Wetlands are once again the Hot Topic of the Summer
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Wetlands are in the news again this summer after a company challenged whether the USDA could withhold federal benefits under Swampbuster.
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Trial Court Affirms a County Must Give Landowners Statutory Notice of Change to Ordinance
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An Indiana court voided Tipton County’s overlay district which banned various land uses on rural ground because the county failed to provide the required statutory notice to interested landowners.
Read MoreJustice Prevails: Janzen Schroeder Ag Law Wins Major Verdict for Farmers in Crop Insurance Case
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The team at Janzen Schroder Ag Law represented a farm family after trust was broken by a farm crop insurance corporation leading to a catastrophic loss. Ultimately, the jury returned a substantial verdict awarding to bring justice to these hardworking farmers.
Read MoreAmerican Ag Law Conference Recap
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Todd and Brianna just returned from the American Agricultural Law Association annual symposium in Charlotte, NC.
Read MoreBelork v. Latimer: Firm Wins Trial for Beef Cattle Farmer
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Janzen Schroeder Ag Law Wins Bench Trial for Beef Cattle Farmer.
Read MoreOPD v. Town of Argos: Court Blocks Moratorium on Confined Feeding Operations
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We recently secured a major zoning victory for a poultry producer in northern Indiana resulting in a court order blocking a harmful CFO moratorium from going into effect and awarding attorneys’ fees for the producer.
Read MoreJanzen Schroeder Celebrates Successful Resolution of Feed Contamination Case
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Janzen Schroeder Ag Law recently helped an Indiana-based but nationally recognized client resolve a lawsuit against a large feed company.
Read MoreQuestions from the Bench: Indiana Supreme Court Hears Argument on Right to Farm Act
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On January 30, 2020, the Indiana Supreme Court held oral argument in the case Himsel v. Himsel. The case covers a lot of territory, including the Right to Farm Act, odor as an alleged trespass, respect for the local zoning process, nuisance, negligence, governmental takings, and questions on legal standards.
Read MoreIndiana Court of Appeals Upholds the Right to Farm Act
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A 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 MoreIndiana Prairie Farmer: Women in Agriculture
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More than technology has changed in agriculture over the past 50 years. Indiana leaders and society itself have recognized that agriculture is more than farming, and that women can fill key roles in agriculture, on and off the farm.
Brianna was featured in the Indiana Prairie Farmer series on women in agriculture in our state. The full story is available here.
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USDA may have pulled the plug on the Climate Smart Commodities grants that were funding many climate change programs, but there are still a number of private industry offerings on the market. How can you sort through the various programs to pick one that is right for your farm?