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Here at Farm Commons, we believe that powerful, sustainable, and time-effective legal risk management can be achieved when peers come together to discuss strategies while providing support and encouragement along the way, and we’d love for you to join us.

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Leases between an LLC and the landowner

What business structure to choose?

Multiple Business Structures

Undercapitalized LLC

Workers’ Comp versus Liability Insurance

Cottage Foods in CA

Independent contractors–how far does it go?

H2A Worker Injuries

Business owners and control

LLP

Trusts

WWOOF’ers

Living trusts and LLCs

Employee try-outs

Interns have to be allowed on farms, I see them everywhere!

Volunteers

Risks of housing farmworkers on site

Meat licensure

Letting others use my land

Insurance hurdles

Guiding Resilience: A Legal Workshop for Ag Service Providers, Fall 2025

This five-week workshop empowers ag service providers in guiding
farmers and ranchers towards legal resiliency.
Join us in learning the 10 best practices of farm legal risk management.

Live sessions meet at 12 pm CDT on 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, and  10/14

Guiding Resilience: A Legal Workshop for Ag Service Providers, Fall 2025

This five-week workshop empowers ag service providers in guiding
farmers and ranchers towards legal resiliency.
Join us in learning the 10 best practices of farm legal risk management.

Live sessions meet at 12 pm CDT on 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, and  10/14