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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

Although most CSA’s do not have a written contract, I highly suggest that farms have a simple CSA Agreement signed by the subscribers.  Not only does it help secure payment terms, but the CSA Agreement should mitigate potential liability in the case of a food safety issue arising from the mishandling or misuse of the [...]