Agribusiness

WHY YOU NEED AN AGRIBUSINESS ATTORNEY

Agribusiness, also known as Agricultural businesses are becoming larger and more specialized. As such, they are requiring informed and in-depth legal advice on many matters. Business organization decisions, tax issues, regulatory requirements, employee concerns, and contracts for the production and exchange of salable products, are all issues that we are familiar with handling.

What We Do

Daniel Potucek has extensive personal experience with agriculture and agribusiness. He can provide advice to clients on issues like corporate laws; environmental compliance issues; entity organization; financing, contracts, mergers and acquisitions, and especially estate and family succession planning.

Practice Areas:

• Agribusiness
• Estate Planning
• Real Estate
• Regulatory/Compliance Issues

Agribusiness

The farming way of life is different in many ways. Things tend to be done the time-honored way. A handshake among gentlemen means something, deals are done in person, and agreements between neighbors are respected and honored. But times and people change. Your farm, your family, your livelihood, your future – these things can’t be gambled on with a handshake. Mr. Potucek will provide you and your family with the security and reassurance of knowing that your affairs are capably being handled.

Agribusiness Services:

• LLC, Corp. & Partnership Formation
• Crop Rental Agreements
• Distribution Contracts
• Fruit Tree Licensing Agreements
• Liability Limitation
• Contracts
• Dispute Resolution

Real Estate

Like the seasons, farms are constantly changing. Cropland is leased, sold, or purchased. Land is an agribusiness man’s biggest asset. Don’t risk your property with do-it-yourself contracts. Daniel Potucek can handle your agricultural real estate transactions with a thorough, personal understanding of the specific issues that have an impact on agricultural land. We are experienced with the laws that are unique to agribusiness loans. We are also experienced in evaluating the collateral that is often involved in agribusiness lending transactions.

Real Estate Services:

• Purchases and Sales
• Easements
• Leases
• Land Contracts
• Mortgage and Note Drafting

Estate Planning

If you are like most farmers, you dream of the day that you can hand your farm down, with pride, to the next generation. The soil has been watered with your blood, sweat, and tears. A well-conceived succession plan can make certain your farm is in good hands long before the transition takes place. It also saves your family the stress of figuring it out if the unexpected happened. A free will downloaded from the internet isn’t going to take into account the issues specifics to agricultural land ownership.

Estate Planning Services:

• Succession Planning
• Wills
• Trusts
• Gifts

Regulatory/Compliance Issues

It’s tough work being a farmer, with plenty to worry about. Trying to figure out Uncle Sam’s tangled maze of regulations that govern the agricultural industry is no easy task. Your time is better spent taking care of your farm and land and family than it is getting lost in regulations and bureaucracy. Let us do that for you. No matter how diligently a farm is run, there will always be a missed opportunity, or an overlooked code or regulation. Daniel Potucek can help you make informed decisions about how to run your operation. Protecting your business from governmental compliance violations is as important as taking advantage of the many programs available from the government to assist those in the agricultural industry.

Agribusiness Regulatory/Compliance Services:

• Migrant Worker Issues
• Labor/Employment Issues
• Environmental Regulation
• Basic Tax Counseling