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Farm Commons offers you skillful handling of your matter and thoughtful communication from someone who understands farm businesses.​

Our attorneys have a decade of experience exploring the nuances of farm law, listening to farm business owners, and creating authentic solutions that build resilience for individual farmers.

Join us! If you need an attorney, please consider applying for our Legal Services program for 2024.

Our attorneys, Rachel Armstrong and Chloe Johnson, are able to help farm clients with the following matters.

Farm and Ranch Leases

including but not limited to

Short term farmland lease

Long term farmland leases

Leases with lease-to-own or options to purchase provisions

Leases for value-added operations, on-farm sales, processing and other nuances.

Cash, crop share, profit sharing, and flexible rent leases

Farm and Ranch Business Structures

including but not limited to

Business structures for liability protection

Business structures that facilitate a farm transition plan

Business structures for value-added, processing, and other diversified business strategies

Business structures to achieve cooperative and collaborative goals among family or non-related persons.

We are able to serve farmers in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Georgia. As a nonprofit organization, we offer legal services at affordable market rates only to selected farm clients in accordance with our mission.

Interested in working with Rachel or Chloe? Here’s what to expect:

  1. Complete our application form where we invite you to outline your goals, timeline, and concerns. We review submitted forms at weekly intervals so please note that it may be several days before we can respond to your interest.
  2. For prospective clients which Farm Commons is well-positioned to serve, we will reach out to schedule a complimentary 45-minute consultation. Together, we’ll learn more about your goals, needs, and whether we have the right attorney for you. If we aren’t, we can provide educational resources or referrals as available.
  3. Farm Commons provides clients with a flat-fee quote for the specific services we can provide along with a timeline for accomplishment of our goals. Learn more about how a flat fee serves both our needs. If you agree with the fee and the timeline works for you, we’ll move to sign a client services agreement. Then, we’re on our way!

Please note that our Legal Services program is closed at this time, and we are not taking on any additional clients. 

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