2000 Articles
Agreement for shared ownership of farm equipment
By Darrel F. Parish
August 2000
Several years ago, a farm loan officer at a country bank told me that I would soon be busy preparing agreements between farmers relating to shared ownership of farm machinery, because the machinery was getting so expensive
Crop share rental arrangements and sample lease
By Paul A. Meints
March 2000
The following Crop Share Lease with provisions for cattle has its origin in the Cooperative Extension's form that was developed many years ago, being updated for items and farming practices that have changed in the interim and which, in it's author's opinion, are outdated or missing in the older format.
Illinois State Bar Association Agricultural Law Section Council meeting minutes
November 2000
Attended by: Paul Meints, Chairman; Barb Stille, Vice-Chair; Paul J. Evans, Secretary; Mike Drone, David Hoff, Mike Massie, Jeff Mollet, Darrell Parish, Ronald Periard, John Rehn, Ken Eathington, Ray Watson
The meaning of minerals in Illinois
By Mike Drone
November 2000
It is quite common in Southern Illinois to sever the mineral estate from the surface estate when conveying land.
Natural drainage: rights and responsibilities
By Jeffrey A. Mollet
November 2000
In the November 1999 issues of Agricultural Law, James Cottrell provided readers with an excellent analysis of mutual drainage issues involving man-made drains
Offer and acceptance for sale of farmland
By Paul A. Meints
November 2000
The sale of residential real estate in Illinois typically starts from a Purchase Agreement or an Offer and Acceptance that has some standardization for that particular county's norms
Practice aid for deed preparation
By Paul A. Meints
November 2000
Preparing deeds for clients is a common event for nearly every member of the Agricultural Law Section.
Procedural glitch concerns lenders to agriculture
By Joseph P. Chamley & James W. Evans
November 2000
With changes in Article 9 effective January 1, 1998, certain agricultural-related continuation statements (UCC-3's) that were previously required to be filed with the county recorder's office must be filed with the Illinois Secretary of State's UCC Division.