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Penn State Law Students Attend 2023 AALA’s Educational Symposium
From November 9-11, 2023, six Penn State Law students joined Center staff to attend the American Agricultural Law Association's 2023 Annual Educational Symposium in Charlotte, NC. The AALA Annual Symposium is a national CLE conference attended by hundreds of attorneys from across the United States. At the Symposium, Center staff [...]
Jackie Schweichler Joins PSU Extension with Legal Consideration for Agritourism Webinar
On May 25, 2023, Staff Attorney Jackie Schweichler joined Penn State Extension for the webinar presentation, “Legal Considerations for Diversification Opportunities in Agritourism.” See the event description below or view the recording here. “Join us for an informative webinar on the legal issues that Pennsylvania agritourism operators must consider when [...]
Legal Planning for Specialty Crop Producers at 2023 Pasa Conference
On February 11, 2023, staff attorney Brook Duer joined Pasa Sustainable Agriculture to present at their 2023 In-Person Conference in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. As the finale of the Center for Agricultural and Shale Law's series, Brook presented, "Legal Planning for Specialty Crop Producers." Recordings of the online presentations for this series, [...]
Understanding the Basics of Licensing & Regulation of Direct Agricultural Product Sales
On December 16, 2022, from 12 noon – 1:00 ET, the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law, alongside the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Business Development Center presented this webinar on direct agricultural product sales as part of our ongoing educational series, “Understanding Agricultural Law.” This session in [...]
Legal Planning for Specialty Crop Producers: PA’s Ag Area Security Law, Right-to-Farm, ACRE, and More
On December 14, 2022, the Center for Agricultural and Shale Law conducted another presentation in our ongoing series for specialty crop producers: Legal Planning for Specialty Crop Producers: Understanding Liability Protections, Regulatory Processes, and Other Legal Risks. These presentations are part of a multi-part 2022 educational series to assist Pennsylvania [...]
Staff Attorney Jackie Schweichler Teams Up with PSU Extension to Discuss the Agricultural Mediation Program
On December 13, 2022, 12 noon, via Zoom, Staff Attorney Jackie Schweichler joined Penn State Extension in their Farm Transition Talk series to discuss the Pennsylvania Agricultural Mediation Program. This webinar covered agricultural dispute resolutions in general, plus other related items in regards to farm transition, succession, and overall exit [...]
Brook Duer Joins PSU Extension to Discuss Business Structures and Farm Transition
On December 6, 2022, staff attorney Brook Duer joined Penn State Extension in their Farm Transition Talk series. This webinar, entitled "Agricultural Attorneys - Business Structures" covered topics including “business structure legal discussions, and other related items regarding farm transition, succession, and overall exit strategy.” A description of the program [...]
Legal Planning for Specialty Crop Producers: Municipal Law & Zoning for Agritourism
On November 30, 2022, the Center for Agricultural and Shale Law conducted another presentation in our ongoing series for specialty crop producers: Legal Planning for Specialty Crop Producers: Understanding Liability Protections, Regulatory Processes, and Other Legal Risks. These presentations are part of a multi-part 2022 educational series to assist Pennsylvania [...]
Understanding the Basics of Federal & State Conservation Programs
On November 18, 2022, from 12 noon – 1:00 ET, the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law, alongside the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Business Development Center presented this webinar on conservation programs as part of our ongoing educational series, “Understanding Agricultural Law.” This session in our series [...]
Legal Planning for Specialty Crop Producers: Licensing and Regulatory Obligations
On November 16, 2022, the Center for Agricultural and Shale Law conducted another presentation in our ongoing series for specialty crop producers: Legal Planning for Specialty Crop Producers: Understanding Liability Protections, Regulatory Processes, and Other Legal Risks. These presentations are part of a multi-part 2022 educational series to assist Pennsylvania [...]
