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...

Tractor pulling disc and tilling farmland in Red River Basin by USDA This is not a substitute for legal advice.  See here for the site’s reposting policy. The Supreme Court of Maryland recently handed down a decision in the appeal of Talbot County’s decision involving the application and stockpiling of biosolids and soil conditioners on a farm and the county and state’s right-to-farm laws.  The Supreme Court found that the Appellate Court’s decision involving the state’s right-to-farm law...