Remote Only Event. Online registration is closed. To
register, email Tram Nguyen at tnguyen@mnbars.org
.
Representing Family Farmers in Financial Disputes
A free four-part CLE
series
July 23, 25, 29 &
31, 2024
Financial credit is the lifeblood of farming. In general, many farmers borrow
money in the spring to plant, tend, and harvest their crops. Farmers plan to
repay their creditors toward the end of the year when they have received
payments for their products. But, serious price, production, weather, pest, and
other difficulties often occur and ultimately become credit problems, resulting
in disputes between farmers and their lenders.
For years, many farmers have been unable to find legal representation in
their rural communities to help them in disputes with their well-represented
lenders. Lawyers can serve rural communities and level the playing field for the
farmers who grow our food by representing such farmers.
The nonprofit law firm Farmers’ Legal Action Group (FLAG), along with the
Agricultural and Rural Law Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association, are
offering a four-part CLE series to give attorneys the knowledge, tools, and
resources they need to represent farmers in financial disputes with lenders.
FLAG Deputy Director and Senior Staff Attorney Stephen Carpenter, and FLAG
Staff Attorney Lindsay Kuehn, will provide materials and present information on
the following topics:
July 23, 2024, 12:00-1:00 PM: Introduction to Minnesota Agricultural
Lending Law
July 25, 2024, 12:00-1:00 PM: Unsecured Farm Credit and
Judgments and Bankruptcy
July 29, 2024, 12:00-1:00 PM: Farm Operating
& Equipment Loans, Secured Creditors, Repossession, and Farmer-Lender
Mediation
July 31, 2024, 12:00-1:00 PM: Farm Leases, Farm Mortgages, and Contracts for
Deed