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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What's the Big Deal with Big Data?

What's the Big Deal with Big Data?

Irrigation has gone high-tech. It’s no surprise that technology plays an important role in increasing the efficiency and decreasing the water usage of modern. The rise of Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and their ability to stream data across fields has accelerated high-tech irrigation. Collecting this data brings lots of promise and few legal concerns. Todd Janzen was recently interviewed by Anne Blankenbiller, editor-in-chief of Irrigation Today for the feature article: What’s the Big Deal with Big Data?

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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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