Agricultural Law Links

Academia

• "Law and Taxation" section of farmdoc
  This site contains practical articles about agricultural law and taxation topics, and some forms, e.g., farmland lease forms, that may be helpful to attorneys. Its content is determined by the agricultural law group of the University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign.
• National Agricultural Law Center
  The Center is affiliated with the National Agricultural Library. Its website provides access to Center publications and a gateway to agricultural law resources on the Internet. The Center is staffed by a team of professors, lawyers, specialists, and research fellows from the U. of Arkansas School of Law Graduate Program in Agricultural Law.
• University of Illinois - Farmdoc
• Iowa State University - Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation
• University of Arkansas - National Agricultural Law Center

State Government

• Illinois Department of Agriculture
  This site contains much agriculturally related information, including a list of laws administered by the Department. Content that may be of special interest to attorneys includes information on the Livestock Management Facilities Act, on pesticides, on ag industry regulation, generally (www.agr.state.il.us/regulation/), and on Illinois AgriFIRST Grants.
• Illinois Attorney General
  The "Agriculture" home page is www.ag.state.il.us/environment/agriculture.html. From this page you can click to various topics including information on Agricultural Production Contracts. The Attorney General has enforcement authority for the Agricultural Production Contract Code. The contract guidelines and checklist will help producers understand their rights before entering into a production contract.
• Iowa Attorney General