Nuisances and Normal Farm Practices in Kansas
Land use conflicts are often present in urban, residential and commercial areas. However, they also occur in rural areas.
When Is an Agricultural Activity a Nuisance?
Roger McEowen, interviewed by Greg Akagi, Kansas AG Network / 580 WIBW, April 18, 2022.
State-level Right-to-farm Laws
Every state has enacted a right-to-farm law that is designed to protect existing agricultural operations by giving farmers and ranchers who meet the legal requirements a defense in nuisance suits.
The basic thrust of a particular state’s right-to-farm law is that it is unfair for a person to move to an agricultural area knowing the conditions which might be present and then ask a court to declare a neighboring farm a nuisance.
From RFD-TV Market Day Report, September 15, 2020; uploaded with permission.