I’m currently conducting a blog series where each week I give an overview of the responsibilities of a government agency regulating our food and agriculture system. I think it’s a helpful reminder for everyone on just how complex our regulatory system really is. It’s a game of Who’s Who for government players in the U.S. food and agriculture economy. The …
Spoke to Undergraduate Agriculture Career Class via Skype
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 …
New York Business Structures
Over the weekend I stumbled across the materials from the First Annual Meeting of New York Agri-Women and reviewed this excellent article titled “Doing Business in New York State: Structures and Strategies” by Bruce L. Anderson, Brian M. Henehan, and Charles J. Sullivan, Esq. Mr. Sullivan spoke on business organizations at the New York Agri-Women’s annual meeting. If you have …
Video Blog Introduction
I spoke to Cornell University‘s Sigma Alpha Mu agriculture sorority group tonight via Skype and it got me in the video blogging mood. For those of you who don’t know me, I posted an E-Introduction on YouTube tonight. After speaking to Sigma Alpha tonight, it reminded me of my previous post regarding the “not-so-simple definition of agriculture law.”
New York State Agriculture Society Meeting in Syracuse
I will be attending the 179th Annual New York State Agriculture Society (“NYSAG”) Meeting & Agriculture Forum in Syracuse, New York on January 6, 2011 at the Holiday Inn. This year’s theme is “Eat Local/Feed the World – Food Production for the Future.” It is a timely topic with the momentum of the local food movement in light of a growing world population. Food …