In the early 1990's, a long time Nevada cattle rancher refused to pay grazing fee permits payable to the Federal Government.   He claimed he had rights to the ground predating the federal government. Two decades of lawsuits have ensued and ...

We are here from the government to help you, and arbitrarily penalize your ability to take part in government programs…. Starting crop year 2014 , producers whose average adjusted gross income is over $900,000  over the preceding three years are ...

Sometimes, the greater good trumps individual's rights.  Case in point, when in my house, two kids want to see the movie downtown and one doesn't, the protesting party is drug along to the theater with promises of popcorn to smooth ...

Every year, in the spring, another farm publication runs a story about how to take land from your neighbor via adverse possession based on the idea that a fence moved a while back. It always generates interest and discussion, but ...

Planning aging while you are competent and able to find suitable help is paramount to your success in later years. An Iowa criminal case that finished up its appeals process recently, shows us how elderly individuals can be easily abused, both ...

First, before we can talk about succession planning, we need to establish that the current generation wants someone to succeed them on the farm. From the Iowa State Surveys, 75% of farmers haven’t identified a successor no data on 25% ...