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Genetically Engineered Rice: A Summary of the LL Rice 601 Incident (December 2006)
A. Bryan Endres and Justin G. Gardner
Reports that genetically engineered rice entered the food supply chain surfaced this summer. The unapproved for export varieties, not surprisingly, engendered significant controversy, resulting in the filing of several lawsuits and disruption of the international rice trade. This article summarizes the history of the commingling, compares this incident with the previous StarLink litigation, and analyzes the impact on the rice futures market. PDF
Focus on Biotechnology—Farmer Liability for Commingled
Biotech Crop Shipments (March 2005)
A. Bryan Endres
Emerging regulations for overseas grain shipments ultimately may result in farmer liability for the commingling of even trace amounts of genetically engineered crops. The European Union now requires labeling of all products (including bulk grain shipments) that contain more than 0.9% of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Moreover, there is zero tolerance for unapproved biotech products in the European Union, such as StarLink corn. PDF•HTML
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Illinois Farm Leases: One Variable Cash Rent Option This article describes a Variable Cash Rent Lease in which the farmland owner and operator negotiate a Base Cash Rent based on expected corn yields and the current price for new-crop corn futures contracts. The Actual Cash Rent will be the Base Cash Rent adjusted for changes in corn futures prices between the time the lease is negotiated and about March 1.
Farm Owner's Death: Can Tenant Continue Farming Under the Lease? This article describes the effect on a farm tenant’s lease when the Illinois farmland owner dies, becomes mentally incompetent, or sells the farm.
Protecting a Farm Tenant's Right to Compensation for Improvements Made to the Leased Farm in Illinois This article encourages Illinois farm tenants to be very cautious about making and paying for improvements to rented land and to seek legal counsel before doing so. If a farm tenant decides to pay for such improvements, the article suggests ways to assure fair compensation to the tenant for the un-depreciated value of improvements made by the tenant at tenant's expense (e.g., grain storage or drainage improvements, or lime applied on the rented farm) if the tenant later loses the farm . Thanks to the Illinois Bar Foundation and to the Agricultural Law Section Council of the Ill. State Bar Association for supporting the development of this article.
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If both husband and wife are receiving USDA farm program payments they may be underpaying their self-employment tax. Except for crop share landlords, a participant must actively participate in the farming operation to qualify for payments. This means each person also is liable for self-employment tax on the profits created by the farming operation. PDF
The Internal Revenue Service has taken the position that all conservation reserve program (CRP) payments are subject to self employment (SE) tax. This is a reversal of prior opinions. This proposed rule may affect the reporting of CRP income received in 2007areas for tax saving. PDF
As the end of 2007 nears, farmers may be able to save thousands of dollars of federal income tax or self employment tax with adequate planning. In this article Gary Hoff describes some of the possible areas for tax saving. PDF
Farmers and ranchers can protect their land from urban sprawl and qualify for an enhanced federal tax deduction. However, they must act quickly as the federal law granting the enhanced deduction is set to expire December 31, 2007. PDF |
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How to Find an Attorney (June, 2008; Revised July, 2008)
ALTB_08_02 A. Bryan Endres, Stephanie B. Johnson & Donald L. Uchtmann
This article discusses how to find an attorney in Illinois and a new project, the “Illinois Family Farm Law Project”, which provides free legal assistance to qualified low-income family farmers. The article also describes how to verify that an Illinois attorney is in good standing. PDF
Accessing Federal Statutes and Regulations from the GPO Website (July, 2006)
ALTB_06_02 D. L. Uchtmann and Brian Garwood
This article describes how to access federal statutes published in the United States Code (U.S.C.) and federal regulations published in the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) using the Government Printing Office Access website. PDF |
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