Maryland Risk Management Education Podcast

In this episode, Paul is joined by Michael Fielding, Partner, Husch Blackwell, on how to resolve distressed farm loans. If you have questions for Mr. Fielding, please email him here.  If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul, on Instagram @aglawPaul, or 301-405-3541.  

In this episode, Paul is joined by Julie Walker, a Research Assistant, University of Maryland, and a recent graduate of Drake Law Schoo with J.D. and a certificate in Food and Agricultural Law to discuss her research that has been focused on Chapter 12 bankruptcy. If you have questions for Ms. Walker, please email her here.  If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul, on Instagram @aglawPaul, or 301-405-3541.

In this episode, Paul is joined by Brigit Rollins, Staff Attorney, National Agricultural Law Center, University of Arkansas, to discuss the recent 9th Circuit decision vacating the EPA's approval of three dicamba-based herbicides. Materials discussed: National Agricultural Law Center's website. Rollins, Brigit. Deal With Dicamba blog posts, Agricultural Finance Review vol. 79, pp 371-85. If you have questions for Ms. Rollins, please email her here.  If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul, on Instagram @aglawPaul, or 301-405-3541.

In this episode, Paul is joined by Dr. Jada Thompson, Assistant Professor Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Institute of Agriculture, University of Tennessee, to discuss recent article she co-authored on the impact of high path avian influenza on firms. Materials discussed: Thompson, Jada, Carlos J.O. Trejo-Pech, Dustin L. Pendell. Agribusiness value impacts from highly pathogenic avian influenza, Agricultural Finance Review vol. 79, pp 371-85. If you have questions for Dr. Thompson, please email her here.  If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul, on Instagram @aglawPaul, or 301-405-3541.

In this episode, Paul is joined by Dr. Bart Fischer, Co-Director of the Agricultural and Food Policy Center and a Research Assistant Professor Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, to discuss the new Coronavirus Food Assistance Program that was recently announced by USDA. Materials discussed: The Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M University. Fischer, Bart L., Joe L. Outlaw, David P. Anderson, Justin R. Benavidez. Overview of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). (AFPC Research Report 20-02, 2020). If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul, on Instagram @aglawPaul, or 301-405-3541.

In this episode, Paul discusses force majeure contracts that could be found in many agricultural contracts.  This episode is based on work by Paul, Elizabeth Thilmany, and Mayhah Suri. Materials discussed in this episode:  Goeringer, Paul, Elizabeth Thilmany, and Mayhah Suri, Force Majeure Clauses: What Are They and Do They Apply in Issues Caused by COVID19? (AREC 2020). If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul follow him on Instagram @aglawPaul, or 301-405-3541.

In this episode, Paul is joined by Dr. Adam Kantrovich, Extension Associate Professor of Agribusiness, Clemson University Extension to newly created programs to assist business owners including agricultural operations through the Small Business Administration during the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials discussed: Clemson University Extension, Agribusiness Resources for COVID-19 If you have questions for Dr. Kantrovich, you can email him here.  If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul, on Instagram @aglawPaul, or 301-405-3541. 

In this episode, Paul is joined by Dr. Tyler Mark from the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Kentucky to discuss some of the basic issues associated with industrial hemp. Materials discussed: Industrial hemp agronomic research at the University of Kentucky. If you have questions for Dr. Mark, you can email him here or tweet her at @kytweeter55  If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul, on Instagram @aglawPaul, or 301-405-3541. 

In this episode, Paul is joined by Dr. Jordan Shockley, Assistant Extension Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky, to discuss the poultry market changes during the COVID-19 outbreak. If you have questions for Jordan, you can email him here or you can tweet @Shock_N_AgMgmt.  If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul, on Instagram @aglawPaul, or 301-405-3541. 

In this episode, Paul is joined by Dr. Derrell Peel, Professor & Charles Breedlove Professorship in Agribusiness, from Oklahoma State University and the Farm to Market Podcast, to discuss the cattle market changes during the COVID-19 outbreak. Materials discussed:  Economic Damages to the U.S. Beef Cattle Industry Due to COVID-19, NCBA (2020). If you have questions for Derrell, you can email him here.  If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul, on Instagram @aglawPaul, or 301-405-3541. 

In this episode, Paul is joined by Tiffany Lashmet from Texas AgriLife Extension to discuss estate planning, the importance of using an attorney, and other basics in the process during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you have questions for Tiffany, you can email her here or tweet her at @TiffDowell.  If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul, on Instagram @aglawPaul, or 301-405-3541. 

In this episode, Paul discusses a frequently asked question of can a farm dog be a nuisance in Maryland.  The answer will depend upon the county code exempting farm dogs from the nuisance dog ordinance or potentially on the county's right-to-farm ordinance. Materials discussed in this episode:  Goeringer, Paul, Frequently Asked Questions: Paul, My Farm Dog Barks a Lot and the Neighbors Complain. Do I Have a Defense? (AREC 2020). If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul follow him on Instagram @aglawPaul, or 301-405-3541.

In this episode, Paul discusses the 2020 federal estate tax and gift tax limits and the Maryland estate tax limit.  Each year the federal estate tax limit goes up due to inflation and the federal gift tax is also tied to inflation but does not increase each year.  Maryland's estate tax limit is not tied to inflation. Materials discussed in this episode:  Goeringer, Paul, Federal Estate Tax and Gift Tax Limits Announced For 2020 (AREC 2020). Goeringer, Paul, Final Rules on Portability (AREC 2015). Lynch, Goeringer, and Musser, Estate Planning for Maryland Farm Families: Updated for 2014 (FS-972, 2014) If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul or 301-405-3541.

In this episode, Paul uses a court decision out of North Dakota to highlight why updating an estate plan and talking to your family about those updates is important. Materials discussed in this episode:  Goeringer, Paul. Father’s Estate Plan Leaves Many Unanswered Questions Relating to Gifts to On-Farm Heir (UMD Nov. 29, 2017). University of Maryland Extension Farm Succession and Transition Planning homepage. If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul or find him on Instagram at @aglawPaul or 301-405-3541. *Editors note: Not sure why the mic sound changes about halfway through the episode.  It was all done in one take with the same mic.

In this episode, Paul discusses why you should consider having a written farm lease. Materials discussed in this episode:  Goeringer, Paul. Need a New Year’s resolution? Consider a written lease (Farm Progress Jan. 13, 2020). University of Maryland Extension Agricultural Leasing homepage. Vermont School of Law. Farm Lease Builder Tool (2019). If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul or find him on Instagram at @aglawPaul or 301-405-3541.

In this episode, Paul discusses a decision out of Wisconsin involving a town ordinance limiting the use of scare guns by agricultural producers. Materials discussed in this episode: Goeringer, Paul. City Ordinances, Scare Guns, and Right-to-Farm Laws (Sept. 16, 2015). Goeringer and Lynch. Understanding Agricultural Liability: Maryland’s Right-to-Farm Law Can Limit Liability for Maryland Farm, Commercial Fishing, and Seafood Operators. (UME Sept. 2017). If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul, follow him on Instagram, or 301-405-3541.

In this episode, Paul discusses a Maryland workers' compensation decision involving a poultry farm manager being found to be the co-employee of both the farm owner and Tyson Farms, Inc. Materials discussed in this episode: Goeringer, Paul. Maryland Court Rules Poultry Farm Manager Is Co-Employee of Integrator in Workers’ Compensation Case (Dec. 30, 2019). If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul, follow him on Instagram, or 301-405-3541.

In this episode, Paul is joined by Tiffany Lashmet from Texas AgriLife Extension to discuss the top legal issues in agriculture for 2019.  This is a joint podcast with Ag Law in the Field. Top legal issues discussed in the podcast are: Goeringer, Paul. Court of Appeals Finds Indiana Hog Farm Entitled to Right-to-Farm Defense, Upholding Its Constitutionality (May 11, 2019). Goeringer, Paul. Maryland Court Rules Poultry Farm Manager Is Co-Employee of Integrator in Workers’ Compensation Case (December 6, 2019). Lashmet, Tiffany. Does the Clean Water Act Apply to Groundwater? (March 19, 2018). Lashmet, Tiffany. Right-to-Farm USDA Interim Final Hemp Rule Summary Does Not Apply in a Recent North Carolina Hog Farm Dispute (October 29, 2019). Lashmet, Tiffany. Texas Beef Checkoff Facing Legal Challenge (September 24, 2018). McEowen, Roger. Do the Roundup Jury Verdicts Have Meaning For My Farming Operation? (April 4, 2019). If you have questions for Tiffany, you can email her here or tweet her at @TiffDowell. 

In this episode, Paul discusses a decision out of Iowa involving a long-term lease used as apart of a farm succession plan. Materials discussed in this episode: Goeringer, Paul. Long-Term Leases Provide a Valuable Succession Planning Tool as Recent Court Case Highlights (Oct. 30, 2018). University of Maryland Extension Farm Transitions and Estate Planning page. If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul, follow him on Instagram, or 301-405-3541.

In this episode, Paul discusses a recent decision out of Minnesota requiring a state agency to address concerns raised by an environmental group that the agency did not address climate change and greenhouse gas emissions from a dairy expansion raised by the group. Materials discussed in this episode: Goeringer, Paul. Minnesota Agency Should Have Taken into Account Climate Change Impact Before Allowing Dairy to Expand (Nov. 3, 2019). If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul, follow him on Instagram, or 301-405-3541.