The Legal Guide for Direct Farm Marketing by Neil D. Hamilton addresses all the concerns farmers have about legal and regulatory issues. Every farmers market and farm stand owner should have one on the bookshelf.

The Legal Guide was written by Neil D. Hamilton, director of the Agricultural Law Center at Drake University Law School. Some of the topics covered:
•Farmers markets
•Business forms, licenses, taxation
•Contracts, food stamps, getting paid
•Advertising, organic certification and other claims
•Land use and property law, including pesticide drift
•Labor and employment law
•Insurance and liability
•Inspection, licensing and food safety
•Marketing meat, poultry and dairy