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Name: Expert Guidance On How To Handle Grape Contract Issues, Smoke Taint & Crop Insurance During Harvest
Start: 2020-09-18T15:00:00+0000
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Expert Guidance On How To Handle Grape Contract Issues, Smoke Taint & Crop Insurance During Harvest

When: September 18, 2020 3:00pm

Speakers: Tyler C. Gerking, Matthew J. Lewis, Katherine Philippakis

Farella Braun + Martel is proud to partner with the Napa County Farm Bureau, the USDA Risk Management Agency, and American AgCredit to present a webinar with an expert panel to assist members in dealing with current issues arising related to grape contracts, smoke taint, and crop insurance during harvest.

This live webinar will provide members with guidance on how to navigate these arising issues and answer questions to assist members.

The panel features Farella's Katherine Philippakis, Chair of the firm's Wine Industry Group, partners Matt Lewis and Tyler Gerking, Jeff Yasui, the Director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency, and Shannon Antonini, Crop Insurance Advisor for American AgCredit.

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