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Kicking the Can down the road.

Kicking the Can down the road. As predicted, Congress continues to avoid controversy during an election year. They have kicked the can down the road on the Farm bill through 2024. I am sure the extra months will be well ...
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Dirt Divorce

In Iowa, even if you are a confirmed spinster or bachelor, you can participate in a divorce of sorts. No , not talking about common law marriage (which is a thing in Iowa, but no, it isn’t based on years ...
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All crossed up. Chessboard maneuvering on the checkerboard land holding rights.

Out west, because of how the railroad acquired property for its purposes back in the 1800s, the US government end up with a series of landholdings that are checkerboarded with private landholdings. Imagine a checkerboard where every black square is ...
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What stage are you at?

What stage are you at? I believe that we have several stages of life when estate planning to consider. The first is the wonder stage. This is when you are just starting out and wondering about where life will take ...
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So, is that ag law?

The old country song about “that ain’t Country” coupled with a Supreme Court ruling about when something qualifies as hardcore porn that essentially says “I know it when I see it,” doesn’t quite get a handle on what portions of ...
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Ag Law News Round Up

Taste the rainbow… California is in charge …. Again Fresh off its dictation to the pork industry on production methods, the California EPA has banned red dye no 3. This is based on peer reviewed articles where some of the ...
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