Ag Law

Online course for Marylanders to assist them in better understanding basic legal issues faced when owning rural land. Course covers agricultural leasing, right-to-farm law, recreational use, estate planning, landowner liability, trespasser issues, fencing law, and livestock liability. Course is free to join

Agronomy Newsletter -July 2024, Volume 15, Issue 4. Topics include: “Late” Corn Sidedress Applications, Influence of Drought on Corn and Soybean, New Maryland Law Limits Liability Waivers, Soybean Fungicide Trials, Drone School, Cover Crop Sign-Up, Maryland Commodity Classic, Weather Outlook, and Regional Crop Reports.

A list of meetings/events for the integrated program.

This webpage is the legal archives of the Women In Agriculture webinars.

State Court of Appeals Overturns Circuit Court’s Right-to-Farm Decision

Cash rent lease agreements are the most popular type of lease agreement in Maryland. Cash rent is a fixed amount on a per-acre basis. In this agreement, the owner is relieved of operating and marketing decisions, and income is known year to year. The tenant has the risk and returns from the crop and can make crop and livestock decisions.

Chapter 4: Managing legal risks to grow your urban farm is part of the online publication "From Surviving to Thriving: Strategies for Urban Farm Success. Legal risk is associated with many of the day-to-day activities of all types of farms. For example, there are legal ramifications for not repaying an operating loan or failing to use appropriate safety precautions when using pesticides. Marketing agricultural products involves contractual commitments, and human issues associated with agriculture also have legal implications, ranging from employer/employee rules and regulations to inheritance laws. Urban farms can be presented with additional legal challenges because they exist in densely populated areas surrounded by private and commercial neighbors unlikely to be familiar with (or possibly simply intolerant of) the sights, sounds, smells and activities of farming, and because they are typically located in areas that were specifically not set up to support agricultural activities.