Handling farm estate planning, ag liens, and compensatory mitigation are all part of the fourth annual Mid-South Ag and Environmental Law Conference Friday, June 9, in Memphis, Tennessee.

The agenda includes:

  • “Farm & Ranch Estate Planning: Daddy’s Gone, How Do We Move On?,” Christy Bartee, Batson Nolan (Clarksville, TN), Vance Cook, Attorney at Law (Princeton, KY).
  • “Ag Lending in a Down Economy: Ag Liens, Secured Transactions and Best Practices,” Jeff Peterson, Gray Plant Mooty (St. Cloud, MN), Greg Cole, President and CEO of AgHeritage Farm Credit Services.
  • “USDA Conservation Program Compliance: Pitfalls and Pointers,” Grant Ballard, Ark Ag Law, PLLC (Little Rock, AR).
  • “Considerations for Legal Ethics: Common Issues,” Robert Serio, Ark Ag Law, PLLC (Clarendon, AR).
  • “Compensatory Mitigation and the Future of Ag Land Use,” Kerry L. McGrath, Hunton & Williams LLP (Washington, DC).

This year’s program also includes an Agricultural and Environmental Law Update for the MidSouth: Recent Trends and Developments panel discussion with Stephanie Showalter Otts, director, National Sea Grant Law Center; Alexandra Chase, law fellow, National Sea Grant Law Center; Peggy Kirk Hall, director, Agricultural and Resource Law Program, The Ohio State University; Ross Pifer, Director, clinical professor of law and director, Agricultural Law Resource and Reference Center, Penn State Law; and Rusty Rumley, senior staff attorney, National Agricultural Law Center, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. The panel will be moderated by Harrison Pittman, Director, National Agricultural Law Center.

A reception on Thursday evening, June 8, is set for the Rendezvous. Registration for the conference opens at 7:30 a.m. June 9 and the first session starts at 8:15 a.m.

To register, visit here.

The conference is approved for six hours of continuing education in Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. Registration for attendees seeking continuing education credits is $175. The cost is $125 for professionals not seeking CLEs or CE. Students may register for $25. The conference will be held at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law and is hosted by the Agricultural and Food Law Consortium, a national, multi-institution collaboration that is led by the National Agricultural Law Center at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.

The event is sponsored by the University of Mississippi Center for Continuing Legal Education, the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, and the AgWatch Network.

“This a great education and networking opportunity for attorneys, students and other agricultural professionals,” said Harrison Pittman, director of the National Agricultural Law Center.

For more information about the Agricultural & Food Law Consortium, click here.

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