8 Legal Issues in Ag Tech
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Todd Janzen was interviewed for Successful Farming magazine about what he considers to be the big legal issues for ag tech.
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National FFA Convention Comes to Indianapolis
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The National FFA Convention is here in Indianapolis this week, and we enjoyed attending the kickoff luncheon at the Convention Center on October 29, 2019. Our speakers focused on the themes of gratitude, leadership, and the future.
Read MoreThe Fight Over the Right to Repair Rages On
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HowStuffWorks recently published an article about the Right to Repair movement and its impact on industries, including agriculture. Todd Janzen was featured in the article, which can be read following the link.
Read MoreTodd Janzen in The Week
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Attorney Todd Janzen was quoted The Week’s article titled: “The Food Industry has a Price Fixing Problem.”
Read MoreNow that Hemp is Legal, Do I Need a License to Grow It?
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Our summer law clerk, Delanie Wiseman, answers farmers’ questions about growing industrial hemp in Indiana.
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 MoreWhat's the Big Deal with Big Data?
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Irrigation has gone high-tech. It’s no surprise that technology plays an important role in increasing the efficiency and decreasing the water usage of modern. The rise of Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and their ability to stream data across fields has accelerated high-tech irrigation. Collecting this data brings lots of promise and few legal concerns. Todd Janzen was recently interviewed by Anne Blankenbiller, editor-in-chief of Irrigation Today for the feature article: What’s the Big Deal with Big Data?
Read MoreTodd Janzen discusses Right to Repair on NPR's Science Friday
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Have you ever been frustrated that your vehicle or electronic device requires a trip to the manufacture’s store or authorized dealer to fix? That frustration is the driving force behind the Right to Repair movement.
Read MoreTodd Janzen in Farm Equipment magazine: How to Keep Customer & Dealer Data Safe
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Farm Equipment magazine recently interviewed Todd Janzen about how dealers can protect their customer’s ag data.
Read MoreCAFO, CFO, Factory Farm, Corporate Farm or Family Farm? What is the correct term for a modern Indiana livestock facility?
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Modern livestock farms get all kinds of labels. What is the correct term?
Read MoreJanzen Ag Law attorneys again recognized by Super Lawyers
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Brianna Schroeder and Todd Janzen have both been recognized by Super Lawyers as top rated attorneys in their fields.
Read MoreTodd Janzen in Progressive Forage: Understand blockchain before signing up
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Todd Janzen wrote an editorial for Progressive Forage magazine to help farmers better understand blockchain platforms used in agriculture.
Read MoreTodd Janzen in the Indiana Lawyer: Are E. coli Outbreaks a Concern for CAFOs?
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Could the E.coli food contamination problems in Arizona lettuce happen in Indiana?
Read More2018 Farm Bill Opens the Doors to Hemp
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The 2018 Farm Bill has legalized the growing of industrial hemp, effective January 1, 2019. Under prior law, industrial hemp could be grown legally only if produced under a state authorized research project.
Read MoreHear Brianna Schroeder on the Ag Law in the Field Podcast
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Brianna Schroeder joined podcast host Tiffany Dowell Lashmet on November 27, 2018, to discuss how changing consumer demands are impacting livestock production on U.S. farms.
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.
Read MoreHear Todd Janzen on the Future of Agriculture Podcast
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Tim Hammerich recently interviewed Todd Janzen for the Future of Agriculture podcast to talk about data privacy and security.
Read MoreAmerican Agricultural Law Association: Portland 2018
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Todd and Brianna recently attended and presented at the annual American Agricultural Law Association (“AALA”) educational symposium in Portland, Oregon. The symposium brings together hundreds of agricultural attorneys from across the country, including lawyers in private practice, in-house, government, non-profit, and education.
Read MoreFarm Journal: A Glimpse of the Farm of the Future
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Todd Janzen was featured in the latest issue of Farm Journal, discussing agtech trends on the farm.
Read MoreOur Data Road Map: A Look at Ag Data in Canada
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Country Guide Magazine recently interviewed Todd Janzen for an article about the Ag Data Transparent effort and data collection in Canada.
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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?