Recommended Titles and Treatises

Agriculture

Agricultural law in a nutshell

by Donald Pedersen. Thomson West. 1995.
440 pages. No updates available.

Provides a historical perspective on government involvement in agriculture. Overview begins with Depression-era programs and continues on to discuss current assistance programs and the issues surrounding their administration. Specifics include coverage on financial institutions and programs, storage and marketing of crops, insolvent warehouses and buyers, agricultural cooperatives, farmland preservation law, lease of agricultural land, crop and livestock financing, animals, agricultural employment law, and soil and water management.