Botanicals
Botanical Basics
Employment Law and Zoning for Botanical Products
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45 minutes
Labeling and Liability Legal Issues for Botanical Products
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101 minutes
Farmers’ Legal Guide to Botanical Products
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8 chapters
State-Specific
Selected Essentials in Missouri Farm Employment Law
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Selected Essentials in Maine Farm Employment Law
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Selected Essentials in Delaware Farm Employment Law
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Selected Essentials in Nebraska Farm Employment Law
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Selected Essentials in Vermont Farm Employment Law
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Selected Essentials in Mississippi Farm Employment Law
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Selected Essentials in Minnesota Farm Employment Law
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Selected Essentials in Michigan Farm Employment Law
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Selected Essentials in Massachusetts Farm Employment Law
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Selected Essentials in Louisiana Farm Employment Law
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Selected Essentials in Kentucky Farm Employment Law
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Selected Essentials in Kansas Farm Employment Law
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Selected Essentials in Iowa Farm Employment Law
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Selected Essentials in Indiana Farm Employment Law
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Selected Essentials in Illinois Farm Employment Law
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Botanical Regulations
Botanical Product Regulations and Health Claims Rules
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56 minutes
Diversification Questions:
Can I do value-added production on my farm or ranch?
Jam, pickles, and dried herbs, oh my!
Venturing into value-added food products can help increase farm business profitability. However, it can also increase the number of rules and regulations you have to comply with. Check out our free resource, Value-added Product Legal Basics, for quick guidance on some of the most commonly asked questions about value-added considerations, from a legal lens. Because value-added good production is not farming (although it is related!), farmers and ranchers will want to research their zoning code to see what the code has to say about building a food processing facility or converting a barn into a kitchen on the farm. For guidance on (a) how to research your zoning code and (b) how to move forward concerning a zoning code challenge, read Strategies for Navigating Zoning Codes and Challenges.
What legal issues do I need to consider if I add value to my products?
If you are considering an agritourism venture, that’s great and very exciting! But, before you launch your farm pizza series or advertise for goat yoga, check out our free Agritourism Legal Basics, which provides you with some of the basic things you should consider, from a legal angle. The tip sheet provides quick but helpful information on zoning ordinances, employee wages and workers’ compensation requirements, tax reporting and accounting, liability for injuries at farm events, and sales tax and disability accommodation requirements.
If I diversify my farming operations, how will my tax obigations change?
Diversifying your farm operation can be a great move for farm profitability. However, as soon as you invite folks onto the farm for Harvest Day or sell jars of your homegrown pickles, things can also get a little complicated. One of these complications is taxes. Nobody likes taxes, and this isn’t meant to stress you out. We have a couple resources to make taxes for your diversified operation less painful. Check out our free resource, Diversification and Taxes Basics, for basic information. For more information, you can also check out pages 23-25 for tax information in Farmers’ Legal Guide to Value-Added Products.
Diversifying the farm can mean complying with additional regulations. How can I do this effectively?
Working with regulators is essential to farm diversification.
Diversifying your farm operation by adding farm pizza night or goat yoga can be a great move for your business, financially and otherwise. But, it can also mean the additional headache of having to deal with more regulations, and with those regulations come…You guessed it – regulators. Regulators help determine how local, state, and federal regulations apply to your farm specifically… whether you’re asking for permission or begging for forgiveness.
How do cottage food laws work?
If you’re scratching your head wondering, “What in the world are Cottage Food Laws?” and picturing people in the 1800s rolling out dough and cooking soup in giant cauldrons over a wood burning stove, you’re not alone. Cottage food laws sound quaint and cute but in reality, they refer to the different laws each state has (or doesn’t have) regarding when people can make food in their home kitchens for sale to others without the usual, thorough rules that accompany each state’s food code. This is a changing landscape, with many people pushing for “Food Freedom Laws” and getting up to speed on these laws can be a real challenge.