Tax Policy Implications Run Far Deeper Than a Temporary Reprieve I am reluctant to write about the pending attempt to change the tax code. I haven’t even signed up for the annual tax school update, because I am certain information ...

  Farming is complex, and it makes sense that the plan to move it to the next operator, whether they are family or not, is going to be complex as well. “Dying well” is hard to do, even in a ...

Look Before You Leap In the last several months, the Iowa Court of Appeals has issued opinions that reinforce a common-sense sentiment; look before you leap.  In two separate cases, adjoining landowners engaged earth movers and heavy construction operators to ...

  Wont Crack: California’s Egg Sales Law Stands Up to First Attack. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a challenge to California’s egg sale law that was filed by several states, including Iowa. The complaint comes against the law’s ...

  Its July, its hot, and the worry will soon set in on Harvest ‘17. Minus some late season applications, the die has been cast on the crop, and mother nature will be the deciding factor as the crop moves ...

The world of ag law never stops. Here are some of the recent changes in the law that impact agriculture. Every once in a while, a quick tour is in order. Des Moines Waterworks. They attempted to hold drainage districts ...