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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 staff and students attended a variety of educational presentations on agricultural and environmental law and policy issues. The Symposium offers special networking opportunities for student participants including a lunch where students met with attorneys who work in their field of interest. Our Penn State Law students also participated in the annual […]
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 State Law’s Center for Agricultural and Shale Law, this session will provide practical insights into both federal and state regulations, as well as agriculture-specific exemptions. Equip yourself with the knowledge to ensure your farm remains compliant and protected. Don’t miss this opportunity to refresh your understanding and confidently manage […]
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 end-users have the ability to perform routine maintenance and repairs on various technology-laden products including agricultural equipment and machinery. During the past few years, several states have enacted legislation imposing requirements upon manufacturers to make certain information and tools available to consumers. While each of these statutes is similar in general […]
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 catering service.
We were especially grateful to the presenters who joined us and to our student research assistants!
Presenters included:
Marty Siegel – Attorney, Barely Snyder
Mike Traxinger – Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Agtegra Cooperative
Rusty Rumley – Staff Attorney, National Agricultural Law Center
Kimberly Clarke – Partner, Varnum Law
Gary Heim – […]
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 want to start a farm, diversify your existing farm or begin an agritourism business? If so, this two-day conference will provide opportunities to explore new business and production practices to help you achieve your goals. The goal of the conference is to help you build and expand your network and help 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 booth in the Horizon Farm Credit Exhibit Building at W. 6th Street & Main.
For more information on Ag Progress Days, visit the College of Agricultural Science’s website at agsci.psu.edu/apd
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 and students attended a variety of educational presentations on agricultural and environmental law and policy issues. The Symposium offers special networking opportunities for student participants including a lunch where students met with attorneys who work in their field of interest. Our Penn State Law students also participated in the […]
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 diversifying their activities. During Legal Considerations for Diversification Opportunities in Agritourism, Jackie Schweichler, staff attorney with Penn State Law, will cover important legal issues specific to Pennsylvania agricultural producers and agritourism operators, such as: how to protect against liability claims, what insurance requirements an agritourism operator may face, zoning and regulatory […]
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, “Legal Planning for Specialty Crop Producers: Understanding Liability Protections, Regulatory Processes, and Other Legal Risks,” can be accessed by registrants.
Legal Planning for Specialty Crop Producers was created as a multi-part 2022 educational series to assist Pennsylvania specialty crop producers successfully augment wholesale sales revenue with income from direct sales, pick-your-own, […]
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 our series is entitled, “Understanding the Basics of Licensing & Regulation of Direct Agricultural Product Sales.”
This session covered the state laws and county/municipal ordinances that regulate the activity of producing and selling foods for human consumption, including health/food code licensing requirements for the storage, production and sale of food, sales […]
