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John C. Becker, J.D.
Professor of Agricultural Economics and Law, (Teaching, Research and
Outreach)
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
207 C Armsby Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-863-0575
FAX: 814-865-3746
e-mail: jcb1@psu.edu
Extension Programs Designed and Presented:
Extension programs are focused on three primary areas: farm and agri-business
estate and financial planning; interaction between production agricultural
activities and mainstream environmental laws and regulation at the federal,
state and local levels, and community dispute resolution systems and
processes for collaborative resolution of community level disputes. The
extension publications described below can be obtained by contacting
Professor Becker directly, or by contacting a local cooperative extension
office in your community.
Estate and Business Planning for Farm and non-Farm Families:
- Federal Estate and Gift Taxes
- State Inheritance taxes
- Organization and Operation of Farm Businesses
- Intergenerational transfers
- Long-Term Care Planning
Extension Publications:
- Transfer of Property After Death and Steps in Settling an Estate
(1999)
- Estate Planning for Pennsylvania Farm Families (under revision)
- Organization of the Farm and Agribusiness Enterprise
State and Federal Laws That Apply to Farm Labor
- Pre-employment, During Employment and at Termination of Employment
Extension Publications:
- State and Federal Laws That Apply to Farm Labor (available through the
Agricultural Law Resource and Reference Center at the Dickinson School of
Law,
http://www.dsl.psu.edu/aglaw/aglaw.html)
- Elements of an Employment Contract
Environmental Laws and Regulations Applied to Agriculture:
- Traditional means of resolving environmental disputes
- Protection of agricultural activities from nuisance suits
- The current state of American environmental law
- Water Quality regulations
- Land use planning regulations
- Hazardous substance regulations
- Waste disposal regulations
- Public health and safety regulations
- Workplace safety regulations
Extension publications:
- Environmental Water Quality Regulations Applied to Animal Production
Activities. (co-authored with Gene C. Brucker of the Dickinson School of
Law)
The Legal Environment of Agriculture and Agri-business
- Production contracts in modern agriculture
- Community decision-making regarding agriculture
- Preferential assessment of farm and forestland
Extension publications:
- The Legal Environment of Pennsylvania Agriculture and Agribusiness,
Correspondence course 5102 (available through the Department of Distance
Education, 208 Mitchell Building, University Park, PA 16802)
- Preferential Assessment of Farm and Forest land Under Act 319 of 1974,
the “Clean and Green Act”
Continuing Professional Education Programs Designed and Presented:
- The Agricultural Law Forum of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute
- The Rural Lawyers’ Conferences
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