During the pandemic, consumers flocked to local farms in hopes of finding reliable food products and safe outdoor entertainment. Farms expanded to meet this increasing demand and operations re-tooled to enter the agritourism and direct-sales market. But, this expansion also creates more legal vulnerability than many farmers realized. Get the information you need to help correct the common misconceptions that your farmer clients have about forming an LLC or corporation to manage their liabilities.

Food law attorneys, agricultural counsel, general practitioners, and new lawyers with basic practice experience who attend this online program will better understand: how and why direct-market farms have unique considerations within the most common issues of a small business advisor; the most significant legal risks that farmers face regarding employment law compliance, especially when moving from commodity production to direct market sales; how to minimize the risks facing farmers without having to become an employment law attorney; the complexity of food safety liability risk exposure for direct-market farms, as well as strategies to help your farmer clients make the most of the new tools they have to manage these risks; and much more.

Live Webcast
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

1.0 hour MCLE credit

Learn more and register.