Upcoming Webinar on New York Livestock Animal Welfare Law

Rincker Law Animal Law, Food & Ag Law, Webinars Leave a Comment

I will be giving a Continuing Legal Education (“CLE”) webinar on New York farm animal welfare law through Lawline.com on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 3:30 PM EST. The topics that will be covered are: • Overview of animal cruelty law in New York, including applicable statues and related case law; • Seizure of animals under these statues; • Criminal …

Share this Article

Drafting Embryo Transfer Contracts for Livestock Producers

Rincker Law Food & Ag Law, Speaking Engagements, Webinars Leave a Comment

I am presenting today at Lawline on Embryo Transfer Contracts for Livestock Producers.  You can view my outline here.  For Continuing Legal Education (“CLE”) credit, the video can be obtained via Lawline.  I’m going live today at 3:30pm ET – it’s not too late to register for the live webcast!  Recording will be available next week.

Share this Article

My Presentation on Livestock Judging

Rincker Law Rincker Law Events, Speaking Engagements Leave a Comment

This is no April Fool’s Day Joke.  I know that this is a food and agriculture law blog but I figured some of my readers might be interested on my presentation on how to judge livestock – specifically, beef cattle, swine, and meat sheep.  I judged competitively at Lake Land College and Texas A & M University in undergrad and …

Share this Article

Grow NYC Report on Greenmarket Farmers: “Farmers on the Edge”

Rincker Law Uncategorized Leave a Comment

Last month, I had an opportunity to visit with someone at Grow NYC (who runs Greenmarket), who shared this report with me (funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation):  “Farmers on the Edge:  An Assessment of Greenmarket Farmers’ Needs, and the Growing Challenges of Keeping Their Farms Viable.”  I finally had an opportunity to review the report in detail.  It …

Share this Article

My Presentation on Livestock Animal Welfare Law

Rincker Law Animal Law, Conferences and Meetings, Food & Ag Law, Food & Ag Organizations, Speaking Engagements, Uncategorized Leave a Comment

Last May, I spoke at the Animal Agriculture Alliance (“AAA”) Stakeholder’s Summit on livestock animal welfare law.  If you follow this blog then you know this topic is a passion of mine.  You can view my presentation below. [slideshare id=13344363&doc=whenactivistscomecalling-120615170954-phpapp01] In case you missed it, here are a few other posts that may be of interest: 1.  5 State Approaches …

Share this Article

My Presentation on Tradition and Technology in Agriculture

Rincker Law Ag-vocacy, Farm Life, Food & Ag Organizations, Food & Ag Policy, Social Media and Technology, Speaking Engagements Leave a Comment

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 …

Share this Article

Spoke to Undergraduate Agriculture Career Class via Skype

Rincker Law Agriculture Education, Food & Ag Law, Food & Ag Policy, Social Media and Technology, Video Conferencing 1 Comment

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 …

Share this Article

Animal Law Mediation

Rincker Law Alternative Dispute Resolution, Animal Law, Business/Commercial Law, Estate Planning, Family/Matrimonial Law, Farm Life, Food & Ag Law, Landlord-Tenant Law, Property Law Leave a Comment

I was recently asked whether I handle animal law mediation.   And the answer is, “why yes I do.”  I am a previous member of the New York State Bar Association Committee on Animals in the Law, New Jersey State Bar Association Committee on Animal Law, and the New York Lawyers’ Association Committee on Animal Law.  I have also had …

Share this Article

Overheard at a Bar on the Upper West Side

Rincker Law Business/Commercial Law, Food & Ag Law Leave a Comment

Last night, I was having dinner at a bar on the Upper West Side.  I couldn’t help but overhear a conversation from the table next to me.  The gentlemen were (civilly) discussing a business partnership that had gone bad.  They had a “handshake” deal that started out with great dreams together (“You used to say ‘our’ and ‘we.’”) and somehow …

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