Varnum attorneys have practical experience serving the needs of agricultural producers, food processors and their suppliers. Our team approach provides expertise in each legal area while ensuring that clients also have available to them the full resources of the firm. We provide a broad range of services related to legal issues facing agri-businesses and have developed expertise in the following agricultural-related areas: Corporate -- business acquisitions and financing; entity formation and organization; contract matters Real Estate -- facility siting, construction and expansion; zoning, land use and real estate Labor -- immigration/work authorization issues; labor housing issues; migrant labor issues; OSHA; unfair labor practice issues Environmental -- wetlands regulation; water runoff, CAFO NPDES permits; Right to Farm Act; GAAMPs; odor emissions Litigation -- personal injury defense; contract disputes Tax -- federal and state tax planning; appeals Estate Planning -- succession planning