Contract considerations for pipeline agreements
Farm owners must carefully consider the specifics of their land, but there are also a number of considerations with regard to the contract itself when making a decision about a pipeline easement on the...
View ArticleDuPont Pioneer and Bunge announce Plenish High Oleic Soy IP Contract Program
DuPont Pioneer and Bunge North America announced today they will double acreage in 2014 of Pioneer brand soybeans with the Plenish high oleic trait. For the 2014 growing season, Pioneer will again...
View ArticleDownside corn price risk holding strong despite planting delays
The big corn crop from 2013 hangs heavy over the market, but international instability, a sluggish planting season, and fewer corn acres are making things interesting for the future of corn prices. In...
View ArticleGet it in writing
Get it in writing. That is common advice when finalizing any kind of a business agreement. Reducing the arrangement to written language for both parties to review before signing should reduce the...
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Independent contracting case makes the Supreme Court
By Leisa Boley Hellwarth, a dairy farmer and attorney near Celina On Oct. 3, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in New Prime v. Oliveira, No. 17-340. While this is not an agricultural case, it...
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Details of the contract are crucial in a pleasant real estate closing
By Leisa Boley Hellwarth, a dairy farmer and attorney near CelinaThe very first real estate closing I attended for a client was over 25 years ago. I was fresh out of law school, and a friend of mine,...
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