Editorials
The Colorado River debate has moved well beyond environmental policy. It is now an agricultural economic issue.
Agricultural land is more than an economic asset. It is also a bundle of legal rights – and those rights may be narrower, broader, or different from what a landowner initially assumes. Understanding exactly what those rights are is essential to protecting farm and ranch property for the future.
A bad wheat crop is a bad wheat crop. It is not, by itself, a farm economic collapse.
For farmers and ranchers, the lesson is familiar: Endangered Species Act (ESA) compliance remains an evolving area of law that demands close attention.
As labor shortages continue to reshape production agriculture, H-2A employment will likely remain an essential part of many farming operations. But the program’s payroll tax rules differ significantly from those applicable to domestic agricultural employees.
While blockchain technology is not replacing wills and trusts, it is creating new planning opportunities and new risks that estate planners, CPAs, and financial advisors should understand.
Why Two Eminent Domain Cases Could Reshape Property Rights for Farmers and Ranchers
While encouraging conservation through tax incentives is a legitimate policy choice, those incentives work best when participants clearly understand the legal standards that govern them.
Firm to Farm: Legal and Property Rights Issues with Data Centers — Key Things Landowners Should Know
Data-center development is likely to remain one of the most significant land-use issues confronting agricultural and rural land in America in the coming decade.
For farmers, ranchers, and rural landowners, these three recent Supreme Court rulings serve as a critical reminder of the need to aggressively ground legal authority strictly in written statutory text to keep government power in check.