I am speaking this morning to the Macon Co. Farm Bureau in Decatur, Illinois. Here my Top 5 Legal Issues for 2017 (can you guess what they are?): [slideshare id=73385005&doc=maconco-170320224504]
Overview of Syngenta Litigation
One of the most important questions that corn producers are asking themselves lately is whether or not to join in a class action lawsuit against Syngenta for being responsible for the drop in the market price of corn in 2013. The litigation arose when Syngenta manufactured a genetically modified seed containing the MIR 162 trait for corn. At that time, …
Heading to Tennessee for a Keynote and Panel Discussion on Direct Farm Marketing
I will be taking off next week for Tennessee for the Tennessee College of Law’s Agriculture Law & Policy Symposium, “A Look into the Field: Food and Agriculture Law and Policy” on October 9, 2015 in Knoxville, Tennessee. I am participating in a panel discussion titled “Agri-Tourism, CSA’s and Direct to Consumer Sales” – as I noted previously, you can …