I recently visited New England and for the first time I saw cranberry farms near the site where the Mayflower landed. The fields are low, flat, surrounded by ditches and well irrigated. Cranberry farming is far cry from the wide-open
On June 25, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued a much-awaited decision in Monsanto v. Durnell. The Court, in a 7-2 vote, overturned a jury verdict for the plaintiff, holding a federal law that regulates pesticides preempted plaintiffs’
The Indiana Supreme Court is currently considering when an appeal of a BZA decision must be filed. Put simply, the question is whether the deadline for an appeal is 30 days after the decision (usually made during a BZA hearing)
While farmers are currently preoccupied with fertilizer supplies, commodity prices and tariff issues, the impacts from climate change to agriculture have not disappeared. There are still a number of programs available to farmers to help improve soil health, mitigate greenhouse
“Notice” is a frequently used concept in the legal world. How do you give notice to a defendant of a lawsuit? For a zoning hearing, how do you satisfy the notice requirements — individual mailed notices and publication notice? How
In the waning hours of 2025, the Indiana Court of Appeals handed down an important victory to an Indiana dairy farm, affirming the zoning approval given by the county board more than 18 months earlier. This appellate win allows the
Five years ago, the Ag Data Transparent (ADT) organization was receiving inquiries from companies who supported transparency efforts but didn’t know where to start in developing their agreements with farmers. To address this need, ADT developed a “Model” Ag Data
Ten years ago, our law firm opened its doors to try something new. Rather than focus on one specific area of law or operate a general practice that tried to cover all areas, we decided to focus on a single
When parties cannot agree on the meaning of word or phrase in a contract and decide to litigate the dispute, courts have many long-followed rules for interpreting the correct (winning) meaning of the disputed terms. These rules have always assumed
I recently attended and spoke at the American Bar Association’s national conference for the Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER) in DC. Here are the top three issues I heard about that could impact agriculture in 2026.
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