Below is the presentation from last night’s webinar “Part II: Counseling the Local Food Movement” for Lawline. It was the third presentation in a three part series. Free Continuing Legal Education (“CLE”) credits are available for each one. I think that Lawline is a worthwhile investment for attorneys – over the weekend I was able to listen to a matrimonial …
Watch the Video Lecture: Counseling Food Movement Part 1
As I noted in this post, I enjoyed presenting at Lawline last month on counseling the local food movement. There’s so much to talk about so I’m giving Part II of the presentation on November 18, 2013. In Part I of the presentation, I talk about direct farm marketing, cottage food operation law, liability and insurance. It runs for about …
Country of Origin Labeling Webinar
The National Agriculture Law Center is will hosting a webinar titled “COOL or Not-So-Cool: Overview and Discussion of Country of Origin Labeling” on November 14, 2013 at 2:30pm ET. For those of you who have been following this issue, COOL has been quite the mess over the last decade and its future is unclear. You can listen to J. Dudley …
How to Build and Grow a Food and Agriculture Law Practice
Happy Sunday! I had a great time at the American Agri-Women Conference this past week. It’s wonderful to watch the growth of New York Agri-Women, an organization that I started a few years ago. In September, I gave a lecture at Lawline about starting a growing a food and agriculture law practice. You can watch the video of the lecture …
Recording Available for Renewable Energy Law for the Agriculture Industry CLE
Last month, I moderated a Continuing Legal Education (“CLE”) webinar for the American Bar Association (“ABA”) General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division’s (“GP Solo”) Agriculture Law Committee titled “Renewable Energy Law for the Agriculture Industry”. It discusses solar leases, solar power purchase agreements, wind energy leases pipeline and transmission easements, and tax initiatives for renewable energy. You can purchase …
Attending American Agri-Women Convention
I’m blogging today from my iPad at the American Agri-Women Convention in Niagara Falls. As I type this, I am listing to Tami Forero speak on “How to Build the Business that Creates the Life You Want.” She is speaking later this afternoon on “Delegating: A Guide to Higher Profits for Control Freaks” (fun title). It’s always inspiring to be …
Mediating the Divorce Involving Livestock and Pets
I recently co-authored an article on divorce mediation with companion and farm animals along with Debra Vey Voda-Hamilton that was published in the New York State Council on Divorce Mediation‘s quarterly publication. You can find the history of The Report online here. I posted the article on my JD Supra page. I am a trained divorce mediator and am …
Counseling the Local Food Movement (Part II)
I will be presenting to Lawline on Monday, November 18th at 4pm on “Counseling the Local Food Movement.” It will be Part II of the 2 part series on local food law. In this presentation, I will be covering the Food Safety Modernization Act Exemptions, National Organic Program, Urban/suburban agriculture, land use law, agriculture districts, the Right-to-Farm law, labor law …
Survey of Technology Used in the Food and Agriculture Law Office
I’m speaking tomorrow at the American Agriculture Law Association (“AALA”) Annual Meeting at the Technology Roundtable along with Robert Moore in Ohio. I took a survey last month regarding the use of technology in the food and agriculture law practice. The below slideshow discusses the results from that survey. If you are at AALA, please swing by the Technology Roundtable. …
Free CLE: Counseling the Local Food Movement (Part One)
I gave this presentation to Lawline last Thursday. It was the first part of a two part series on “Counseling the Local Food Movement.” I discussed the history of direct farm marketing, current trends, cottage food operations (i.e., home based food processing), liability and insurance. You can listen to my presentation and get a FREE CLE by clicking here. …
Laws Regulating Pesticides and Chemicals in New York
The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) administers the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (“FIFRA”). It is designed to control the sale, use, and distribution of pesticides. FIFRA requires that all pesticides used in the United States be registered and licensed by the EPA. All registered pesticides must be properly labeled with usage, storage, and disposal specifications. It is unlawful to …