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The Back Forty Lawyer

by Jennifer L Zahradnik

Law, land, and life in rural Iowa. The Back 40 Lawyer is a weekly agricultural law podcast helping Iowa farmers and landowners protect their ground, their families, and their legacy — explained in plain English, with no lawyer-speak. Hosted by attorney Jen Zahradnik of Legal Solutions of Iowa — a farm kid from central Nebraska, an Iowa State animal science grad, and a Drake Law graduate who has raised sheep her whole life — each short episode tackles the legal issues that actually land on a farm family's kitchen table. We cover farm estate planning and succession, keeping the family farm in the family, farmland real estate transactions, farm leases (including Iowa's September 1 termination deadline), partition actions when co-owners can't agree, boundary line and fence disputes — "boundary by acquiescence" — CRP contracts and compliance, and more. Always practical, always rooted in real rural Iowa life. Whether you farm in central or eastern Iowa,

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Episodes

  1. When the Family Can’t Agree: Partition and Dividing Land

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Episode 4: When the Family Can't Agree: Partition and Dividing Land Three siblings inherit the home place and can't agree on what to do with it. When talks break down, a court can step in.…

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  2. Don’t Wait Till You’re Gone: Succession While You’re Living

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Estate planning is what happens when you’re gone. Succession is what you do now, while you’re still living, to hand the family farm off the right way. In this episode of The Back 40, attorney...

  3. The Talk You Keep Putting Off: Estate Planning for Farm Families

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Estate planning is the conversation every Iowa farm family knows they should have — and keeps putting off. In this episode of The Back 40, attorney Jennifer Zahradnik explains, in plain…

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  4. “Meet Your Host: How a Farm Kid Became the Land Lawyer”

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! 🌽 The Back 40 is here! In Episode 1, attorney Jennifer Zahradnik shares how a farm kid from central Nebraska became the lawyer helping Iowa families protect their land. It starts with one…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Law, land, and life in rural Iowa. The Back 40 Lawyer is a weekly agricultural law podcast helping Iowa farmers and landowners protect their ground, their families, and their legacy — explained in plain English, with no lawyer-speak.

Hosted by attorney Jen Zahradnik of Legal Solutions of Iowa — a farm kid from central Nebraska, an Iowa State animal science grad, and a Drake Law graduate who has raised sheep her whole life — each short episode tackles the legal issues that actually land on a farm family's kitchen table.

We cover farm estate planning and succession, keeping the family farm in the family, farmland real estate transactions, farm leases (including Iowa's September 1 termination deadline), partition actions when co-owners can't agree, boundary line and fence disputes — "boundary by acquiescence" — CRP contracts and compliance, and more. Always practical, always rooted in real rural Iowa life.

Whether you farm in central or eastern Iowa,

HOSTED BY

Jennifer L Zahradnik

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How many episodes does The Back Forty Lawyer have?

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What is The Back Forty Lawyer about?

Law, land, and life in rural Iowa. The Back 40 Lawyer is a weekly agricultural law podcast helping Iowa farmers and landowners protect their ground, their families, and their legacy — explained in plain English, with no lawyer-speak. Hosted by attorney Jen Zahradnik of Legal Solutions of Iowa — a...

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The Back Forty Lawyer is created and hosted by Jennifer L Zahradnik.
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