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Free Legal Services for Farmers Available Through Penn State Law

By Tara Baugher
 
 
Penn State Law is offering farmers the opportunity to obtain free legal services through its Rural Economic Development Clinic.
 
The program gives law students a chance to gain practical legal experience working with clients under the supervision of faculty and licensed attorneys. Through the clinic, student attorneys can work with clients to review or prepare legal documents, conduct research and provide advice. Students attorneys have helped clients with topics such as renting farmland and facilities, CSA membership agreements, farmers market rules, liability waivers and purchasing or establishing a business. Student attorneys cannot represent clients in litigation matters through the program.
 
Applications are now being accepted for work to be done during the fall 2018 semester. Clients will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis and should be able to travel to State College for client meetings.
 

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Our journey through the corridors of power and the fields of grain begins with a special guest, Branden Leslie, Member of Parliament for Portage-Lisgar and a proud alumnus of the Grain Growers of Canada. Branden, a native of Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, brings a wealth of knowledge from his time as a political advisor and his tenure as the manager of policy and government relations with the GGC, to his recent election to the House of Commons.

As we sit down with Branden on a late Friday afternoon, fresh from his duties at the House of Commons, we'll dive into the intersection of agriculture and politics, his journey from advocacy to elected office, and how these experiences shape his views on the future of Canadian agriculture. And, as we're doing this over a couple of well-deserved beers, we'll also touch on the lighter side of life, including Brandon's recent venture into fatherhood.