After multiple rounds of appeal, we helped an Indiana farm family finally convince the USDA that pandemic assistance paid in 2020 was the right decision.

Todd and Brianna just returned from the American Agricultural Law Association annual symposium in Charlotte, NC.

A more in-depth look at how we used good ag data to prevail in recent case involving flooding of farmland.

The legal issues surrounding artificial intelligence will impact agriculture, too.

A Canadian farmer accepted a grain contract by replying with a thumbs up emoji. Would the result be the same in the US?

USDA’s Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities will require a lot of ag data. Let’s make sure we get the contracts with farmers right.

Artificial intelligent promises a lot, but requires some caution too.

Will artificial intelligence eventually replace the tasks handled by many farmers?

On April 16, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that property owners could pursue their federal inverse condemnation claims against the State of Texas through the existing state law.

A new 2024 law changes the way people challenge administrative decisions, especially IDEM appeals.

In the Midwest, we’ve historically had more than enough water for everyone. This usually meant a hands off approach to water regulation. But 2024 may be the year that changes the status quo.

How worried should farmers and rural landowners be about PFAS liability?

This year, I traveled to Laos with our state’s ag leadership program. Laos is a hot communist country bombed by the U.S. not that long ago and it couldn’t be more different from its neighbors.

One area of law refuses to stay consistent from year to year—Waters of the United States (WOTUS). The EPA and Army Corps recently amended a rule (mostly) in alignment with the Supreme Court’s Sackett decision.

The Court narrowed the reach of the Clean Water Act in Sackett v. EPA by limiting what wetlands are considered Waters of the United States (WOTUS).

The Korean Peninsula is a land of opposites—modern and ancient, high-tech and steeped in tradition, North and South. During a recent trip, I learned about South Korean farming and the role US agriculture plays in today’s South Korea.

On May 11, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to California’s Prop 12 law, dealing a blow to livestock agriculture.

This spring, I was happy to be invited to speak to students at different events at Indiana University and at Purdue University. I think the future of agriculture is in good hands.