On February 5–6, 2025, the Center for Dairy Excellence and Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania will host the 2025 PA Dairy Summit in-person at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center in [...]

On Wednesday, January 29, 2025, Center Staff Attorneys Brook Duer, Jackie Schweichler, and Audry Thompson will present on various topics at the Mid-Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable Convention, which will be [...]

On Friday, January 24, 2025, from 12 noon–1:00 ET, the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law, alongside the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s (PDA) Agricultural Business Development Center (ABDC), [...]

On Friday, December 13, 2024, from 12 noon–1:00 ET, the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law, alongside the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s (PDA) Agricultural Business Development Center (ABDC), [...]

On December 11, 2024, Center Staf Attorney Brook Duer will present "Hot Isssues in Agriculture & Zoning" at the PA State Association of Township Supervisors (PSATS) Seminar in Enola, PA. [...]

On December 10, 2024, Center Staff Attorney Brook Duer will present "Hot Issues in Agriculture & Zoning" at the PA Zoning Officials Association (PAAZO) Fall Seminar in Cumberland County. This [...]

Materials: PowerPoint: Understanding the Basics of Animal Disease Control & Quarantines  Recording: Understanding the Basics of Animal Disease Control & Quarantines On Friday, November 22, 2024, from 12 noon–1:00 ET, [...]

On Monday, October 28, 2024, from 1:00–2:30pm, Penn State Extension will host a live webinar, "Navigating Employment Regulations on the Farm," presented by Center Staff Attorney Brook Duer. From Penn State [...]

Materials: PowerPoint: Understanding the Basics of Right to Repair Laws Recording: Understanding the Basics of Right to Repair Laws   On Friday, October 25, 2024, from 12 noon–1:00 ET, the [...]

Resources: PowerPoint: Understanding the Basics of Pennsylvania Food Establishments & Cottage Food Regulations Resources: Understanding the Basics of Pennsylvania Food Establishments & Cottage Food Regulations On Friday, September 27, 2024, from [...]

On Thursday, September 19, 2024, from 8:30am–4:30pm, the Center for Agricultural and Shale Law will host the 2024 Pennsylvania Agricultural Law Symposium in-person at Penn State Law, Lewis Katz Building [...]

On Wednesday, September 18, 2024, from noon–1:00 p.m. (ET), Center Director Ross Pifer will present "Right to Repair and Agriculture" as part of the National Agricultural Law Center's webinar series. [...]

On September 13–14, 2024, Penn State Extension will host the Starting and Improving Farms Conference in-person at the Toftrees Golf Resort in State College, Pennsylvania. On September 14, 2024 at [...]

On Friday, August 23, 2024, from 12 noon–1:00 ET, the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law, alongside the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s (PDA) Agricultural Business Development Center (ABDC), [...]

  On Friday, August 23, 2024, Union County Conservation District will host a Soil Health Field Day in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. As part of the event, Center Staff Attorney will present [...]

On Tuesday, August 20, 2024, from noon–4:30 p.m. (ET), Penn State Extension will host its virtual Solar Law Sympium. As part of the symposium, Center Staff Attorney Brook Duer will [...]

On August 13–15, 2024 the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences will host its annual Ag Progress Days, "Pennsylvania's largest outdoor agricultural exposition," at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research [...]

Materials: Recording: Understanding the Basics of Agritourism Laws PowerPoint: Understanding the Basics of Agritourism Laws Resources: Understanding the Basics of Agritourism Laws Related webinar: Understanding the Basics of Landowner Immunity [...]

On Wednesday, July 17, 2024, from noon–1:00 p.m. (ET), Center Staff Attorney Brook Duer will present "HPAI in Poultry and Cattle: How Can We Miss You if You Won't Go [...]

Materials: PowerPoint: Clean Water Act & Agriculture On June 28, 2024, from noon–1:00pm ET, the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law, alongside the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s (PDA) [...]

On Friday, June 21, 2024, from 12:00–8:00pm, Horizon Farm Credit will host "Farm Credit Day" at DelGrosso’s Amusement Park in Tipton, Pennsylvania. The Center for Agricultural and Shale Law will [...]

On Tuesday, June 18, 2024, from 4:00–8:00pm, Horizon Farm Credit will host "Farm Credit Day" at Cherry Crest Adventure Farm in Ronks, Pennsylvania. The Center for Agricultural and Shale Law [...]

Materials: PowerPoint: PA Ag Area Security Law Virtual Resource Room: PA Ag Area Security Law On Friday, May 24, 2024, from noon–1:00pm ET, the Penn State Center for Agricultural and [...]

Materials: PowerPoint: Producer Protections Buyer Default   On Friday, April 26, 2024, from 12 noon–1:00 ET, the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law, alongside the Pennsylvania Department of [...]

Materials: PowerPoint: Organic Production Resources: Organic Production Recording: Understanding the Basics of Organic Production On Friday, March 22, 2024, from 12 noon–1:00 ET, the Penn State Center for Agricultural and [...]

On March 15, 2024, from 2:00–4:00 pm (ET), Penn State Extension will present "Exploring Succession and Estate Planning: A Panel Discussion." At 2:25pm, Brook Duer will present "Pros and Cons [...]

Materials: PowerPoint: Legal & Tax Structures Bus. Land Ownership PSU Ext.Beg Farmer Intensive.3.9.24   On March 8–9, 2024, Penn State Extension will host "Beginning Farmer Intensive: Land, Law, and Transition" [...]

Materials: PPT Legal Overview of ACRE & PA Right to Farm. Duer. ACRE101 3.6.24 PPT Manure Mgmt Policy. Meinen. ACRE101 3.6.24 Land Application Setback Comparison 2018-03. MeinenPSUExt. ACRE101 3.6.24 PSU [...]

Materials: PowerPoint: Legal Considerations for Agritourism Operations 3.6.24   On March 6, 2024, the Center for Agricultural and Shale Law will join the SBDC Agriculture Center of Excellence, and Penn [...]

On March 2, 2024, from 9:00am–2:00pm, Eastern Snyder County will hold a Child Safety Awareness Meeting. From 9:00–10:00am, Staff Attorney Brook Duer will speak about on-farm negligence, gross negligence, and [...]

On Friday, February 23, 2024, from 12 noon–1:00 ET, the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law, alongside the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s (PDA) Agricultural Business Development Center (ABDC), [...]

On February 8–10, 2024, PASA Sustainable Agriculture will hold their 2024 Sustainable Agriculture Conference at the Lancaster County Convention Center in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. On Friday, February 9, 2024, from 4:00–5:00pm, [...]

On January 30–February 1, 2024, The Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention will be held at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey, Pennsylvania. On Wednesday, January 31, 2024, from 1:30–2:30pm, Staff Attorney [...]

On Friday, January 26, 2024, from 12 noon–1:00 ET, the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law, alongside the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s (PDA) Agricultural Business Development Center (ABDC), [...]

*This webinar was previously scheduled for December 15, 2023. It has been postponed until January 12, 2024. On Friday, January 12, 2024, from 12 noon–1:00 ET, the Penn State Center [...]

From the Small Business Development Center (SBDC): This webinar series will provide plain-language examples of how five Pennsylvania laws—the Agricultural Area Security Law; the Agricultural Conservation Easement Purchase Program; Clean [...]

On Friday, November 17, 2023, 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, will present [...]

On Thursday, November 16, 2023, the University of Maryland Agriculture Law Education Initiative will hold the 2023 Annual Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Annapolis. [...]

From the Small Business Development Center (SBDC): This webinar series will provide plain-language examples of how five Pennsylvania laws—the Agricultural Area Security Law; the Agricultural Conservation Easement Purchase Program; Clean & [...]

On Thursday and Friday, November 2-3, 2023, PennAg and Penn State Extension will hold the 2023 Keystone Crops and Soil Conference at the Grantville Holiday Inn in Grantville, Pennsylvania. On [...]

On October 31, 2023, Brook Duer will join the Pennsylvania Small Business Development Center, the Ag Center of Excellence, and Gannon University for "Part 2 of Legal Considerations for Retail [...]

On October 27, 2023, from 12 noon–1:00 ET, the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law, alongside the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s (PDA) Agricultural Business Development Center (ABDC), will [...]

In person event in Williamsport with Robert Willig, Senior Deputy Attorney General for the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General! On Thursday, October 26, 2023, from 10:30am–1:30pm, the PA Agricultural [...]

Virtual & In-Person Event! On Wednesday, October 25, 2023, from 1:00–3:00pm ET, PA Farm Link, in collaboration with the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law, Sustainable Agricultural Research [...]

On Wednesday, October 25, 2023, from 1:00–2:00pm ET, Center Staff Attorney Brook Duer will present a webinar entitled, "Where Will Pennsylvania’s Solar Future Be Located and How Will It Get [...]

Pennsylvania Pesticide Recertification Training Credits Available! On September 22, 2023, from 12 noon–1:00 ET, the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s [...]

On September 19-20, 2023, Penn State Extension will hold the Starting and Improving Farms Conference at the Toftrees Golf Resort in State College, Pennsylvania. Staff Attorney Jackie Schweichler will provide [...]

On Thursday, September 14, 2023, from 12:00–1:00pm ET, Center Staff Attorney Brook Duer will present a webinar entitled, "Legal Considerations for Retail Farmers Market" with the Small Business Development Center [...]

On September 13–14, 2023, Penn State Extension will hold the Pennsylvania Poultry Sales and Service Conference and Northeast Conference on Avian Diseases at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center [...]

On August 25, 2023, from 12 noon–1:00 ET, the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law, alongside the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s (PDA) Agricultural Business Development Center (ABDC), will [...]

On August 23, 2023, the 3rd Annual Penn State Solar Law Symposium will be held via Zoom webinar. This event is being co-sponsored by Penn State Extension, Penn State’s Center [...]

On July 28, 2023, from 12 noon–1:00 ET, the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Business Development Center, will present [...]

On June 23, 2023, 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, will present the [...]

On Wednesday, June 21, 2023, Audry Thompson will join the National Agricultural Law Center for a webinar presentation, "An Overview of U.S. Charitable Food Surplus Programs." In 2021, the U.S. [...]