Attorney Tiffany Dowell with Texas A & M University (“TAMU”) Extension Education started a Texas agriculture law blog. Be sure to check it out and subscribe via email to new posts. You can also find some other great agriculture law blogs (including this one!) on the Resources page.
Great Info for Other Ag Lawyers – Survey Results!
A few weekends ago, I asked my blog, Facebook and Twitter followers to take a very short survey on their use of lawyers. In only 36 hours, I got some great results. I used it for the presentation below that I gave at the Ohio Agriculture Law Symposium. A more in-depth survey could be of great use to the agriculture …
Need an Embryo Transfer Contract? Questionnaire for Recipient Agreements
As I mentioned in this article, this outline,and this PowerPoint presentation, there are three types of embryo transfer (“ET”) contracts with livestock. I developed a questionnaire for clients interested in obtaining a Recipient Agreement with either beef or dairy cattle, the most common type of ET contract. You can find it here. I work on a flat fee basis with ET …
Please Take 1 Minute to Complete My Survey on the Use of Lawyers in Ag Industry
I am speaking in a few weeks to agriculture lawyers on how to get and keep agriculture clients. I thought it would be best to hear from food and agriculture industry themselves on the issue of lawyers. I developed a super short survey (8 questions) that should only take 1 minute (literally) to complete. The survey is anonymous and the …
Register for the Upcoming Food Labeling CLE to Help Counsel Farmers, Food Entrepreneurs and Restaurants
I’m super excited about an upcoming Continuing Legal Education (“CLE”) webinar that I will be moderating for the American Bar Association (“ABA”) General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division’s (“GPSolo”) Agriculture Law Committee next month on food labeling law for farmers, food entrepreneurs and restaurants. We will be covering a lot of information in this 2 hour webinar and hope …
Thanks For Your Support! Best Livestock Lawyer “In the Barn”
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 …
My Path Becoming an Agriculture Lawyer in New York City
Last month, I spoke to a group of Texas 4-H kids at a Texas A & M University via Skype about my work as an agriculture lawyer in New York City. I was asked to share a bit about my path and how I become an agriculture lawyer in the Big Apple. Here was my response: I grew up on …
Would Love a Shout-Out in the Best of the Barns Competition
Ranch House Designs, Inc. recently announced that it is taking recommendations for its innagural Best of the Barns Competition. Each day it will be asking for recommendations for one of its many categories via its Facebook page. You can also email recommendations to kc@ranchhousedesigns.com. Last year, I was the lucky winner of the Best Agriculture Lawyer. Huge thanks goes to …
Three Years and the Fun Keeps Coming…
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 …
Debrief From Skype Conversation About Being An Agriculture Attorney
I hope that my readers had a wonderful Fourth of July vacation and were able to spend some time in the sun. I had a nice time running again and spending time on a few beaches on Long Island including Shelter Island and Robert Moses Beach. Some R & R is always a good thing. Last Friday, I enjoyed a …
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 …