1999 Articles
Am I my partner’s keeper?
By Mike Drone
November 1999
Many farm families are operating as partnerships whether they realize it or not.
The Clean Water Act and the Tulloch Rule
By James D. Cottrell
March 1999
Maintenance of agricultural surface water drainage improvements has always been of the utmost importance in the state of Illinois, whether performed by individual farmers, or by the many drainage districts which have been formed in the last century.
For what it’s worth
By Paul A. Meints
June 1999
Tax preparation and attorney-client privilege. The Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 (H.R. 2676) enacted section 7525 extending the attorney-client confidentiality privilege to "a federally authorized tax practitioner."
For what it’s worth
By Paul A. Meints
May 1999
Agricultural outlook for 1999. The Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in its May 20, 1999, first forecast of production and prices feels that "large supplies of major U.S. field crops are expected to persist in 1999/2000, with season-average farm prices stabilizing or declining.
Minutes of section council meeting
May 1999
The regular meeting of the Illinois State Bar Association's Agricultural Law Section Council was held January 16, 1999, at the Department of Agriculture's office building on the State Fairgrounds.
Mutual drains: rights and responsibilities
By James D. Cottrell
November 1999
From time to time, practitioners in the agricultural field may be asked by clients to advise them on their rights and responsibilities with regard to drainage facilities which traverse their property or properties owned by any number of other individuals.
Protection of USDA benefits
By James D. Cottrell
November 1999
The purpose of this article is to provide information to practitioners to assist them in protecting their clients' USDA benefits.
A survey of federal conservation programs
By James D. Cottrell
November 1999
In recent years, a number of programs have become available to the agricultural community and others, whose objective is conservation.