Family Farm Feud: Relatives Without Governance Document End Up in Court

This was no ordinary Southeast strawberry farm; start-up costs reached nearly nine million dollars, and the farm covered 250 acres. Successful even during the…

Leasing Farmland to the Highest Bidder? Examining the latest option from a legal angle.

Farm auctions are commonplace when it’s time to sell farm land or assets. But auctioning off the right to lease the farmland? This relatively new option is…

Escaped Farmworkers Find Justice in Recent Conviction

Farmworkers forced to escape a Florida farm labor camp in 2017 have finally received some vindication. The owner of Los Villatoros Harvesting (LVH), LLC…

Pennsylvania to Begin Enforcing New Hayride Regulations. Will Other States Jump on the Haywagon?

Hayrides aren’t all fun and games: Over nearly 20 years, 22 people (including 14 children) have been killed in hayride incidences with another 160 injured in…

California’s Agricultural Overtime Rate Reaches Small Farms

Starting January 1, 2023, California’s agricultural overtime rule came into effect for farms with 25 or fewer employees. As of the new year…

Is it illegal for Farm Commons to write a guide that helps producers without documentation form LLCs?!

That’s the question Farm Commons is hoping to get answered later this year as we prepare to translate our popular Farmers’ Guide to Business Structures into…

Tracing Spinach from Field to Plate: FDA Issues Traceability Rule

Is eating spinach risky? Per the FDA, it is risky enough to necessitate tracking the life of a bag of spinach from field to fork. Farmers and food distributors…

Farms and the Gig Economy

Farmers often save on payroll by hiring independent contractors. But, if a worker is legally an employee, that farmer could face penalties, fines, back pay…

A New Cooperative Governance Resource!

When forming a business, governance documents usually take a back seat. Governance documents are bylaws and operating agreements that spell out decision-making…

Keyboard Warriors Learn Farmers are a Formidable Foe

Technology isn’t just impacting our ability to repair our equipment; it is also giving consumers a bullhorn platform for issuing opinions—good or bad—about…