Agribusiness is a complex industry. Ever-changing technology combined with increased capital investment and corresponding risk make the business of farming more advanced and sophisticated than before.

Farmers need proactive counsel in a range of areas:

• Compliance with environmental regulations
• Labor Issues, including immigration and safety
• Liability exposure
• Local zoning requirements
• State agency permitting for confined feed operations
• Real estate purchases, 1031 exchanges and title insurance
• Planning for future farm operations and real estate

Our legal team helps farmers with the regulatory and legal aspects of their businesses, so farmers can focus on their operations. Our services include:

• Construction contracts
• Drainage and water rights
• Employment issues
• Environmental compliance
• Financing issues
• Formation of Corporations, LLCs and partnerships
• Landowner representation in condemnation
• Property boundary disputes
• Property tax issues
• Real estate and mineral transactions
• State and local permits
• Succession planning
• Wetland conservation