordan , you can email him here  or you can tweet @ Shock_N_AgMgmt .  If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu , tweet him @ aglawPaul,...

In this episode, Paul is joined by Dr. Derrell Peel, Professor & Charles Breedlove Professorship in Agribusiness, from Oklahoma State University and the Farm to Market Podcast, to discuss the cattle market changes during the COVID-19 outbreak. Materials discussed:  Economic Damages to the U.S. Beef Cattle Industry Due to COVID-19 , NCBA (2020). If you have questions for Derrell , you can email him...