Agribusiness

Our agribusiness attorneys serve a diverse range of clients, including family farmers, agribusiness trade associations, livestock producers, grape growers, organic producers, agricultural cooperatives, ethanol producers, grain elevators, seed companies, livestock genetic companies, chemical/fertilizer companies and dealers and many other agriculture-related businesses. Many of our clients are involved in cutting-edge biotechnology, value-added agriculture and further processing of raw commodities.

We provide advice to our clients on matters such as entity organizational, financing and securities law issues, environmental compliance issues, Midwestern corporate farming laws, contracts, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and estate and family business succession planning.

BrownWinick’s agribusiness team also offers its clients a strong legislative and regulatory presence in Iowa. We have a number of registered lobbyists at the Iowa statehouse each legislative session, and our attorneys have extensive experience in monitoring and shaping rules and regulations that affect our client’s businesses.