Agricultural litigation covers a variety of issues that arise on modern farms.
These include:
- Adulterated or contaminated feed
- Defective animal confinement buildings
- Defective heating and cooling systems
- Defective feeding equipment
- Defective milking equipment
- Herbicide and pesticide claims
- Other defective farm buildings
- Other defective farm equipment
- Stray voltage
- Veterinary and nutritionist malpractice
- Other legal concerns related to farming or farm-related operations
Adulterated or Contaminated Feed
Farm animals have special dietary requirements typically “rationed” or prescribed by nutritionists. Therefore, if animals receive the wrong food, refuse to eat, accept defective food, or sort through their food (and only eat a part of it), they do not get their required dietary ration. An inadequate or unhealthy diet can lead to decreased production, reproduction, illness, or death.
Defective Farm Equipment and Defective Farm Buildings
Defective farm equipment and buildings can leave today’s modern farmer in serious economic hardship. Our Agricultural Litigation Attorneys have handled cases involving silos, silo unloaders, feeding systems, curtains in confinement and dairy barns, temperature controls, teat dip, milking equipment, milk-line washing equipment, electric converters, barn ventilation systems and more. We can help you with any problem with defective equipment issue that you are faced with.
Herbicide/Pesticide Claims
Misapplication of herbicides and pesticides can result in economic losses and devastating personal injury. Elevators sometimes mistakenly apply herbicides to corn that is not genetically modified to permit such application. Using anhydrous ammonia and other chemicals to fields with sprayers on a windy day can result in “drift” that has been known to kill adjacent livestock, damage other crops or plants and cause personal injury to humans. Custom applicators make mistakes. At Doar, Drill & Skow, we can help you with any herbicide/pesticide claim you may have.
Stray Voltage
“Stray voltage” or “stray current” is a phenomenon caused by either on-farm or off-farm electric currents that run through the farm. Stray voltage can have a devastating impact on farms and farm animals. Dairy cows are particularly susceptible to electric current. Stray voltage affects the cows’ immune systems, leading to various problems, including mastitis, hoof problems, loss of milk production, reproductive failure and death. Damage from stray voltage is hard to detect. At Doar, Drill & Skow, we can set you up with the right people to test, evaluate and see stray voltage on your farm.
Veterinary and Nutritionist Malpractice
Like everyone, veterinarians and nutritionists make mistakes from time to time. When this happens, farmers can suffer drastic economic losses. With extensive experience in agricultural-related cases, we can help you recover your financial losses from veterinary or nutritionist malpractice.
We Have the Knowledge and Experience to Help You
To effectively practice in this area of law, the attorney you select must know the science and economics involved in modern farming, including electric currents, electrical distribution systems, animal diseases, animal nutrition, agronomy, feeding systems, feed storage systems, milking practices, milking equipment, farm structures and confinement facilities. Doar, Drill & Skow has this experience and knowledge through access to the top specialists and researchers in the field and the numerous cases we have handled. For a no-obligation consultation with one of our agricultural litigation attorneys at Doar, Drill & Skow, call 877-890-7934 toll-free or contact us online. Located in New Richmond, we serve clients throughout western Wisconsin.
