Trial Court Affirms a County Must Give Landowners Statutory Notice of Change to Ordinance

Trial Court Affirms a County Must Give Landowners Statutory Notice of Change to Ordinance

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.

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Justice Prevails: Janzen Schroeder Ag Law Wins Major Verdict for Farmers in Crop Insurance Case

Justice Prevails: Janzen Schroeder Ag Law Wins Major Verdict for Farmers in Crop Insurance Case

The 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.

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OPD v. Town of Argos: Court Blocks Moratorium on Confined Feeding Operations

OPD v. Town of Argos: Court Blocks Moratorium on Confined Feeding Operations

We 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.

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Questions from the Bench: Indiana Supreme Court Hears Argument on Right to Farm Act

Questions from the Bench: Indiana Supreme Court Hears Argument on Right to Farm Act

On January 30, 2020, the Indiana Supreme Court held oral argument in the case Himsel v. Himsel. The case covers a lot of territory, including the Right to Farm Act, odor as an alleged trespass, respect for the local zoning process, nuisance, negligence, governmental takings, and questions on legal standards.

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Indiana Court of Appeals Upholds the Right to Farm Act

Indiana Court of Appeals Upholds the Right to Farm Act

A three judge panel unanimously rejected multiple neighbors’ challenges to a rural Indiana hog farm. In the case titled Himsel v. 4/9 Livestock, neighbors alleged that a nearby hog farm was a nuisance, its odors constituted a “trespass,” and its existence violated their constitutional rights to “Open Courts” and “Equal Privileges” under the law. Here is our summary of the decision.

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Indiana Prairie Farmer: Women in Agriculture

Indiana Prairie Farmer: Women in Agriculture

More than technology has changed in agriculture over the past 50 years. Indiana leaders and society itself have recognized that agriculture is more than farming, and that women can fill key roles in agriculture, on and off the farm.

Brianna was featured in the Indiana Prairie Farmer series on women in agriculture in our state. The full story is available here.

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