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Ross Pifer Presents at Pennsylvania Hemp Summit
On Tuesday, November 15, 2022, Center Director Ross Pifer joined the Pennsylvania Hemp Summit for a educational session on Negotiation Skills.
The Workshop is described in the agenda as follows:
PD Workshop: Negotiation Skills presented by Ross Pifer, Center for Ag and Shale Law
Whether you’re farming, processing business, or beyond, working with other people and creating deals is part of the job. Learning how to negotiate workable terms through good negotiation skills can help you be more successful in business and in life. In this session, Ross Pifer, Director of the Center for Ag and Shale Law at PSU, will equip attendees […]
October 2022 Quarterly Dairy Legal Webinar
On Tuesday, October 25, 2022, from 12 noon – 1pm (ET), Penn State Law’s Center for Agricultural and Shale Law held the latest installment in its Quarterly Dairy Legal Webinar series. In addition to a round-up of quarterly legal developments, the focus topic was the upcoming 2023 Farm Bill and the potential implications for the dairy industry. What new or revised provisions, programs or policies impacting dairy are the subject of advocacy and by whom? Dairy remains a core commodity and the revenue protection programs, for example, have been tweaked in each of the last few farm bills. Federal Milk Marketing Order […]
Understanding the Basics of Crop Insurance
On October 21, 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 another webinar in our educational series, “Understanding Agricultural Law.” This session in our series is entitled, “Understanding the Basics of Crop Insurance.”
Farmers are known as “price-takers” in normal times, dealing with perishable crops which generally must be harvested and sold in short and simultaneous windows of time across most of North America. Add to that the uncertainties of natural conditions like freezing temperatures, storms, heat, drought, natural disasters and market/labor […]
Chloe Marie Publishes Research Paper on Geographical Indications
On October 5, 2022, Research Specialist Chloe Marie published a research paper, titled “An Overview of the Protections for Geographical Indications in the United States and the European Union.”
In this research paper, Chloe explains the nature and extent of the legal protection conferred to geographical indications in the United States as well as the European Union and why the enforcement of the European geographical indications system has been of particular concern to the U.S. agricultural sectors, especially regarding the direct and indirect impacts of such enforcement on international trade.
Her research paper is available for download in a PDF format.
Ross Pifer Presents at PA Oil and Gas Landowner Alliance Conference
On October 2-4, 2022, the PA Oil and Gas Landowner Alliance hosted the “Bouncing Back in 2022” conference. Ross Pifer provided the Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Case Law Update on Tuesday, October 4th. Other conference topics included, “Cross unit drilling considerations, lease terms and negotiation, how to access DEP OG Data, how to access courthouse records, basic management of OG rights, estate planning with OG rights, OG Marketing, New E&P technology, PA Geology, Pooling and unitization, World Energy Markets , OG Rights Appraisal, Federal & State Regulatory Issues.”
Check out the POGLA website to learn more.
Brook Duer Joins Podcast Agriculture of America to Discuss Glyphosate and Dicamba
Understanding the Basics of Livestock Market Regulation Webinar
On September 23, 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 the latest webinar in our new educational series, “Understanding Agricultural Law.” This session in our series is entitled, “Understanding the Basics of Livestock Market Regulation.”
Agricultural markets have been the subject of varying degrees and methods of government regulation since the early 20th Century in order to ensure a safe and sufficient food supply, but also to level playing fields for individual producers and their unique “living” commodities. Now more than […]
Understanding the Basics of Agricultural Cooperatives
On August 26, 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 the most recent webinar in our new educational series, “Understanding Agricultural Law.” This session in our series is entitled, “Understanding the Basics of Agricultural Cooperatives.”
Doing business through cooperatives has been part of U.S. agriculture and life in rural America since the 19th century. Any professional involved with agriculture in any capacity needs to understand the singularly unique business features of a cooperative, its governance and operational structure, revenue distribution and […]
Chloe Marie Presents on Geographical Indications with the National Agricultural Law Center
On August 17, 2022, at 12:00pm, Chloe Marie joined the National Agricultural Law Center in their webinar series for her presentation, “An Overview of Geographical Indications and their Impacts on U.S. Agriculture.”
As description of the webinar, as provided by the National Agricultural Law Center:
“A geographical indication is a name or sign on a product packaging and is used to identify that a product originates from a specific geographical territory and has unique features or reputation originating from that geographical location. Geographical indications (GI) allow producers to ensure their rights are respected in the market place and avoid unfair trade competition. […]
Center Director Ross Pifer Named in 2022 PA Agriculture Power 100
Congratulations to Center Director Ross Pifer for being named to City & State’s 2022 Pennsylvania Agriculture Power 100 list! The full list can be found on the City & State website here.
Penn State Law:
“UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Ross Pifer, director of the Rural Economic Development Clinic and the Center for Agricultural and Shale Law at Penn State Law in University Park, was named in City and State PA’s inaugural PA Agriculture Power 100. This list recognizes the significant and powerful people at the forefront of the agricultural community, whether they are […]
