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The Indiana Court of Appeals recently held a hog CAFO fell within the county zoning ordinance’s definition of a “farm” and therefore was properly issued a building permit in the F Farming Zone.
Read MoreA three judge panel unanimously rejected multiple neighbors’ challenges to a rural Indiana hog farm. In the case titled Himsel v. 4/9 Livestock, neighbors alleged that a nearby hog farm was a nuisance, its odors constituted a “trespass,” and its existence violated their constitutional rights to “Open Courts” and “Equal Privileges” under the law. Here is our summary of the decision.
Read MoreJanzen Ag Law defended an Indiana dairy against a challenge to its zoning approval by a rural summer camp. On January 16, 2018, the Indiana Court of Appeals issued an order upholding the county's decision to permit the dairy's construction.
Read MoreHistorically, if two rural landowners wanted to build a fence between their properties (a “partition fence”), they would meet in the middle of their proposed fence row, and while looking at each other, each agree to build to their right. This century-old statute, known as the “Partition Fence Law,” was a way to distribute the cost of partition fences equally between landowners. Recently, this law was challenged in the Indiana Court of Appeals.
Read MoreIn the waning hours of 2025, the Indiana Court of Appeals handed down an important victory to an Indiana dairy farm, affirming the dairy’s zoning approval and allowing construction to proceed.
Todd Janzen will speak at the Indiana Milk Quality Professionals 2026 Indiana Milk Quality Conference.
Brianna Schroeder will speak at the ISBA Utility Law Section Spring Seminar.
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Five years ago I worked with the Ag Data Transparent organization to create a model data use agreement for agriculture. Here is the updated version.