When we explained in our last blog post the recent Court of Appeals decision that vacated the registration of three dicamba-based products, we mentioned that one possibility for answering the “What happens now?” question was for the EPA to issue a cancellation order that would allow end users to use existing stocks of the products.

A written contract can be a valuable tool for farmers, but many farm leases never end up in writing. Basing a farm lease arrangement on just a conversation and a handshake can be risky. Consider, for example, a verbal grazing lease that ended up in court because an extended drought substantially reduced the amount of forage and the parties couldn’t agree on how to handle the problem.

There is growing interest in the many applications that drones, or small unmanned aerial systems (small UAS), offer farm and ranch landowners. These remotely controlled vehicles, weighing up to 55 pounds, carry cameras, infrared sensors and other technology that allow a landowner to monitor crops, livestock, waterways, boundaries and more.

Land is often the primary asset of a farm or ranch business, but it is also a major source of liability exposure. Harm to a person on the farm property can bring liability for medical bills, lost wages, attorney fees and other costs.