Agriculture and environmental law
Agriculture and the environment dovetail in the Upper Midwest economy and the history of our region. Christian Sande has unique experience in agricultural and environmental law gained from a family background in agriculture and extensive legal experience in the area. Christian has represented the wide variety of clients and interests in environment and agriculture, ranging from family farmers and livestock producer groups to large integrated agribusinesses and citizen environmental organizations. From 2004 to 2008, Christian served as Council Delegate to the Minnesota State Bar Association Section on Environmental, Natural Resources and Energy Law.
Here are just some of the various legal issues in agriculture and the environment where Christian Sande LLC has specific experience:
- Feedlot siting, development, permitting and compliance
- Food labelling and use of specific terms like “organic” and “natural”
- USDA meat inspection programs and compliance
- Processing plant water use, permitting and discharges
- Soil and groundwater monitoring agreements, remediation and recording
- Pretreatment plant permits and compliance
- Livestock producer contracts
- Citizen environmental lawsuits
- Odor and air emission compliance and abatement
- Federal and state rules and best management practices
- Pesticide, fungicide and insecticide compliance and enforcement actions
- Farm zoning and community relations
- Fertilizer and soil amendment storage, handling and application