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Center Staff Connects with Agricultural Producers at Ag Progress Days
The Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law enjoyed participating in this year's Ag Progress Days, held from August 12-14, 2025, at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center. Center staff were involved in several programs throughout the three-day event, while maintaining a presence at their booth located [...]
Center for Agricultural and Shale Law Reviews Productive July 2025 Webinars
University Park, PA – The Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law (CASL) hosted three informative webinars in July 2025, continuing its mission to educate agricultural stakeholders and legal professionals. On Tuesday, July 8, 2025, Staff Attorney Jackie Schweichler presented "Opening the Farm Gates: ADA Accessibility for Agritourism Guests," [...]
Center for Agricultural and Shale Law Reflects on Successful June 2025 Webinars
University Park, PA – The Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law concluded a highly active June 2025, successfully hosting three impactful webinars that deepened understanding of vital agricultural legal issues. These events underscored the Center's commitment to educating agricultural professionals, legal practitioners, and landowners. On Wednesday, June [...]
Upcoming Presentations with the National Agricultural Law Center
CASL Attorneys to Lead National Webinars in Continued Collaboration with the National Agricultural Law Center The Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law (CASL) is pleased to announce two upcoming national webinars presented by our attorneys as part of the National Agricultural Law Center’s (NALC) Webinar Series. These [...]
Center Attends 2024 AALA Educational Symposium
From November 7-9, 2024, four Penn State Law students joined Center staff to attend the American Agricultural Law Association’s 2024 Annual Educational Symposium in Memphis, TN. The AALA Annual Symposium is a national CLE conference attended by hundreds of attorneys from across the United States. At the Symposium, Center [...]
Brook Duer Presents with Penn State Extension on Farm Employment Regulations
On Monday, October 28, 2024, from 1:00–2:30pm, Brook Duer joined Penn State Extension in their live webinar, “Navigating Employment Regulations on the Farm." From Penn State Extension: Receive a layperson’s review of the laws and regulations governing farm employment, including those applicable to adults and minors. Led by attorneys from Penn [...]
Ross Pifer Presents with the National Agricultural Law Center, “Right to Repair and Agriculture”
On Wednesday, September 18, 2024, from noon–1:00 p.m. (ET), Center Director Ross Pifer presented "Right to Repair and Agriculture" as part of the National Agricultural Law Center's webinar series. From the National Agricultural Law Center: The nationwide movement to enact Right to Repair statutes seeks to ensure that consumers and [...]
Ag Law Center Hosts Pennsylvania Agricultural Law Symposium
On Thursday, September 19, 2024, the Center for Agricultural and Shale Law hosted the 2024 Pennsylvania Agricultural Law Symposium in-person at Penn State Law, Lewis Katz Building in University Park, PA. Our inaugural in-person symposium offered 6 CLE credits for Pennsylvania-licensed attorneys. Lunch and refreshments were provided by Hoag's Catering, a local [...]
Brook Duer Presents on Business Structures at Starting and Improving Farms Conference
From September 13–14, 2024, Penn State Extension hosted the Starting and Improving Farms Conference in-person at the Toftrees Golf Resort in State College, Pennsylvania. Center Staff Attorney Brook Duer attended the conference and presented on “Legal and Tax Structures for Business and Land Ownership.” From Penn State Extension: Do you [...]
Ag Law Center Attends Penn State’s Ag Progress Days
From August 13–15, 2024 the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences celebrated its annual Ag Progress Days, “Pennsylvania’s largest outdoor agricultural exposition,” at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center in Pennsylvania Furnace. Throughout the event, the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law hosted our annual information [...]
