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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 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 […]
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 specialty crop producers successfully augment wholesale sales revenue with income from direct sales, pick-your-own, value-added commodity processing, or agritourism, agritainment & educational activities. The purpose of these workshops and webinars is to educate producers about the prevention and planning necessary to best avoid contractual, tort, and regulatory liabilities in conducting […]
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 strategy.
Learn more and access the recording on the PSU Extension event page:
“Farm Transition Talk: Agricultural Mediation Program Discussions”
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 from PSU Extension:
Have you ever considered your exit strategy for your farm or agricultural business? What will happen when you are no longer around or able to operate your farm or agricultural business? The Farm Transition Talk webinar series helps address these questions about starting and improving your farm transition plans.
This […]
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 specialty crop producers successfully augment wholesale sales revenue with income from direct sales, pick-your-own, value-added commodity processing, or agritourism, agritainment & educational activities. The purpose of these workshops and webinars is to educate producers about the prevention and planning necessary to best avoid contractual, tort, and regulatory liabilities in conducting […]
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 is entitled, “Understanding the Basics of Federal & State Conservation Programs.”
This session summarized the history, progression, and current implementation of the leading federal and state soil conservation programs, which greatly impact water quality, and the entities that administer them, including USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Farm Service Agency (FSA), […]
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 specialty crop producers successfully augment wholesale sales revenue with income from direct sales, pick-your-own, value-added commodity processing, or agritourism, agritainment & educational activities. The purpose of these workshops and webinars is to educate producers about the prevention and planning necessary to best avoid contractual, tort, and regulatory liabilities in conducting […]
