Catharine Daniels, Attorney, OSU Extension Agricultural and Resource Law Program Attorneys across Ohio recently came together for the 2013 Ohio Agricultural Law Symposium to learn about current legal issues for Ohio farmers and agribusinesses. In a session about protecting the farm and agribusiness, Cari Rincker, a … Continue reading 
Ohio Agricultural Law Symposium
Ohio Agricultural Law Symposium set for November 18, 2011
The agenda is in place for the fourth annual Ohio Agricultural Law Symposium, a program for attorneys and others working in the agricultural arena. The Symposium takes place on Friday, November 18 at The Ohio State University’s Ohio Union and features state and national experts on the most current legal and policy issues facing Ohio agriculture.
Nine topics are packed into the day-long program, including presentations by Ohio Senator Cliff Hite, Washington D.C. agricultural policy consultant Dale Moore and American Farm Bureau attorney Danielle Quist. Ohio attorneys and experts will speak on Livestock Care Standards, agri-environmental law, USDA audits, CAUV, oil and gas development and estate planning. Here is the complete agenda for the day:
Welcome – Peggy Hall, Director, OSU Agricultural & Resource Law Program
Chesapeake TMDL: EPA’s New Framework for Watershed Regulation
Danielle Quist, Senior Counsel for Public Policy, American Farm Bureau Federation, Washington, D.C.
Nutrient-Enriched Lakes, Livestock Emissions, and Other Hot Environmental Topics for Ohio Agriculture
Jack Van Kley, Van Kley and Walker LLC, Columbus
Enforcing Ohio’s New Livestock Care Standards
James Patterson, Assistant Attorney General, State of Ohio
The Office of Inspector General Audit: Preventing and Detecting Waste, Fraud and Abuse
Diana Blust, Senior Auditor, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Inspector General
Current Issues in Current Agricultural Use Valuation
Larry Gearhardt, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, Columbus
Representing Landowners in Oil and Gas Leases and Mineral Disputes (Concurrent 1)
Richard A. Yoss, Yoss Law Office, Woodsfield
Estate Planning for Farmers in an Era of New Laws and New Wealth (Concurrent 2)
Beatrice Wolper, Emens & Wolper Law Firm, Columbus
Paul L. Wright, Wright Law Co., LPA, Dublin
Fighting for Agriculture in Washington: The Farm Bill and other Farm Policy Issues
Dale W. Moore, Vice President, Policy Directions, Inc, Washington, D.C.
Legislative Outlook for Ohio Agriculture
Senator Cliff Hite, Chair, Ohio Senate Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Committee
The Ohio Agricultural Law Symposium is a partnership project of OSU’s Agricultural & Resource Law Program and the Ohio State Bar Association and its Agricultural Law Committee. The goal of the Symposium is to provide a forum for education, discussion and interaction on legal issues for Ohio agriculture. As in the past, OSU offers scholarships for law students to attend the Symposium at no cost through the support of the Paul L. Wright Agricultural Law endowment fund.
The Symposium brochure provides additional information about the program.
A Legal Conference for Agricultural and Rural Attorneys
Ohio Agricultural Law Symposium will take place September 17, 2010
Ohio State University Extension and the Ohio State Bar Association will again partner to provide the third annual Ohio Agricultural Law Symposium on September 17, 2010. The continuing legal education event targets the educational needs of attorneys who work in agricultural and rural arenas. Ohio Supreme Court Justice Paul Pfeifer leads our slate of speakers; he’ll provide an update on relevant case law impacting agriculture. Joining the Justice will be Jesse Richardson, Assoc. Prof. from Virginia Tech and Policy Advisor for the Water Resources Council, who will address water law and ethics in counseling farm families. Duane Siekman, CEO of the Ohio Corn Growers and Ohio Wheat Growers Associations, will present on energy and agriculture, and Tony Logan, Ohio’s USDA Rural Development State Director, will provide an update from his office. The local food and farming landscape, a growing practice area for agricultural and rural attorneys, will be the topic of discussion from Jill Clark with OSU’s Center for Farmland Policy Innovation. Attorneys Robert Moore and Dave Pennington of Wright Law Company will present on proving damages in agricultural litigation, and attorneys David Pryor and Greg Flax will lead a panel discussion on growing the agricultural law practice. I’ll provide a presentation on the legal issues attendant to undercover operations on the farm.
The Symposium will take place at The Ohio State University on the Friday before an Ohio football showdown between OSU and Ohio University–attorneys can come for the education and stay for the game. For more information, visit the Ohio State Bar Association CLE link at http://www.ohiobar.org or click here for the 2010 Symposium Flyer.
