Agriculture and Food Production

Miller Thomson’s Agriculture and Food Production Law Group has lawyers from various disciplines across Canada offering an in-depth understanding of legal issues and challenges in agriculture and food production. With our knowledge and experience in this complex and unique area of law, we can advise on every client’s legal needs in a professional and cost-effective manner.

Our Experience

We offer in-depth knowledge and practical advice on:

Marketing Boards and Commissions

Livestock and Plant Production Issues

• Regulation and control of animal and plant diseases
• Pedigrees
• Owners liability and insurance issues
• Pesticides and herbicides
• Veterinarians
• Livestock feeds and nutrient management

Agricultural Lending and Recoveries

• Drafting agricultural security
• Designing and implementing financing programs
• Collections, seizures, foreclosures, bankruptcy and insolvency

Commercial Transactions Involving Agriculture and Food Production

• Custom feeding and production agreements
• Agricultural leases
• Quotas and licensing

Litigation on Agricultural and Food Production Issues

Business Organization and Development

• Agricultural cooperatives and societies
• Farmers markets
• Capitalizations: private and public offerings
• Production and value added chains
• Greenhouses and market gardens

Right of Entry and Surface Leases

Land Use Planning and Environmental Issues

• Water rights, irrigation and watercourses
• Protection of the “right to farm”
• Ground water pollution

Liability of Governments and Government Agencies

Grain Law

Marketing and Transportation

• Regulatory issues for marketing, transportation and sales
• Livestock auctions
• Insurance issues

Intellectual Property

• Patents
• Trade mark and copyright
• Industrial design

Food Safety and Production Protocols, including organic foods, hormone-free products, labeling and packaging

Farm Succession Planning and Estates

Interprovincial and Export Trade in Agriculture and Food Products

Competition Issues

Farm Safety Net Programs (e.g., CAIS)

Tax Issues

Wineries