Practice aid for deed preparationBy Paul A. MeintsAgricultural Law, November 2000Preparing deeds for clients is a common event for nearly every member of the Agricultural Law Section.
Procedural glitch concerns lenders to agricultureBy Joseph P. Chamley & James W. EvansAgricultural Law, November 2000With changes in Article 9 effective January 1, 1998, certain agricultural-related continuation statements (UCC-3's) that were previously required to be filed with the county recorder's office must be filed with the Illinois Secretary of State's UCC Division.
Agreement for shared ownership of farm equipmentBy Darrel F. ParishAgricultural Law, August 2000Several years ago, a farm loan officer at a country bank told me that I would soon be busy preparing agreements between farmers relating to shared ownership of farm machinery, because the machinery was getting so expensive
Merchandising claimants entitled to 85% of claim upon liquidation of elevator assetsBy James D. CottrellAgricultural Law, August 2000In Adams Farm, et al. v. Doyle, et al., Docket No. 4-97-1096 (decided March 28, 2000), the Fourth District recently interpreted the Grain Code and held that merchandising claimants were entitled to 85% of their claim in a grain elevator asset liquidation.
Crop share rental arrangements and sample leaseBy Paul A. MeintsAgricultural Law, March 2000The following Crop Share Lease with provisions for cattle has its origin in the Cooperative Extension's form that was developed many years ago, being updated for items and farming practices that have changed in the interim and which, in it's author's opinion, are outdated or missing in the older format.
Procedural glitch concerns agricultural lendersBy Joseph P. Chamley & James W. EvansCommercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, March 2000With changes in Article 9 effective January 1, 1998, certain agricultural-related continuation statements (UCC-3's) which were previously required to be filed with the county recorder's office must be filed with the Illinois Secretary of State's UCC Division.
Supreme court upholds agricultural land use exemptionBy Barbara StilleAgricultural Law, March 2000On December 2, 1999, the Illinois Supreme Court issued a long-awaited opinion on the issue of whether county zoning laws apply land used for agricultural purposes.
Am I my partner’s keeper?By Mike DroneAgricultural Law, November 1999Many farm families are operating as partnerships whether they realize it or not.
Mutual drains: rights and responsibilitiesBy James D. CottrellAgricultural Law, November 1999From time to time, practitioners in the agricultural field may be asked by clients to advise them on their rights and responsibilities with regard to drainage facilities which traverse their property or properties owned by any number of other individuals.
Protection of USDA benefitsBy James D. CottrellAgricultural Law, November 1999The purpose of this article is to provide information to practitioners to assist them in protecting their clients' USDA benefits.
A survey of federal conservation programsBy James D. CottrellAgricultural Law, November 1999In recent years, a number of programs have become available to the agricultural community and others, whose objective is conservation.
For what it’s worthBy Paul A. MeintsAgricultural Law, June 1999Tax preparation and attorney-client privilege. The Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 (H.R. 2676) enacted section 7525 extending the attorney-client confidentiality privilege to "a federally authorized tax practitioner."
For what it’s worthBy Paul A. MeintsAgricultural Law, May 1999Agricultural outlook for 1999. The Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in its May 20, 1999, first forecast of production and prices feels that "large supplies of major U.S. field crops are expected to persist in 1999/2000, with season-average farm prices stabilizing or declining.
Minutes of section council meetingAgricultural Law, May 1999The regular meeting of the Illinois State Bar Association's Agricultural Law Section Council was held January 16, 1999, at the Department of Agriculture's office building on the State Fairgrounds.
The Clean Water Act and the Tulloch RuleBy James D. CottrellAgricultural Law, March 1999Maintenance of agricultural surface water drainage improvements has always been of the utmost importance in the state of Illinois, whether performed by individual farmers, or by the many drainage districts which have been formed in the last century.
