I have really resonated with this blog by agriculture social media guru Michele Payn-Knoper about breaking away from work to enjoy time with family.  I related to this in my own life because for the last year I have poured myself into building my law practice.   Not only is “the law a jealous mistress” [...]

There’s no doubt that dairy producers have been suffering from a challenging economic climate.  The current milk prices have forced several dairy producers to consider selling farm assets to stay afloat.  But before doing so, dairy producers should consider the tax implications.  New York Farm Net has an excellent guide illustrating the tax consequences of [...]

Many people in the agriculture community like to complain about the law, but only a select few take the time to do something about it.  In the recent Grassroots newspaper published by the New York Farm Bureau (“NYFB”), there is a great article by Jeff Williams (on page 13) about how a New York agriculture [...]

I want to give a big thank you to all of my readers out there.  I have had a great time blogging over the last year about food and agriculture law issues on this blog.  I am excited to implement video blogs and guest blogs in the next year. In case you missed them, here [...]