In 2013, Improve the “Default” Estate Plan for your Family Farm

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I make no secret on this blog about my passion for farm estate and succession planning.  It is oftentimes pushed aside to be dealt with later.  I wanted to note that I was interviewed by Farm Journal in this article regarding the improvement of the “default” estate planning for the family farm.  I suggest that my readers look into the …

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Save the Date: Farm Employment/Labor Law Webinar on Feb. 20th

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I will be moderating a webinar titled “Overview of Employment and Labor Law for Farms and Ranches” on Wednesday, February 20, 2013  from 2:00- 4:00 ET for the American Bar Association’s General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division’s Agriculture Law Committee. Other faculty include Rachel Armstrong (Farm Commons), Kimbery Clarke (Varum LLP), Edward Cox (Drake University Agriculture Law Center), Karen Eichman …

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Will Be Attending the New York Beef Producers’ Association’s Annual Meeting

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I will be in East Syracuse on January 18-19, 2013 attending the New York Beef Producers’ Association’s Annual Meeting and Trade Show.  You can review the two-day conference schedule here.  I’m especially interested in hearing Dr. Bob Weaber’s update on trends with genetics, Dr. Keith Belk on the National Beef Quality Assurance (“BQA”) Audit, and Jeffry Huse from the New …

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Thanks For Your Support! Best Livestock Lawyer “In the Barn”

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For the second year in a row, I was selected as the Best Livestock Lawyer in the Best of the Barns Competition.  Thank you to all of my beloved readers and supporters.  Without you, I couldn’t live my dream. An extra special thanks to those of you who voted for me!  Really appreciate it. You can see the other winners …

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New York Estate Planning, Medicaid & Trusts

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Happy New Year’s Eve!  For those of you thinking about your New Year’s Resolutions for 2013, I recommending getting your estate planning in order.  Kudos goes out to Daniel Timins, a law school classmate of mine, for putting together some excellent New York estate planning and medicaid presentations. This presentation gives a nice overview of New York Medicaid.  The presentation …

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Workshops Available at FamilyKind on the Upper West Side in New York City

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As my readers know, not only am I a food and agriculture lawyer but I also have a family and matrimonial law practice.  I wanted to point out a helpful organization here in New York City for you folks who may be going through a separation or divorce:  FamilyKind. It offers separate classes for adults, children and teens to better …

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What’s the Skinny on Limited Partnerships?

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As I noted in this post, a limited partnership is choice of entity that could be utilized by a farm or agri-business.  With limited partnerships, there are two classes of partners:  (1) general partners and (2) limited partners.  This differs from a general partnership in several ways. The general partners are really the ones “running the show” by controlling most …

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Trained to Represent Claimants in the USDA Hispanic and Women Farmers and Ranchers Claims Resolution Process

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I recently completed the training thru the National Agriculture Law Center (“NALC”) to represent claimants for the USDA Hispanic and Women Farmers and Ranchers Claims Resolution Process.  If you are a female or hispanic farmer or rancher who believe the U.S. Department of Agriculture improperly denied you farm loan benefits between 1981 and 2000, you may be eligible for a …

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Supervised Child Visitation in New York

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When one parent (the custodial parent) has physical custody of a child, the other parent (the non-custodial parent) usually has visitation rights (i.e., “parenting time”). There is an assumption that a parent has a right to unsupervised visitation with his or her child absent any threat to the child’s wellbeing. However, if the court finds that there is a threat …

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New York Sanitation Requirements for Direct Marketing of Food Products

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New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets (“NYSDAM”) has sanitation requirements for the direct marketing of food products.  Pursuant to Article 17, NYSDAM regulates the food sanitary conditions of “retail food stores.”  Said “retail food stores” do not include roadside stands, on-farm outlets, and farmers’ markets.  Even though farmers participating in these methods are still subject to inspection, if …

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My Presentation for Morrisville State College Equine and Dairy Students

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I had a wonderful opportunity this week to speak to equine and dairy science students at Morrisville State College via Skype on a select legal issues affecting the New York livestock industry.  I spoke about New York lien law, livestock animal cruelty law and business organizations.  I have included the presentation below. [slideshare id=15486068&doc=nylivestocklaw2-121204102537-phpapp01] New York Agri-Women had its first …

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