Written by Roger A. McEowen & Neil E. Harl, the Agricultural Law Press presents a college level textbook covering the major areas of agricultural law, including:

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 Introduction to Agricultural Law
• Chapter 2 Contracts
• Chapter 3 Secured Transactions
• Chapter 4 Negotiable Instruments
• Chapter 5 Bankruptcy
• Chapter 6 Income Tax Planning
• Chapter 7 Real Property
• Chapter 8 Estate Planning and Management
• Chapter 9 Business Planning
• Chapter 10 Cooperatives
• Chapter 11 Civil Liabilities
• Chapter 12 Criminal Liabilities
• Chapter 13 Water Law
• Chapter 14 Environmental Law
• Chapter 15 Regulatory Law
• Glossary
• Table of Cases
• Index

Unique Features:

A unique feature of this textbook is that it is published in looseleaf form with semi-annual updates which can be incorporated directly into the book, keeping the book as timely as it is comprehensive. All instructors who adopt the textbook will receive complimentary updates for their texts. Students and other owners may obtain the updates by subscription. Finally, a textbook which never goes out of date.

The textbook is also available in a softcover, comb bound version, either in full text or abridged to suit the individual needs of instructors. Please contact us online or call for full details.

This comprehensive textbook is also unique in that the authors, editor and publisher all have extensive experience and knowledge of agricultural law.

The Authors:

Roger A. McEowen is Leonard Dolezal Professor of Agricultural Economics and Extension Specialist, Agricultural Law and Policy, at Iowa State University, member of the Kansas and Nebraska bars and honorary member of the Iowa Bar. Professor McEowen received a B.S. with distinction from Purdue University in Economics, an M.S. in Agricultural Economics from Iowa State University and a J.D. from the Drake University School of Law.

Professor McEowen has authored two chapters in Kansas Agricultural Law and is a continuing contributor to "Farm Journal," "Top Producer," "Kansas Farmer," and "Agricultural Law Update" in addition to authoring various extension publications for farmers and ranchers. Professor McEowen has written two law review articles, "Planning for the Tax Effects of Liquidating and Reorganizing the Farm and Ranch Corporation" and "Estate Planning for Farm and Ranch Families Facing Long-Term Health Care."

Professor McEowen was co-author of "A Look at the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and How It Affects Owners and Tenants of Marginal Land" and "Estate Planning for Elderly and Disabled: Organizing the Estate to Qualify for Federal Medical Extended Care Assistance."

Neil E. Harl is one of the country's foremost authorities on agricultural law. Dr. Harl is a member of the Iowa Bar, Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor in Agriculture and Emeritus Professor of Economics at Iowa State University, and author of the 14 volume treatise, Agricultural Law, the one volume Agricultural Law Manual and numerous articles on agricultural law and economics.

The Publisher/Editor:

The publisher and editor is Robert P. Achenbach, Jr., J.D., research assistant, editor and writer for Dr. Harl's Agricultural Law treatise and Agricultural Law Manual for over 25 years and editor and publisher of the biweekly newsletter Agricultural Law Digest.

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