Amazon.com description: Product Description: When the first edition of Agricultural Law was published in 1981, it immediately set the standard for the field. Now in a new edition, the book includes new coverage of such areas as bankruptcy, government regulations, and environmental laws, as well as offering even more information on the federal regulatory and farm programs. The strong focus on environmental concerns reflects the latest state of affairs in the field, as do the completely updated case materials.
The cases, relevant to the issues discussed within the book, also help the reader to focus on today's directions and trends in agricultural law. In some, the facts provide a basis for illustration of law in action. In others, the court's opinion includes a useful description of particular legal principles and how they are applied. Between the book's discussion and the presentation of cases a "hybrid" is formed, thus providing the reader with both a casebook and a treatise.