Food and Agricultural Law Blog

Farm estate and succession planning is rarely just about documents. For many agricultural families, it involves land, business ownership, family relationships, retirement, taxes, livestock, equipment, management responsibilities—and the deeply personal question of what happens to a farm or ranch that may have taken generations to build. That is why Cari Rincker, founder of Rincker Law, PLLC, is conducting an updated ... Read More The post Help Shape the Future of Farm Estate Planning: Take Cari Rincker’s Updated National Survey appeared first on Rincker Law, PLLC.

When family members work together on the farm, disputes over pay, roles, and ownership can become especially difficult because the lines between family and business are often blurred. A son may work alongside his father for decades. One sibling may manage the farm full-time while another owns part of the land but works somewhere else. A daughter may handle the ... Read More The post When Family Members Work Together on the Farm: How Mediation Can Resolve Disputes Over Pay, Roles, and Ownership appeared first on Rincker Law, PLLC.

Business Partner Disputes in Agriculture: Can Mediation Keep a Farm or Agribusiness Out of Court? When owners of a farm, agricultural LLC, partnership, or other closely held agribusiness stop agreeing about how the business should operate, the consequences can extend far beyond an ordinary disagreement. Crops still need to be planted or harvested. Livestock still need care. Loans must be ... Read More The post Business Partner Disputes in Agriculture: Can Mediation Keep a Farm or Agribusiness Out of Court? appeared first on Rincker Law, PLLC.

Divorce Mediation for Farm Families in Illinois: Can You Protect the Farm Without Going to Court? For many farm families, that question carries far more weight than a typical property-division dispute. A farm may be a family’s home, livelihood, business, retirement plan, and legacy all at once. When a marriage ends, decisions about farmland, equipment, livestock, operating entities, debt, and ... Read More The post Divorce Mediation for Farm Families in Illinois: Can You Protect the Farm Without Going to Court? appeared first on Rincker Law, PLLC.

Farm Lease Disputes in Illinois: When Mediation Can Help Landowners and Farmers Avoid Litigation is an increasingly important question when a disagreement threatens a working relationship, a farming operation, or plans for the next crop year. A farm lease is more than an agreement about acreage and rent. It can affect planting decisions, input purchases, improvements, financing, access to land, ... Read More The post Farm Lease Disputes in Illinois: When Mediation Can Help Landowners and Farmers Avoid Litigation appeared first on Rincker Law, PLLC.