Legal issues
MU Extension sources
Recommended books
- The Legal Guide to Direct Farm Marketing by Neil Hamilton
Very comprehensive guide to legal issues involved in direct marketing
Liability issues for labor and livestock
MU Extension sources
- Agricultural Business
Includes publications on liability issues when hiring labor and with your livestock
Legal issues: Business organization, taxes, property issues, farm succession and planning
MU Extension publications
- Laws and Policies
Includes publications on fence laws, worker protection, alternative forms of business organization, and tax management
External resources
- Beginning Farmer Center — Resources to Help Our Next Generation of Farmers, Iowa State University
Information on wills, trusts, partnerships, corporations and limited liability companies, plus farm transition and estate planning
- Whole Farm Decisions — Legal and Taxes, Iowa State University
Includes estate tax management, income tax management, gift taxes, and legal business arrangements
- Whole Farm Decisions — Succession, Iowa State University
Information on planning a farm transfer, business arrangements, transferring assets and ownership, and making it all work
- Farm Management: Business Planning, Kansas State University
Includes transition and succession planning