Agricultural Law

Howard Law Group’s client base includes many clients dealing with agricultural infrastructure, seed, fertilizer, pesticide, land use, zoning, food safety, production, marketing, distribution and other aspects of the agricultural processing. Commercial agricultural operations encompass many areas of commercial law, including the quality of goods, sale of goods, leasing contracts (truck, rail and warehousing), contract law and secured transactions. We also represent farmers and their families.

Our agricultural trial work includes:

• Crop loss due to misapplication and formulation of chemicals
• Insurance claims due to denial of insurance coverage
• UCC actions resulting from alleged quality of goods
• Fertilizer, storage, and processing plant explosions
• Product liability claims
• Trucking fatality and injury claims
• Breach of contract claims
• Arbitrations
• Negligence, personal injury, wrongful death
• Environmental concerns related to CAFO's
• Water use and water rights
• Nuisance cases
• Landowner rights and eminent domain matters
• PA 116 Farmland Preservation Programs
• Unfair competition and Lanham Act violations
• Sales commission claims
• Lease agreements (truck, rail and warehousing)
• Easements
• Generational Transfer

Howard Law Group understands crops, agronomy and commodity markets. We are consulted by producers, manufacturers, suppliers, farmers, etc. with issues related to product liability claims, feed issues, UCC actions, leasing and related problems. We have assisted clients with broken machines, tractors, other vehicles, and related medical and chemical problems.