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Legal Issues with Land Trusts: Tax Benefits and the IRS Crackdown

Legal Issues with Land Trusts: Tax Benefits and the IRS Crackdown

by Emily Stone | Jan 30, 2024 | Emily Stone, Estate Planning, Land Ownership, Legal Issues with Land Trusts, Sustainable Agriculture, Taxation

As conservation has grown as a priority for both those in the private and public sectors, tools...

Who Owns the Business? Corporate Transparency Act and Foreign Entity Disclosures

Who Owns the Business? Corporate Transparency Act and Foreign Entity Disclosures

by Elizabeth | Jan 9, 2024 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act, Corporate Transparency Act, Finance and Credit, Focusing on Foreign Investment, Foreign Ownership, Land Ownership, Micah Brown, Taxation, Taxation, United States Department of Agriculture

As previously discussed, the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (“AFIDA”) (7 U.S.C. §§...

Legal Issues with Land Trusts: What is a Land Trust?

Legal Issues with Land Trusts: What is a Land Trust?

by Emily Stone | Dec 19, 2023 | Emily Stone, Estate Planning, Land Ownership, Legal Issues with Land Trusts, Sustainable Agriculture, Taxation

As an interest in land conservation has grown among both the public and private sectors in the...

Ag & the IRA: Debt Relief and Financial Assistance Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act

Ag & the IRA: Debt Relief and Financial Assistance Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act

by Elizabeth | Sep 6, 2022 | Estate Planning, Farm Service Agency, Federal Loan Programs, Finance and Credit, heirs property, Micah Brown

In August 2022, Congress passed a $739 billion spending package known as the Inflation Reduction...

Proposed Tax Exemption for Community Ag Lenders

Proposed Tax Exemption for Community Ag Lenders

by Elizabeth | Jul 20, 2021 | Federal Loan Programs, Finance and Credit, Micah Brown, Taxation, Taxation

A bill was recently introduced in Congress, known as the Enhancing Credit Opportunities in Rural...

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Considering Carbon: Markets & More

by Elizabeth | May 4, 2021 | Carbon, Climate Change, Considering Carbon, Crop Insurance, Environmental Law, Forestry, Micah Brown, Production Contracts, Secured Transactions, Taxation, United States Department of Agriculture

Overview An interest in reducing environmental impacts and achieving climate sustainability within...

AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: AUGUST 2nd, 2019

by Elizabeth | Aug 2, 2019 | Ag & Food Law Update, Daily Update, Department of Labor, Estate Planning, Fair Labor Standards Act, Farm Labor, Food and Nutrition Service, Immigration, Labor, Nutrition Programs, Pesticides, Specialty Crops, United States Department of Agriculture

JUDICIAL: ALEXANDRA KNOP, ET AL. v. PETER J. KNOP, ET AL. Additional Party Names: Diana Knop,...

AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: JULY 25th, 2019

by Elizabeth | Jul 25, 2019 | Ag & Food Law Update, Agricultural Liens, Daily Update, Estate Planning, heirs property, Landowner Liability, NALC Resources, Water Law

JUDICIAL: ESTATE OF WILBUR M. ARNOLD, WILLIAM D. ARNOLD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BRUCE C. ARNOLD,...

AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: JULY 17th, 2019

by Elizabeth | Jul 17, 2019 | Administrative Law, Ag & Food Law Update, Agricultural Liens, Agricultural Marketing Service, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Animal Identification, Animal Welfare, Bankruptcy, Biosecurity, Biotechnology, Conservation Programs, Crop Insurance, Daily Update, Disaster Assistance Programs, Endangered Species Act, Estate Planning, Farm Service Agency, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, Federal Loan Programs, Finance and Credit, Fish and Wildlife Service, Food and Nutrition Service, Food Labeling, Food Safety, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Forest Service, Forestry, heirs property, International Trade, Land Ownership, Marketing Orders, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Nutrition Programs, Pesticides, Rural Utilities Service, United States Department of Agriculture

JUDICIAL: ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE & FARM SANCTUARY, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT...

AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: OCTOBER 30 & 31, 2018

by Elizabeth | Oct 31, 2018 | Ag & Food Law Update, Bankruptcy, Business Organizations, Crop Insurance, Daily Update, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Estate Planning, Federal Loan Programs, Finance and Credit, Fish and Wildlife Service, Food Labeling, Forest Service, Forestry, heirs property, International Trade, Land Use Regulation, Landowner Liability, National Environmental Policy Act, Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, Rural Utilities Service, Secured Transactions, United States Department of Agriculture

Judicial: NATHEL INTERNATIONAL, INC., Plaintiff, v. VINCENT B. ZANINOVICH & SONS, INC.,...

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