I recently read the book Farmer Jane:  Women Changing the Food We Eat.  If you have read the book and are interested in having an online discussion, please email me at cari@rinckerlaw.com.  I would like to have a video conference via Skype or WebEx sometime in August. It is a fairly short book and an [...]

Seems like just yesterday I was driving across South Dakota with my dog Taylor before starting Rincker Law, PLLC and this blog.  It’s been a great ride so far.  Big thank you to my friends, family, colleagues, contract attorneys/legal assistants, clients and blog readers for all your support. It’s been a busy year indeed.  Over [...]

Animal Factory by David Kirby has been sitting on my Manhattan bookshelf for a few weeks.  The weather is so nice in New York City now that I am yearning for some time in Central Park with a book.  As the title suggests, the book is about “factory farming” and Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (“CAFO’s”). [...]

I joined the Skype universe last summer but I finally took a little time this morning to learn how to use it on my iMac and iPhone4 with a colleague of mine.  It is really quite amazing and I encourage you to give it a try.  There is tremendous potential for livestock owners and agri-businesses [...]