Women involved in the agriculture industry from coast-to-coast are gathered in Denver, Colorado today for the Mid-Year Meeting of the American Agri-Women (“AAW”).  I was hoping that I would be able to break away for the conference (and some time for fresh air in the mountains); unfortunately my caseload is keeping me here in NYC.  After [...]

Yesterday, I noted how much I enjoyed this article in January’s SimTalk.  I also recommend reading Marty Ropp’s article titled “Winning At Any Cost?” in the Register published this month.  In this article, Marty mentioned the abuses that take place in the show livestock industry.  Specifically, he stated that “the use of illegal drugs on livestock, inhumane [...]

For those of you that know me personally, you know that I am a big supporter of the Simmental cattle industry.  It’s the breed of cattle that my family raises and grew to love the breed throughout my childhood.  I also spent some time in Bozeman, Montana interning at the association’s headquarters.  Last night, I was [...]

I think it’s easy for legal bloggers to sit behind a computer screeen without ever sharing who they are and how they went down thier path.  In particular, I realize that the fact that I’m an agriculture attorney in NYC is confusing to most people.  I am fairly certain that I am the only resident [...]