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Item Agricultural Leasing in Maryland(2013-07-11) Goeringer, PaulMaryland farmers understand the importance of leases in their operations. From land to equipment, Maryland farmers use varying forms of agreements in their business operations. With the leasing of land, leases for a period of less than one year can be oral and there is no requirement the lease be in writing. Even if the lease can be oral, the landlord and tenant should still consider putting the lease in writing to provide both with a written record of the terms agreed to. Any lease longer than one year will be required to be in writing and signed by the parties involved. The tenant will be the one to request a renewal and a landlord can never force a tenant to renew a lease. Termination will depend on either the termination process in the lease or when the lease is silent on termination on state law which requires either the landlord or tenant to give at least 6 months’ notice of the desire to terminate the lease. Unless specified in the lease, a landlord retains no right to reenter the property or to allow new tenants to enter the property to begin preparing fields for planting before the current lease terminates. The landlord can specifically request the right to reenter in the lease. Other issues to consider when negotiating a lease are how to split repair costs, which party will be responsible for noxious weed control, and when the tenant will be required to purchase crop insurance or how crop insurance costs will be split, depending on the type of lease the parties have. This publication will provide an overview of some issues to be considered by both landlords and tenants when negotiating lease agreements.Item Beyond Crop Insurance: Overview of the 2012 Disaster Assistance(2012-09) Goeringer, Paul; Lynch, LoriItem Developing a Better CSA Contract(2015-02) Goeringer, PaulItem Estate Planning for Farm Families(2013-03-01) Goeringer, Paul; Lynch, LoriItem Estate Planning for Farm Families: Updated for 2014(2014-04) Lynch, Lori; Goeringer, Paul; Musser, WesUpdated for Maryland estate tax changes starting in 2014. This fact sheet provides an overview of the estate planning processItem Federal Crop Insurance is Part of Farm Safety Net for Maryland Potato Producers(2014-03) Mathew, Sudeep; Goeringer, Paul; Lynch, LoriGives overview of the qualifications for crop insurance on potatoes in MarylandItem Fillable Maryland Cash Lease(2013-01) Goeringer, PaulItem Fillable Maryland Crop-Share Lease(2013-01) Goeringer, PaulItem Fillable Maryland Flex-Cash Lease(2013-01) Goeringer, PaulItem Fillable Maryland Termination Letter(2013-01) Goeringer, PaulItem New Crop Insurance Option for Diversified Operations: Whole Farm Revenue Protection(2015-02) Goeringer, Paul; Leathers, HowardThe 2014 Farm Bill authorized USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) to develop a new type of revenue insurance product, Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP). WFRP provides a risk management tool for all commodities on farms with up to $8.5 million in insured revenue. WFRP is not intended for one specific crop, like corn, wheat, or soybeans like traditional revenue and yield insurance products, but is intended to cover all crops and livestock grown on a farm. This new product will replace the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) and Adjusted Gross Revenue-Lite policies.Item Review of Lender Requirements for Beginning Farmer Loan Programs(Center for Agricultural and Natural Resource Policy, 2013-12-01) Goeringer, Paul; Hanson, JimItem Risk Management Implications of the 2014 Farm Bill(2014-08-12) Goeringer, PaulGives an overview of the risk management decisions that producers will need to consider as a part of the 2014 farm bill. Presentation was given around Maryland in August of 2014.Item State Review of Environmental Impacts Could Result in Mineral Leasing Opportunities in Maryland(2014-05) Goeringer, Paul; Lynch, LoriStarting in 2007, many western Maryland landowners saw increased oil and gas leasing as gas companies further developed the Marcellus Shale which contains one of the largest known natural gas reserves in the world. The Marcellus Shale is adjacent to a large energy market in the East Coast. The formation is located primarily in eight states, including Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia, and western Maryland. Many landowners may think that the period for understanding how to negotiate an oil and gas lease has passed, but Maryland’s oil and natural gas resources have not been fully developed. This Bulletin will explore some of the legal obligations that mineral owners should consider.Item Supplemental Coverage Option Now a Part of the Federal Crop Insurance Program(2015-01) Goeringer, Paul; Leathers, HowardThe 2014 Farm Bill created Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO), a new add-on crop insurance option which provides supplemental coverage on a producer’s underlying crop insurance policy. SCO operates by mimicking a producer’s individual crop insurance coverage and increasing the protection to 86 percent of the producer’s actual production history (APH) yield and price election. An SCO loss payment occurs when the actual current year county yield (or revenue) is less than 86% of expected county yield (or revenue) at the time of planting. SCO became available with the 2015 crop year in select Maryland counties for winter wheat, and all corn and soybean counties except Allegany and Garrett. USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) will begin looking at expanding covered counties and crops covered, and begin distinguishing by practices (such as irrigated compared to non-irrigated).Item Taxes and Land Preservation: Computing the Capital Gains Tax(2014-12) Lynch, Lori; Goeringer, PaulSelling development rights or easements has tax implications for landowners, especially those who have owned their farms for a long period of time and seen land values escalate. This fact sheet discusses some of the implications for capital gains taxes.Item Trend-Adjusted Yield Option Introduced for Crop Insurance(Center for Agricultural and Natural Resource Policy, 2013-11-01) Goeringer, Paul; Lynch, LoriItem Trend-Adjusted Yield Option Introduced for Crop Insurance(2014-08) Goeringer, PaulFact sheet has been updated to reflect wheat trend adjustments for 2015 crop year.Item Understanding Agricultural Liability: Maryland’s Right-to-Farm Law(2013-07-01) Goeringer, Paul; Lynch, LoriItem What to consider when Developing a Lease and a Rental Rate?(2015-05) Goeringer, Paul