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Ohio isn't officially a "Mid-Atlantic" state, but we're pleased to be part of the Mid-Atlantic Ag & Resource Law Conference on October 28 and 29 at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The OSU Agricultural & Resource Law Program is partnering with the West Virginia College of Law, University of Maryland, North Carolina State University, Penn State University and Virginia Tech to host the event, which focuses on property and land use laws affecting agriculture.
The conference offers 7 hours of Continuing Legal Education for attorneys and kicks off the evening of October 28 with a reception, dinner, and a review of hot agricultural law issues in the region by:
Andrew Branan, Associate Extension Professor, NC State University
Jen Friedel, Associate Professor of Practice, Virginia Tech
Paul Goeringer, Extension Legal Specialist, University of Maryland
Peggy Kirk Hall, Director, Ohio State University Agricultural & Resource Law Program
Jesse Richardson, Professor of Law, West Virginia University College of Law
Audry Thompson, Staff Attorney, Penn State Center Agricultural and Shale Law
Sessions on October 29 include:
Land Use Challenges and Opportunities for Ag
Kyla Kaplan, Olsson Frank Weeda, Terman Matz PC and Justin Benevidez, Texas A&M, AgriLife Extension Economist
From Prime Farmland to the Grid: Siting Solar in Virginia and West Virginia
Matt Gooch, ReisingerGooch
Legal Strategies for Addressing Risks of Losing Family Farmland
Robert Moore, Attorney, Ohio State University Agricultural & Resource Law Program
Conservation Easements
Lauren Pregmon, Pregmon Law Offices
How to Handle a Zoning Hearing
Tony Gorski, Law Office of Anthony G Gorski, LLC
The final session on Ethical Use of GenAI for Lawyers by Amy Cyphert, Associate Professor, West Virginia University College of Law will wrap up the conference and provide 1 hour of ethics credit.
In addition to providing relevant legal information, the conference is a great deal. Early bird registration, available until September 11, 2025, is $115 if staying at the conference site and $140 if not staying at the conference site. After September 11, 2025, the registration fee is $225 if staying at the conference site and $250 if not staying at the conference site. A $50 registration fee is available at any time for students.
Register by September 11 for the early bird rate and to guarantee lodging at the National Conservation Training Center. Register on the conference registration site.
Tags: law conference, Agricultural Law, CLE, mid-atlantic ag and resource law
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A critical need for agriculture is having professionals who can help farm families and businesses plan for the future of their farms. That need is the source of a partnership between Ohio State's Agricultural & Resource Law Program and Iowa State's Center for Agricultural Law & Taxation. The two programs have once again partnered to offer the Third Annual Cultivating Connections Conference to grow the number and expertise of farm transition planning professionals. Iowa State will host the conference this year on August 4 and 5, 2025 in Ankeny, Iowa. The National Agricultural Law Center is a sponsor of the program.
The conference is a forum for learning and discussing the latest laws, strategies, tools, and insights necessary for effective farm transition planning. It brings together a diverse range of professionals -- attorneys, accountants, educators, and financial advisors -- who share a common goal: to preserve the legacy and sustainability of family farms for future generations.
At the heart of the conference is a focus on building strong, collaborative relationships among farm transition professionals. Conference sessions aim to impart knowledge, foster dialogue, and build a supportive community. Attendees can connect with peers and share issues, insights, and expertise.
OSU's Robert Moore will speak for the conference about his work with Long-Term Care Considerations for the Farm Transition. The agenda is full of additional speakers and sessions:
- Successfully Counseling the Farm Family on Succession - Robert Hanson, Professor Emeritus, U. of Nebraska
- Considering Farm Program Payments in the Transition Plan - Phil Newendyke, Pinion Farm Program Services
- 2025 Tax Update for the Farm Transition - Kristine Tidgren, Iowa State Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation
- Fresh Legal Tools for the Farm Transition - David Repp, Dickinson, Bradshaw, Fowler & Hagen, P.C.
- Fair Doesn't Mean Equal When It Comes to Farm Debt - Joe and Austin Peiffer, Ag & Business Legal Strategies
- Charitable Options for the Transition - Ame Mapes and Laura Ingram, Belin McCormick, Attorneys at Law
- Farm and Rural Landowner Case Studies - Travis Schroeder, Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman, PLC and Mike Downey, UnCommon Farms
The conference will be in person at the FFA Enrichment Center in Ankeny, Iowa, but an online attendance option is also available. Learn more about the conference and register online at https://www.regcytes.extension.iastate.edu/cultivating/.
Tags: Cultivating Connections, farm transition, Farm Succession, Estate Planning, planning for the future, CLE
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Final plans are underway for the first annual "Agri-Law Summit," co-hosted by our OSU Agricultural & Resource Law Program and the Ohio State Bar Association Agricultural Law Committee. The day-long continuing legal education program will be Thursday, August 14, 2025, at the Retreat 21 Venue and Taphouse near Marysville, Ohio.
"Growing Our Competency in Counseling Agriculture" is the theme for the event, reflecting the goal of building expertise among the attorneys who work with agricultural businesses. The conference will begin with a focus on emerging issues for agriculture, featuring discussions with Tracy Intihar, Assistant Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture and Harrison Pittman, Director of the National Agricultural Law Center. We're finalizing speakers for additional topics on the agenda, which will include:
- Guiding farm businesses on disaster risk mitigation
- Legal needs for value-added businesses
- Advising new farmland owners
- Drafting tips for LLC operating agreements
- Tax incentives for agricultural easements
- Cybersecurity management
Through the Paul L. Wright Endowment in Agricultural Law at Ohio State, law students and new law graduates can receive a scholarship to attend the Agri-Law Summit at no cost.
A final agenda and registration information for the Agri-Law Summit will be available soon on the Farm Office website at farmoffice.osu.edu/agri-law-summit.
Written by Evin Bachelor, Law Fellow, OSU Extension Agricultural & Resource Law Program
As fans of Elvis and good barbeque, we can’t help but be excited that the National Agricultural Law Center (NALC) is hosting its sixth annual Mid-South Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference soon in Memphis, Tennessee. Most exciting, however, is that the conference will provide timely legal information for attorneys, lenders, accountants, tax professionals, students and others with a passion for agriculture. The NALC is the nation's leading source of agricultural and food law research and information, and we are honored to partner with NALC on a number of research projects and outreach efforts.
The 2019 conference will be on Friday, June 7th in downtown Memphis at the University of Memphis School of Law. You won’t want to miss the welcome reception on Thursday, June 6th at The Rendezvous Restaurant, which is well known for its Memphis-style BBQ. The schedule on Friday is packed with a diverse mix of speakers and topics that is intended to encourage dialog about the range of legal issues facing agriculture today.
Here’s a sneak peek at the sessions:
- Keynote address by the USDA’s General Counsel Stephen Vaden
- Agricultural Labor and Immigration: Do’s and Don’ts--Brandon Davis of Phelps Dunbar LLP
- Updates from the senior attorneys from the U.S. House and Senate Ag Committees
- Law and Lending in a Down Farm Economy: Recent Trends and Outlooks with Greg Cole of AgHeritage Farm Credit Services and Michael O’Neal of GreenStone Farm Credit Services
- Navigating Environmental Law Issues for Attorneys, Lenders, and Landowners--Jim L. Noles, Jr., Partner, Barze Taylor Noles Lowther, LLC
- The Ethics of Succession Planning for Lawyers--Shannon Ferrell, Oklahoma State University
- Understanding Ag Bankruptcy--Stephen L. Gershner, Davidson Law Firm
In addition to the presentations, there will be time for discussion with conference attendees during the welcome reception on Thursday and a lunch and networking session on Friday. For law practitioners, the conference has been approved for CLE credit in some states and NALC will assist with obtaining CLE credit in other states. The American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers has also approved the program for 7 hours of CE credit.
Register by May 14 and receive access to a two-hour bonus online program that will feature a one hour session on Divorce on the Farm with attorney Cari Rincker and agricultural and environmental law updates from around the country by Elizabeth Rumley of NALC, Ross Pifer of the Center for Agricultural & Shale Law at Penn State Law, Stephanie Showalter Otts of the National Sea Grant Law Center and our own Peggy Kirk Hall of the Agricultural & Resource Law Program at The Ohio State University.
For more information about the conference and to register, visit the NALC’s website HERE.
Tags: National Agricultural Law Center, continuing legal education, CLE, conferences
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Ohio Agricultural Law Symposium will take place September 17, 2010
Ohio State University Extension and the Ohio State Bar Association will again partner to provide the third annual Ohio Agricultural Law Symposium on September 17, 2010. The continuing legal education event targets the educational needs of attorneys who work in agricultural and rural arenas. Ohio Supreme Court Justice Paul Pfeifer leads our slate of speakers; he'll provide an update on relevant case law impacting agriculture. Joining the Justice will be Jesse Richardson, Assoc. Prof. from Virginia Tech and Policy Advisor for the Water Resources Council, who will address water law and ethics in counseling farm families. Duane Siekman, CEO of the Ohio Corn Growers and Ohio Wheat Growers Associations, will present on energy and agriculture, and Tony Logan, Ohio's USDA Rural Development State Director, will provide an update from his office. The local food and farming landscape, a growing practice area for agricultural and rural attorneys, will be the topic of discussion from Jill Clark with OSU's Center for Farmland Policy Innovation. Attorneys Robert Moore and Dave Pennington of Wright Law Company will present on proving damages in agricultural litigation, and attorneys David Pryor and Greg Flax will lead a panel discussion on growing the agricultural law practice. I'll provide a presentation on the legal issues attendant to undercover operations on the farm.
The Symposium will take place at The Ohio State University on the Friday before an Ohio football showdown between OSU and Ohio University--attorneys can come for the education and stay for the game. For more information, visit the Ohio State Bar Association CLE link at http://www.ohiobar.org or click here for the Symposium Brochure 2010.
Tags: CLE, continuing legal education, law conferences, Ohio Agricultural Law Symposium
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