Overview of the USDA Economic Research Service

by Cari Rincker on Jun.14, 2013

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I’m currently conducting a blog series where each week I give an overview of the responsibilities of a government agency regulating our food and agriculture system.  I think it’s a helpful reminder for everyone on just how complex our regulatory system really is.  It’s a game of Who’s Who for government players in the U.S. [...]

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Conversation Starters about Estate and Succession Planning for Farms

by Cari Rincker on Jun.12, 2013

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Don’t be afraid to have open and honest conversations with your family about estate and succession planning.   “The only thing certain in life is death and taxes,” Ben Franklin famously said; so let us not make the topic taboo.  In order for a farm or agri-business to successfully pass to the next generation (if [...]

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Need an Embryo Transfer Contract? Questionnaire for Recipient Agreements

by Cari Rincker on Jun.10, 2013

As I mentioned in this article, this outline,and this PowerPoint presentation, there are three types of embryo transfer (“ET”) contracts with livestock.  I developed a questionnaire for clients interested in obtaining a Recipient Agreement with either beef or dairy cattle, the most common type of ET contract.  You can find it here. I work on a [...]

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Please Take 1 Minute to Complete My Survey on the Use of Lawyers in Ag Industry

by Cari Rincker on Jun.08, 2013

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I am speaking in a few weeks to agriculture lawyers on how to get and keep agriculture clients.  I thought it would be best to hear from food and agriculture industry themselves on the issue of lawyers.  I developed a super short survey (8 questions) that should only take 1 minute (literally) to complete.  The [...]

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