Last fall, I had the pleasure of giving the Keynote address at the University of Tennessee College of Law’s Agriculture Law & Policy Symposium. My presentation from my “National Agriculture Law Update” is found here. I was also on a roundtable discussing direct farm marketing. The presentation materials are found here. Recently, the Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy published …
My Presentation on Farm Leases
I gave a presentation last Thursday at Lawline on Farm Leases. My powerpoint presentation can be viewed below. It discusses: (1) general considerations with farm leases, (2) active vs. passive income (and why it matters!), (3) types of farm leases, (4) lease provisions, (5) price/rent negotiation, and (6) a few other types of leases used on farming operations. [slideshare …
Lawline Presentation on Farm Leases
I will be presenting live tomorrow at 3:30pm ET giving an “Overview of Farm Leases.” The webinar will last for 1 hour. Recording will be available later via Lawline and Continuing Legal Education (“CLE”) credit is available. For a sneak preview, check out my outline available via JD Supra here.
Overview of Laws Regulating Antibiotics in Livestock & Policy Positions of Stakeholder Groups
[slideshare id=49755200&doc=citybar-antibiotics-150623210444-lva1-app6891] Last week, I gave this presentation for the Association of the Bar for the City of New York‘s Committee on Animal Law and the Health Law Committee. I gave a few definitions (antibiotics, antimicrobials, vaccines, hormones, feed additives, residue vs. resistance), gave an overview of the regulatory system governing antibiotics used in livestock, spoke about food labeling law …
Laws Regulating Antibiotics in Livestock
I am presenting tonight at the Association of the Bar for the City of New York on the laws regulating antibiotics in livestock used for meat and dairy before the Animal Law and Health Law Committees. During my presentation, I will also discuss the positions of stakeholders in the industry such as the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Pork Producers, …
New and Improved Kindle Version Available for NY Food and Agriculture Law Book
A new and improved, more user-friendly Kindle version of the “Field Manual: Legal Guide for New York Farmers and Food Entrepreneurs” is available on Amazon.com here for $9.99. If you purchase the hard-copy of the book, the Kindle version is only an additional $2.99 – a cheap way to make sure that the “Field Manual” is always with you… and your Kindle/iPad/Tablet.
Overview of the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
I’m currently conducting a blog series where each week I give a brief 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. …
Overview of USDA’s Foreign Agriculture Service
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 is. It’s a game of Who’s Who in U.S. food and agriculture. The Foreign Agriculture Service (“FAS”) is the …
My Presentation for Morrisville State College Equine and Dairy Students
I had a wonderful opportunity this week to speak to equine and dairy science students at Morrisville State College via Skype on a select legal issues affecting the New York livestock industry. I spoke about New York lien law, livestock animal cruelty law and business organizations. I have included the presentation below. [slideshare id=15486068&doc=nylivestocklaw2-121204102537-phpapp01] New York Agri-Women had its first …
Food Law Webinar on Genetically Engineered Animals
Food Seminars International (“FSI”) will be having a 90 min. food law webinar on September 5, 2012 at 2pm ET on Genetically Engineered (“GE”) Animals. Dr. Alison L. Van Eenennaam from UC Davis will be presenting on the following issues: (1) Current status of research and development in GE animals; (2) Regulation of GE animals in the United States (including …
Save the Date: Local Food Law Seminar at Pace Law School on October 29th
I’m excited to announce that I will be a faculty member for a Continuing Legal Education (“CLE”) seminar at Pace University, School of Law (my alum) on Monday October 29th, 2012 from 6:00 to 8:30pm titled “Survey of Local Food.” Just as the title indicates, the speakers will be presenting on a myriad of practice areas affecting the local food …