Happy Third Year Anniversary to this blog! Seems like just yesterday I was writing this second year anniversary post. Time flies when you are having fun! It’s been an exciting third year of this blog. Here are a few highlights: 1. This law blog (“blawg”) made the American Bar Association’s (“ABA”) Top 100 Blawg list. Nominations for 2012 are right …
My Presentation on Tradition and Technology in Agriculture
Last year, I spoke at the New York Farm Bureau (“NYFB”) Young Farmers & Ranchers (“YF&R”) Leadership Conference in Upstate New York regarding “Tradition & Technology” within the agriculture industry. I wrote this blog post last year summarizing my presentation; however, I thought I would revisit this topic today and post my presentation below. Regarding tradition, you might also like this …
Spoke to Undergraduate Agriculture Career Class via Skype
Yesterday I had an opportunity to talk about being an agriculture lawyer to an undergraduate agriculture careers class in Wisconsin via Skype. I remember being that age and not really knowing what I wanted to do. To tell you the truth, I grew up looking up to Colleen Callahan and wanted to *be* her…with a career in agriculture journalism/communications. For …
Why You Might Want To Consider Virtual Mediation Via Skype
I recently read this blog post and it made me think: why would someone prefer “virtual mediation” via Skype or some other video conferencing tool? Lots of reasons. Here are a few: 1. Travel Time/Expense. Perhaps you are a food or agriculture producer or agribusiness owner and do not live/work around New York City. Or perhaps you live in New …
Debrief from Skype Conversation About Being an Ag Lawyer
I had the opportunity to speak to a great crew via Skype last Friday about being an agriculture lawyer. It’s casual “open mic” style so we talked about whatever the participants wanted to talk about. I have been getting a lot of these types of inquiries lately from folks in many different stages of life/career. I want to note a …
Watch the Livestream of the American Agri-Women Mid-Year Meeting
Yesterday, I enjoyed watching the livestream of the American Agri-Women(“AAW”) Mid-Year Meeting in Nebraska City, Nebraska (between Omaha and Lincoln). Today is the last day of the mid-year meeting. If you are a member of the agriculture community, I recommend taking some time todayto watch the livestream! I think it is great that food and agriculture organizations, like AAW, are making video livestreams …
Giving New Life to the Term “Spring Cleaning” – Does Your Farm or AgriBusiness Have a Scanner?
I have to give a shout-out to a small little machine that has made a big difference to my life and law practice — the Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500M. In preparation of my move to my new office space at 535 Fifth Avenue, I spent the weekend scanning files and documents. I purchased this Bad Boy a few months ago and …
Fridays With Cari: So You Want To Be An Ag Lawyer?
I get a lot of emails from folks who would like to learn more about being an agriculture lawyer — some folks who are interested in going to law school and others experienced practitioners who want to reach out to agriculture clients. Beginning on April 6, 2012, I will have an “open mic” on the first Friday of the month …
Follow My Tweets from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Convention
I made it safe and sound to Opryland in Nashville, Tennessee, for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (“NCBA”) Annual Convention and Trade Show. I will be at Cattlemen’s College today and this tweet-up this evening with these awesome ag tweeps. Tomorrow afternoon and evening I will be at the Young Producer’s Council (“YPC”) (@YPCBeef) meeting and reception. I’m also on …
Thank You To My Beloved Readers (and Voters!)
A big thank you goes out to everyone who took the time to vote for this blog in the ABA Journal’s Top 100 Blawg List Competition. If you haven’t done so already, I would visit the ABA Journal’s Top 100 Blawg list. Food and agriculture law overlaps with almost every area of law. Although I think this blog is pretty …
Last Chance to Vote For Your Favorite Blawg
I had some exciting news at the beginning of the month: the ABA Journal selected this Food and Agriculture Law Blog in its Blawg 100 List. It has been taking votes on the Top 100 Blawgs during the month of December. If you have not voted yet, please do so today. Registration only takes 30 seconds and you will find …
Would You Like To “TurboCharge” Your Office in 2012?
This month’s American Bar Association (“ABA”) GP Solo magazine is all about “turbocharing your law office.” Many of these articles may also be useful to farms and agri-businesses who are thinking about taking their technology up a notch in 2012 whether you have a larger or smaller budget. This article highlighted some of the technology used here at Rincker Law, …