• Second Annual Mid-South Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference (April 17th, 2015)

• Hosted by: the Agricultural & Food Law Consortium
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  Agriculture in the Mid-South is uniquely impacted by changes and developments in state, federal, and international laws and policies. This program is part of a long-term effort to provide relevant and timely agricultural and environmental legal research and information to attorneys, lenders, accountants, tax consultants, students and other agricultural professionals involved in the agriculture and aquaculture industries in the southern U.S. The goal is to provide resources in the form of presentations and content, as well as to foster dialogue about the range of agricultural, food, and aquaculture issues for the Mid-South agricultural community.
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• Conference Information

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  Date/Time:
  Friday, April 17th, 2015 (8:15am – 4pm)
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  Location:
  University of Memphis - Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
  1 North Front Street, Memphis, TN, 38103

Cost:
$150 - Attorneys seeking continuing education credit
$100 - Other attendees, not seeking professional credit
$25 - Students

Continuing Legal Education:
The program has been approved in Arkansas, Mississippi & Tennessee for 5 hours of general continuing legal education credit and one hour of ethics credit.

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• Topics and Speakers
  Agricultural & Environmental Law Update: Recent Trends and Developments Stephanie Showalter Otts | Director National Sea Grant Law Center Peggie Kirk Hall | Director Agricultural & Resource Law Program, The Ohio State University Ross Pifer | Director, Clinical Professor of Law and Director Agricultural Law Resource & Reference Center, Penn State Law Rusty Rumley | Senior Staff Attorney National Agricultural Law Center, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
  2014 Farm Bill for Practitioners, Lenders, and Other Ag Professionals Anne Hazlett | Republican Chief Counsel United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Greg Cole | President and Chief Operating Officer, AgHeritage Farm Credit Services
  USDA National Appeals Division 101: What You and Your Farm Client Need to Know Amanda Urbanek | Deputy Assistant Director USDA-National Appeals Division, Southern Region
  Farm Succession & Estate Planning for Mid-South Agriculture Robert Serio Serio & Bishop (Clarendon, Arkansas) Stan Miller McChain, Miller, & Nissman (Little Rock, Arkansas)
  Ethical Considerations for Farm Clients John Dillard Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz PC
  Easement Negotiation 101: Focus on Gas Pipelines and Energy Transmission Lines Peggy Kirk Hall | Director Agricultural & Resource Law Program, The Ohio State University Ross Pifer | Clinical Professor of Law and Director Agricultural Law Resource & Reference Center, Penn State Law

  
  For more information, contact the National Agricultural Law Center (NatAgLaw@uark.edu).