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1Feb, 2023

Proposed Legislation Affecting Nebraska Farmers

By |February 1st, 2023|Categories: Agriculture, Government Regulations, Legislation, Midwest Agricultural Law|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Nebraska State Capitol landscape at sunrise   Three bills were submitted to the Nebraska Legislature this month that work to protect Nebraska farmers. LB 662 proposes a change to the Nebraska Right to Farm Act. This Act makes it harder for neighbors to sue farmers over nuisances. This [...]

17Oct, 2022

The Long Arm of the Law: Investigating Crop Insurance Fraud

By |October 17th, 2022|Categories: Agriculture, Criminal Conduct, Crop Insurance, Farm Management, Fraud, Insurance coverage, Latest News, Midwest Agricultural Law|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

The long arms of the USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) recently caught a Nebraska man for making false statements in the collection of a sizeable crop insurance claim. The end result was a sentence of 16 weekends of jail time, a $100 special assessment, a $30,000 fine and the kicker [...]

25Oct, 2021

Does It Come Furnished: Are Center Pivots Fixtures or Real Property?

By |October 25th, 2021|Categories: Agriculture, Farm Management, Midwest Agricultural Law|Tags: , , |0 Comments

  Central pivot irrigation systems are vitally important in Nebraska.  Not only is Nebraska the most irrigated state in the U.S., it is also the largest producer/user of center pivot systems in the world.[1] For Nebraska farmers and legal practitioners alike, it may be important to understand how center pivot [...]

6Jul, 2021

Iowa Supreme Court Values Closely Held Farm Corps

By |July 6th, 2021|Categories: Farm Management, Latest News, Midwest Agricultural Law|2 Comments

A recent case issued by the Iowa Supreme Court addressed the “fair value” of stock in a closely held farm corporation buyout. In Guge v. Kassel Enterprises, No. 19-2151 (Iowa Sup. Ct June 18, 2021), the Court provided clarity for determining what factors Iowa courts consider in calculating the “fair [...]

26May, 2021

Murphy’s Law: 5 Reasons to Insist on Written Custom Farming Contract

By |May 26th, 2021|Categories: Contract, Farm Management, Midwest Agricultural Law|Tags: |1 Comment

  VS.      Custom farming agreements seem pretty straightforward and simple.  Landowner asks Custom Operator to till the field, apply the inputs, plant and harvest the crop or cut and bale the hay.  Custom Operator sets a price.  Landowner and Custom Operator shake hands.  Deal is done, right?  Yes, [...]

22Mar, 2021

Vacating Crop Insurance Arbitration Ruling: Is it 3 Months or 1 Year?

By |March 22nd, 2021|Categories: Arbitration, Crop Insurance, Midwest Agricultural Law|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Which is it? Admittedly I keep going back to the well.  Maybe it is because the rules and procedure for arbitrating a crop insurance claim are too complicated.  Or maybe it is a dead horse and I need to get past feeling the Nebraska Supreme Court improperly ruled [...]

About the Blog

The best way to gain insight into a person is to walk in their shoes. Having grown up on a farm in Iowa, attorney Sean Minahan has walked in the shoes of those in the farming industry, which is why he feels at home in the field—of agricultural law. His blog, the Midwest Agricultural Law Guide, was created to offer legal discussion and encourage the use of social media in the agricultural industry.

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