Program Objectives

  • Encourage the development of Direct Farm Marketing.

  • Provide a framework for understanding and analyzing potential liability risks.

  • Provide a checklist to help identify and reduce the possibility of harm.

  • Provide information on the insurance industry to help negotiate with agent/broker.

  • Provide information of the various elements of a farm liability policy.

Some Things That Will (Probably) Get You Into Legal Trouble
(From Neil Hamilton)*

  1. Not carrying sufficient liability insurance for your operation.

  1. Failing to comply with labor rules when hiring employees.

  1. Allowing unsafe conditions to exist on your property when customers are invited to visit.

  1. Selling processed foods that have been produced at an unlicensed facility.


*“The Legal Guide for Direct Farm Marketing” Neil D. Hamilton