News and Information about Janzen Schroeder Ag Law
An Indiana court voided Tipton County’s overlay district which banned various land uses on rural ground because the county failed to provide the required statutory notice to interested landowners.
Read MoreThe team at Janzen Schroder Ag Law represented a farm family after trust was broken by a farm crop insurance corporation leading to a catastrophic loss. Ultimately, the jury returned a substantial verdict awarding to bring justice to these hardworking farmers.
Read MoreAfter a local grain merchant went bust, we helped a number of Indiana farm families obtain reimbursement for their lost bushels of grain.
Read MoreThe death of a landlord can create problems for a farmer tenant.
Read MoreAfter multiple rounds of appeal, we helped an Indiana farm family finally convince the USDA that pandemic assistance paid in 2020 was the right decision.
Read MoreThe team at Janzen Schroder Ag Law worked with the Houin farm family in Marshall County, Indiana, to bring their case against the DNR to a successful conclusion this fall, with a settlement of $810,000.
Read MoreWe are pleased to report on a recent zoning victory for a poultry farm in Randolph County, Indiana.
Read MoreJanzen Schroeder Ag Law Wins Bench Trial for Beef Cattle Farmer.
Read MoreJanzen Schroeder Ag Law helped a client achieve a positive outcome in a zoning situation regarding replacing a collapsed grain bin.
Read MoreWe recently secured a major zoning victory for a poultry producer in northern Indiana resulting in a court order blocking a harmful CFO moratorium from going into effect and awarding attorneys’ fees for the producer.
Read MoreThe Indiana Court of Appeals recently held a hog CAFO fell within the county zoning ordinance’s definition of a “farm” and therefore was properly issued a building permit in the F Farming Zone.
Read MoreOn February 21, 2020, the Indiana Supreme Court denied transfer in a major Indiana Right to Farm Act case. This is a big win for agriculture.
Read MoreJanzen Ag Law defended an Indiana dairy against a challenge to its zoning approval by a rural summer camp. On January 16, 2018, the Indiana Court of Appeals issued an order upholding the county's decision to permit the dairy's construction.
Read MoreOn February 27, 2017, the Indiana Office of Environmental Adjudication upheld the Indiana Department of Environmental Management's approval of a dairy's application to build and operate a new confined feeding operation in Rush County, Indiana. Todd and Brianna defended the dairy against a challenge to the permit approval from a nearby neighbor.
Read MoreHistorically, if two rural landowners wanted to build a fence between their properties (a “partition fence”), they would meet in the middle of their proposed fence row, and while looking at each other, each agree to build to their right. This century-old statute, known as the “Partition Fence Law,” was a way to distribute the cost of partition fences equally between landowners. Recently, this law was challenged in the Indiana Court of Appeals.
Read MoreTwo recent Indiana Supreme Court cases shed light on how the utility regulatory commission could, in the future, decide that county solar zoning ordinances are unreasonable and therefore void.
Brianna Schroeder will speak at the National Forum for Environmental and Toxic Tort Issues.
Todd Janzen and Brianna Schroeder will present “Dammed by Data: Government-Induced Flooding as a Taking” at the AALA Annual Educational Symposium.
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