5 Divorce Resources to Help You with Your Divorce in Champaign

Rincker Law Co-Parenting, Divorce Mediation, Family/Matrimonial Law, Links and Online Resources Leave a Comment

Getting divorced can be quite overwhelming and stressful. One way to ease the stress of divorce is to utilize available apps and resources that can help make the divorce process a bit more organized and streamlined. Below are a couple of resources that may help you with your divorce in Champaign. Dtour.Life This is a great resource that allows all …

Share this Article

My Presentation on “Getting Paid” at the American Agriculture Law Association Annual Meeting

Rincker Law Food & Ag Organizations, Links and Online Resources, Slideshare Presentations, Speaking Engagements Leave a Comment

  Had a great time at the American Agriculture Law Association (“AALA”) Annual Meeting this past week.  I moderated a roundtable discussion on “Getting Paid:  Billing and Collection Strategies for the Food and Agriculture Lawyer.”  My presentation has none of the answers – only the questions!  However, I did provide a substantive outline for the attendees that is located here. The …

Share this Article

My Food and Agriculture Law Book is now Available on Kindle!

Rincker Law Links and Online Resources Leave a Comment

You can now purchase the electronic copy of Field Manual:  Legal Guide for New York Farmers and Food Entrepreneurs on Kindle for $9.99 (or $2.99 if you already own the hard copy of the book) here. I don’t own a Kindle but I did download the Kindle application on my iPad.  After a quick purchase on Amazon.com, Kindle uploaded it …

Share this Article

Guide to Urban Farming in New York

Rincker Law Food & Ag Law, Links and Online Resources, Teaching Leave a Comment

As this post is published this morning, I will be lecturing at New York University on land use law, the Right-to-Farm, and urban agriculture to my undergraduate food law class.  I assigned the Guide to Urban Farming in New York by Cornell Cooperative Extension Small Farms Program and finally had a chance to review the publication in detail.  The summary …

Share this Article

Harvard’s Food Law & Policy Career Guide

Rincker Law Food & Ag Organizations, Food & Ag Policy, Food & Ag Pubs, Fridays with Cari, International Treaties and UN Organizations, Links and Online Resources, Rincker Law Events Leave a Comment

Big thanks to Jean Terranova (@JeanTerranova for you Twitter folks) for sending me the Food Law and Policy Career Guide by the Harvard Food Law & Policy Clinic and Harvard Food Law Society.  I think it’s an excellent resource for folks interested in a career in food & agriculture law. The guide briefly notes areas of concentration including agriculture, biotechnology/GMOs, …

Share this Article

Free Webinar: Crop Insurance & Southern Agriculture

Rincker Law Food & Ag Organizations, Links and Online Resources, Webinars Leave a Comment

The National Agriculture Law Center and Banks Law Firm, PLLC will be having a free webinar on Thursday, June 21, 2012 from 12-1pm ET on crop insurance’s applicability to the agriculture industry in “the south”.  According to the webinar’s description, Harrison Pittman and Grant Ballard will discuss the following: Update on current federal policy debate regarding crop insurance, including unique …

Share this Article

Upcoming ABA Crop & Livestock Insurance CLE

Rincker Law Food & Ag Law, Links and Online Resources, Rincker Law Events, Webinars Leave a Comment

As part of my new leadership role with the American Bar Association (“ABA”) General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division’s Agriculture Law Committee, I have been busy helping plan a Continuing Legal Education (“CLE”) webinar on crop and livestock insurance. This program will lay down the fundamental building blocks for practicing either crop and or livestock insurance law.  Please mark your …

Share this Article

My Top 10 Law Blawgs in the Top 100 List (Drumroll please….)

Rincker Law Animal Law, Food & Ag Law, Links and Online Resources, Social Media and Technology 2 Comments

To piggy back on this post announcing that this blog made the ABA Journal Top 100 Blawg List, I thought it would be appropriate to list a few of my favorites.  Here are my top 10 (in no particular order): 1.  Equine Law Blog – Alison Rowe, a fellow agriculture attorney, is an exceptional writer and brilliant equine lawyer in …

Share this Article

Noteworthy Blog Posts for Young Cattle Producers

Rincker Law Food & Ag Law, Food & Ag Organizations, Links and Online Resources, Social Media and Technology Leave a Comment

I had a guest post today on the National Cattlemen’s Beef Producer’s (“NCBA”) Young Producers’ Council’s (“YPC”) blog, Cattle Call, noting some of my blog posts that may be applicable to young cattle producers.  If you have not done so already, I recommend subscribing to the Cattle Call RSS Feed.  I was the founding editor of this blog and it …

Share this Article

The Family Business: Hiring and Firing Family Members

Rincker Law Food & Ag Law, Links and Online Resources 2 Comments

I really enjoyed reading the article by Don Tyler titled “Working with Family — Hiring (and Firing) Family Members in this month’s Feedlot magazine (pages 36, 38).  It reminded me of the unique challenges that family businesses must face — whether it is a family farm/ranch or any other type of business.  Intra-family dynamics can seriously affect the day-to-day operations …

Share this Article

“Goodnight Irene”

Rincker Law Farm Life, Links and Online Resources 2 Comments

“Good night Irene Good night…”  I have fond memories from my days at Texas A & M University–that classic song plays every time the Dixie Chicken on North Gate in College Station closes down for the evening (you can watch Willie Nelson’s version here) to let everyone know to stop playing 42 and go home for the night. I decided …

Share this Article