Ag Watch
According to Bloomberg News, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City recently reported that “farm finances deteriorated across a swash of agricultural states during the summer and early fall . . .” Specifically, farm income fell in the third quarter from a year ago in each of seven rural states [...]
Balancing Exclusions and Endorsements in Contract Feeding Insurance
When a loss occurs at your feeding operation, it can be a devastating time. Obviously, insurance can help minimize the devastation. However, you must have the right insurance and be able to stay out of the many insurance exclusions. Insurance coverage is costly, and an owner may assume the premium [...]
Refresher On Nebraska Ag Liens Pt. 6: The Fertilizer & Chemical Lien
Sounds good.....But I'm still going to have file that lien A lien for those who supply or apply fertilizer or agricultural chemicals for the production of crops. Over the past couple years, we have had to assist several crop input suppliers and appliers who have relied on their [...]
Word to the Wise: Provide the NRD What They Ask For!
A pivot is only as good water allowed to run through it If you own farmland in a Natural Resource District in the state of Nebraska, then the case of Prokop v. Lower Loup Nat. Res. Dist., should give you pause. Robert Prokop has operated a farm since [...]
Refresher on Nebraska Ag Liens Part 5: The Fuel Lien
A lien for the supplier of petroleum products used for crop production. As a teenager did anybody else sneak gas from the farm barrel to fuel a Friday or Saturday night out? Anybody? No? Yeah, me neither. In Nebraska, that fuel may have a lien against it if the [...]
Nebraska Tax Sale Law and Recent Revisions: The Effect of Wisner v. Vandelay
A surprising Nebraska Supreme Court opinion has spurred legislative changes to Nebraska's tax sale laws. Partner Katie French has summarized Nebraska's tax certificate law, the shocking case of Wisner v. Vandelay, and the legislature's necessary but little-too-late response. TAX CERTIFICATE LAW: In the case of delinquent real estate taxes, the [...]
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.
Sean A. Minahan
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