High-voltage electric transmission lines cross rural Maryland farmland, highlighting how new energy infrastructure projects can affect private property and land use decisions. Image from Adobe Stock Images by Loylun. See this link here  for the site’s reposting policy. The University of Maryland Extension, the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, and the Agriculture Law Education Initiative will host a free workshop, “Understanding Eminent Domain,” on Monday, February 17, at...

Last will and testament image by Fabio Balbi See this link here  for the site’s reposting policy. The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (AREC), University of Maryland Extension, and the Ag Law Education Initiative will host three one-day workshops on Jan. 13th in Mountain Lake Park, Jan. 27 th  at the Central MD Research and Education Center, and Feb. 11 at the Eastern Shore Hospital Center, in the English Room. The Farm Succession and Estate Planning workshops will be from 10...

Man standing in field writing in notebook. Image is by Viktor from Adobe Stock Images and is generated by AI. This is not a substitute for legal advice.  See this link here for the site’s reposting policy.          In October 2025, the IRS announced the revised federal estate tax and gift tax limits for 2026. Click here to read the announcement.  The federal estate tax limit will rise from $13.99 million in 2025 to $15 million in 2026.  The federal gift tax exclusion will remain at $19,000...