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Agricultural Law in a Nutshell

1st Edition
Roger A. McEowen
ISBN: 9781683282570
Subject: Agriculture Law
Format: Print - Softbound
Page Count: 853
Copyright: 2017 | Status: In Stock
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Written by Professor Roger A. McEowen, the Kansas Farm Bureau Professor of Agricultural Law and Taxation at Washburn University School of Law, and drawn from his leading, cutting-edge textbook on agricultural law and taxation which is presently in its 40th release (January 2017). This Nutshell is specifically developed to meet the needs of the students, instructors, lawyers as well as farmers, ranchers, rural landowners agri-businesses and lawyers as a handy summary of key areas of the law impacting agriculture. Material covered includes an introduction to agricultural law, contracts, agricultural financing, bankruptcy, real property, cooperatives, civil liabilities, water law, environmental law, and regulatory law. The Nutshell covers the general principles of law for ease of class discussion and provides a balance of textual explanation with case citations.


Imprint: West Academic Publishing
Series: Nutshells
Publication Date: 07/25/2017

Roger A. McEowen, Washburn University School of Law

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