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Join us for the 2023
Agricultural and Rural Law Institute which will be held on Tuesday &
Wednesday, May 9 & 10, 2023 at the Park Event Center, 500 Division Street,
in Waite Park, Minnesota. The Agricultural & Rural Law Section is excited to
present recent developments and the latest hot topics in agricultural law and
rural practice. Come for the practical education and also benefit from the
opportunity to connect with friends and colleagues in the Agricultural &
Rural Law
Section.
Separate
registration for each day is required. This is the registration page for Day 2
(May 10). Registration for Day 1 (May 9) is available here
.
May 10,
2023:
8:00-8:30
AM | Check-In &
Breakfast
8:15-8:55
AM |Agricultural & Law Section
Annual Meeting
. All section members or prospective members are invited to
attend.
8:55-9:00 AM
| Welcome
Kale Van
Bruggen, Ag & Rural Law Section Chair, Attorney, Rinke Noonan,
Ltd., St. Cloud, MN
9:00-10:00
AM | Legislative
Update: An update regarding recent legislative matters with an
emphasis on new laws concerning agriculture and rural
practice.
Bruce Kleven, Attorney, Lobbyist and
Mediator, Minneapolis,
MN
10:00-11:00 AM |
Hemp, Cannabis & Cannabinoids: What You Need to
Know
Learn about the latest
legislative and industry changes in Minnesota due to the introduction of
adult-use recreational bills, how it impacts the hemp industry, the difference
between hemp, marijuana, and cannabis. And what is a cannabinoid? And how legal
changes impact the industry (and your practice) in Minnesota.
Susan Burns, Attorney, S
Burns Legal, PLLC, St. Paul,
MN
Hubert “Buck”
Humphrey, Governmental Affairs Specialist, Midwest Strategies,
Inc.
Steven Brown, CEO, Nothing But
Hemp
11:00-12:00 PM |
2023 Case Law Update: An update of recent
court decisions affecting agriculture and rural legal
practice.
Michael S. Dove,
Attorney, Gislason & Hunter, LLP, New Ulm, MN
Case materials prepared
in principal by Dean M. Zimmerli,
Attorney, Gislason & Hunter, LLP, New Ulm,
MN
12:00-12:30 PM |
Lunch. Provided by the Ag & Rural Law
Section
12:30-1:30 PM | A Lower Carbon Future’s Impact
on Rural
Minnesota
An overview of
Minnesota’s 0 Carbon Energy Law and Low Carbon Fuel
Standards
Joseph
K. Sullivan, Vice-Chair & Commissioner, Minnesota Public Utility
Commission
Matt
Herman, Senior Director of Renewable Products Marketing, Iowa Soybean
Association
1:30-2:45 PM |
Carbon Sequestration: A Farmer’s Guide to Carbon
Contracts
Carbon contracts are
legal agreements under which farmers adopt specific farming practices to
sequester additional carbon into the soil for “credits” bought by a third party
and sold to larger corporations to offset greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon
contracts can vary in crucial ways from one company to another. For this reason,
it is critical that a farmer closely examine the terms before signing any
contract.
This CLE will briefly summarize the current market for
carbon contracts. It will discuss relevant contract law, and then take a close
look at selected language from actual contracts being offered to farmers. The
goal is to create an understanding of the basic terms that are often included in
the contracts, and to help lawyers and their client farmers understand some of
the legal issues surrounding these agreements.
Stephen Carpenter, Deputy
Director & Senior Staff Attorney, Farmers Legal Action Group, St. Paul,
MN
Lindsay Kuehn, Staff Attorney,
Farmers Legal Action Group, St. Paul,
MN
2:45-3:00 PM | Break
3:00-4:00 PM | Partition, Deterrence, and Mutual Destruction –
Uniform Partition of Heirs Property
Act
A panel
discussion about the partition of Real Property, the Uniform Act, and the MSBA
Real Property Law Section’s legislative proposal to amend Minnesota Statutes
Chapter 558. Learn how co-owners avoid pain and suffering when they no longer
want to own their fractional interest in real property.
Kathryn Barnes,
Attorney at Melchert Hubert Sjodin, PLLP
(Waconia)
Patrick Costello,
Attorney at Costello, Carlson & Butzon LLP (Lakefield)
6.25 Standard CLE Credits | Event Code: 484771