Category Archives: Real Estate Law

Brian Taylor Carlson reported on the front page of today’s Des Moines Register that, “Jenny Quiner pulls back giant tarps to check the fragile lettuces growing in her high tunnel greenhouse. Rows of perky green lettuces sprout from the ground. She recovers them, then steps outside into the frigid winter to check on the cover… Continue Reading

Associated Press writer Andrew Demillo reported yesterday that, “Arkansas regulators stood by their plan Wednesday to ban an herbicide that farmers in several states say has drifted onto their crops and caused damage, despite a request from lawmakers to reconsider the restriction and a lawsuit by a maker of the weed killer. “The state Plant… Continue Reading

An update posted today at the Delta Farm Press Online indicated that, “Farm Credit East tax experts have reviewed the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — the largest overhaul of the U.S. tax code in 30 years. ‘Overall, the new tax provisions will provide significant benefits to Northeast farmers,’ says Dario Arezzo, Farm Credit… Continue Reading

Noam Scheiber reported in the New York Times on Monday that, “The new tax law is likely to accelerate a hotly disputed trend in the American economy by rewarding workers who sever formal relationships with their employers and become contractors.” The article explained that, “That’s because a provision in the tax law allows sole proprietors… Continue Reading

Dallas Morning News writer Jackie Wang reported late last month that, “Austin, Texas Honeybees usually take winters off. But when it’s 50 degrees and sunny, the bees are flying and dying faster. “Beekeeper Blake Shook raises bees commercially in the Collin County town of Blue Ridge. The 27-year-old has been beekeeping since he was 13…. Continue Reading