I had a great weekend judging the New York Beef Producers’ Association‘s (“NYBPA”) summer preview show in Lockport, New York.  There were around 66 kids participating with 112 head of cattle for me to sort last Saturday.  Not only was I impressed with the quality of cattle and young people, but it was great to see so many wonderful [...]

A proposed bill named the Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Extension Act of 2009 (HR 3227 and S 1313) would extend the deduction that farmers recieve by donating produce to feed the hungry.  It is currently being discussed in the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee.  Since I live in New York where [...]

Last winter, I wrote this article which noted that Canada and Mexico both filed complaints with the World Trade Organization (“WTO”) against the United States.  Canada and Mexico asserted that our Country-of-Origin Labeling (“COOL”) law violates the international standards of the WTO.  Our North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”) partners have experienced a significant decline [...]

Sorry that it’s been awhile since I have revisited this blog series.  I look forward to going through the common torts applicable in the agriculture industry.  As I stated in this previous blog, I will first delve into the common law elements of negligence.  The term “common law” refers to law determined through judicial decisions, [...]