Photograph: Roger McEowen giving interview on the radio.

Roger on the Air

Roger McEowen regularly appears on radio and television programs heard nationally and across the Midwest and on the worldwide web.

  • 3/4/2024 Ag-Issues - Listen (17:59).
    Discusses - Farm Bankruptcy; Sovereign Immunity; No Fee simple determinable; Farm Lease; Pipeline Damages.
  • 2/28/2024 RFD-TV - Watch (3:33).
    Discusses new tax legislation proposed.
  • 2/21/2024 RFD-TV - Watch (3:08).
    Discusses Dicamba update.
  • 2/19/2024 Ag-Issues - Listen (20:27).
    Discusses - Dicamba Update; New Tax Legislation Proposed; Taxing Wealth and the U.S. Supreme Court.
  • 2/14/2024 Ag-Today - Listen (10:43)
    Discusses U.S. Supreme Court cases on important "takings", taxing wealth, chevron deference, federal court on Dicamba Registrations.
  • 2/12/2024 RFD-TV - Watch (3:52).
    Discusses the big issues for 2024 - Important "Takings" Case; Taxing Wealth; USDA’s "Climate Smart Projects".
  • 2/8/2024 Ag-Today - Listen (10:44)
    Discusses Top Ten Developments 3, 2 and 1 - California’s Proposition 12; Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land; SCOTUS and the Definition of WOTUS.
  • 2/6/2024 RFD-TV - Watch (3:33).
    Discusses top ten development No.1 - SCOTUS and the Definition of a "Water of the United States".
  • 2/5/2024 Ag-Issues - Listen (18:00).
    Discusses 2023 top ten developments in agricultural law and taxation, part 2.
  • 2/2/2024 RFD-TV - Watch (3:23).
    Discusses top ten development No.2 - Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land.
  • 1/31/2024 Ag-Today - Listen (10:43)
    Discusses Top Ten 2023 Developments, 5 & 4 - Corps of Engineers Mismanages Water Levels in Missouri River; Employee Retention Credit (ERC).
  • 1/29/2024 RFD-TV - Watch (3:54).
    Discusses top ten development No.3 - California’s Proposition 12 at the U.S. Supreme Court.
  • 1/25/2024 Ag-Today - Listen (10:44)
    Discusses Top Ten 2023 Developments, 7 & 6 - Biofuel Tax Fraud Conspiracy; Self-Employment Tax and Limited Partners.
  • 1/23/2024 RFD-TV - Watch (3:37).
    Discusses top ten development No.4 - Employee Retention Credit (ERC).
  • 1/22/2024 Ag-Issues - Listen (18:40).
    Discusses 2023 top ten developments in agricultural law and taxation.
  • 1/19/2024 RFD-TV - Watch (4:04).
    Discusses top ten development No.5 - Corps of Engineers Mismanages Water Levels in Missouri River.
  • 1/17/2024 RFD-TV - Watch (5:10).
    Discusses Top Ten Developments in Agricultural Law and Taxation in 2023 – Nos. 8, 7, 6.
  • 1/17/2024 Ag-Today - Listen (10:38)
    Discusses Top Ten 2023 Developments, 10 to 8 - Wind Development Ordered Removed; Reporting Foreign Income; New Corporate Reporting Requirements.
  • 1/12/2024 RFD-TV - Watch (3:38).
    Discusses - Top Ten Developments in Agricultural Law and Taxation in 2023 – Nos. 10, 9.
  • 1/11/2024 Ag-Today - Listen (10:45)
    Discusses - Scope of the Dealer Trust; Equity Theft; Customer Loyalty Rewards; Intentionally Defective Grantor Trust.
  • 1/9/2024 Ag-Issues - Listen (18:49).
    Discusses 2023 Agricultural Law and Tax in Review.
  • 1/8/2024 RFD-TV - Watch (4:37).
    Discusses 2023 in Review – Scope of the Dealer Trust; Equity Theft; Customer Loyalty Rewards.
  • 1/4/2024 RFD-TV - Watch (5:18).
    Discusses 2023 in Review – Labor Disputes; Swampbuster; Railbanking; Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust.
  • 1/3/2024 Ag-Today - Listen (10:44)
    Discusses the most important developments in agricultural law and tax from 2023.
  • 12/27/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (4:14).
    Discusses - Considerations When Buying Farmland; Good Husbandry Provisions in Ag Leases.
  • 12/26/2023 Ag-Issues - Listen (17:10).
    Discusses more issues in agricultural law and tax for farmers, ranchers and rural landowners.
  • 12/20/2023 Ag-Today - Listen (10:41)
    Discusses probate fees and how they are determined.
  • 12/20/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (3:05).
    Discusses the distinction between co-tenancy and joint tenancy and why it matters.
  • 12/12/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (3:39).
    Discusses reasons for avoiding probate and how the fees are determined.
  • 12/11/2023 Ag-Issues - Listen (20:13).
    Discusses - How Much are Probate Fees; Meals, Lodging from Income; Hobby Losses; S Corporation is a Separate Entity from Yourself.
  • 12/6/2023 Ag-Today - Listen (10:40)
    Discusses topics - Scope of Dealer Trust Act at Issue; What if the Trump Tax Cuts Aren’t Extended?.
  • 12/4/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (3:16).
    Discusses farmer's right to repair and WOTUS update.
  • 12/4/2023 KWCH News - Listen (3:08).
    Discusses tax issues of buying farmland with a growing crop.
  • 11/27/2023 Ag-Issues - Listen (19:42).
    Discusses - Right to Repair; Good Husbandry in Ag Leases; WOTUS; Buying Farmland; Meals and Lodging Exclusion.
  • 11/27/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (2:49).
    Discusses when is a transfer of funds a gift?.
  • 11/24/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (4:23).
    Discusses year-end tax and accounting information for farmers and ranchers.
  • 11/13/2023 Ag-Issues - Listen (17:45).
    Discusses scope of dealer trust act; Trump Tax Cuts extension; Filing your tax return.
  • 11/13/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (2:44).
    Discusses split interest land acquisitions.
  • 11/8/2023 Ag-Today - Listen (10:40)
    Discusses Buying Farmland with Growing Crop; What is Livestock?; Veterinarian’s Lien; Withdrawing ERC Claim.
  • 11/6/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (3:47).
    Discusses the Corporate Transparency Act; Withdrawing an ERC claim.
  • 10/31/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (4:07).
    Discusses partition and sale of farmland.
  • 10/30/2023 Ag-Issues - Listen (19:50).
    Discusses - New corporate reporting requirements; Withdrawing an ERC claim; Ggain on land excluded under home sale rule; Terms of a written farm lease.
  • 10/23/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (2:33).
    Discusses buying farmland with a growing crop.
  • 10/25/2023 Ag-Today - Listen (10:44)
    Discusses agricultural taxes and estate planning.
  • 10/18/2023 Eye on Agriculture - Listen (3:02).
    Discusses Florida foreign ownership of agricultural land.
  • 10/16/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (3:23).
    Discusses the current crop insurance reform proposal.
  • 10/16/2023 Ag-Issues - Listen (begins at 4:51).
    Discusses expungement, it's process on how it's helped find jobs and how ag producers and ranchers have benefited.
  • 10/11/2023 Ag-Today - Listen (10:41)
    Discusses the forthcoming 2023 annual Kansas Income Tax Institute.
  • 10/9/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (2:29).
    Discusses IRS 2023 guidance on extended replacement period for weather-related sales of livestock.
  • 10/2/2023 Ag-Issues - Listen (18:51).
    Discusses - Change in accounting method rules; Building a solid hunting use agreement; IRS updated drought areas.
  • 10/2/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (2:48).
    Discusses accounting methods for reporting income and deducting business-related expenses.
  • 9/27/2023 Ag-Today - Listen (10:44)
    Discusses building a solid hunting use agreement.
  • 9/26/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (3:31).
    Discusses building a solid hunting use agreement.
  • 9/18/2023 Ag-Issues - Listen (18:05).
    Discusses - Revised Form I-9; Foreign Ownership Law; USDA Payments Nontaxable?; Hunting Use Agreements.
  • 9/18/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (3:36).
    Discusses a Florida case - foreign ownership law in effect.
  • 9/14/2023 Eye on Agriculture - Listen (1:35).
    Discusses a case of trespass, nuisance and right-to-farm laws.
  • 9/13/2023 Ag-Today - Listen (10:44).
    Discusses EPA finalizes amendments to WOTUS rule; Revised Form I-9 for agricultural employers.
  • 9/13/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (4:58).
    Discusses EPA finalizes amendments to WOTUS rule.
  • 9/7/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (3:53).
    Discusses Kansas Court of Appeals decision of major hog nuisance case.
  • 9/4/2023 Ag-Issues - Listen (18:26).
    Discusses Kansas Court of Appeals case on major hog nuisance; EPA finalizes amendments to WOTUS Rule.
  • 8/30/2023 Ag-Today - Listen (10:45).
    Discusses Kansas Court of Appeals case on major hog nuisance Case.
  • 8/28/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (3:53).
    Discusses update on Proposition 12 fallout - the EATS Act.
  • 8/21/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (4:14).
    Discusses easement issues and grain storage costs.
  • 8/21/2023 Ag-Issues - Listen (18:29).
    Discusses adverse possession/prescriptive easement; Grain storage costs; Update on Proposition 12 fallout – EATS Act.
  • 8/17/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (3:33).
    Discusses farmland values and thoughts on transitioning to the next generation.
  • 8/16/2023 Ag-Today - Listen (10:44).
    Discusses Kansas fence law.
  • 8/8/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (3:32).
    Discusses fence law in agriculture.
  • 8/7/2023 Ag-Issues - Listen (17:52).
    Discusses Kansas fence law.
  • 7/25/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (4:09).
    Discusses Casualty and theft loss deduction.
  • 7/31/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (4:09).
    Discusses medium-sized confined animal farming operations (CAFO) rule and Domesticated Animal Activity Act.
  • 7/24/2023 Ag-Issues - Listen (19:48).
    Discusses elements of legal contract; Stolen money taxable; Kansas Case lesser prairie chicken; Working with family members.
  • 7/18/2023 Eye on Agriculture - Listen (3:34).
    Discusses emoji thumbs up text and a note on restaurant check court cases.
  • 7/19/2023 Ag-Today - Listen (10:43)
    Discusses contract response with emoji thumbs up text and a note on restaurant check court cases.
  • 7/18/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (4:24).
    Discusses recent cases farm bankruptcy and veterinarian’s lien.
  • 7/11/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (5:34).
    Discusses contract response with emoji and a note on a restaurant check.
  • 7/10/2023 Ag-Issues - Listen (20:15).
    Discusses producer protection legislation; Some other recent court cases involving agriculture.
  • 7/8/2023 Kansas Ag Report - Listen (begins at 6:21)
    Discusses COE and mismanagement of water Levels in Missouri River; Obstruction of wheat field by debris under bridge; Buy-Sell agreements.
  • 7/5/2023 Ag-Today - Listen (10:44)
    Discusses cases, Missouri river causing farmland flooding; wheat crop flooding from bridge obstruction; buy-sell agreements.
  • 7/5/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (3:53).
    Discusses buy-sell agreements.
  • 6/29/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (4:07).
    Discusses loss of wheat crop due to lack of drainage under a bridge.
  • 6/26/2023 Ag-Issues - Listen (19:34).
    Discusses property rights of farmers along Missouri River; Wheat crop flood due to bridge drainage; Buy-sell agreements case.
  • 6/23/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (2:46).
    Discusses direct beef sales and custom agreements.
  • 6/21/2023 Ag-Today - Listen (10:43)
    Discusses liability for guests on the farm; direct beef sales and custom agreements.
  • 6/15/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (3:46).
    Discusses agricultural law topics - Tax Reporting of 4-H/FFA Projects; Secure Act 2.0 Errors; Climate, Congress and Farmers.
  • 6/12/2023 Ag-Issues - Listen (18:26).
    Discusses miscellaneous agricultural law topics.
  • 6/10/2023 Kansas Ag Report - Listen (begins at 4:38)
    Discusses Sackett v. EPA - authority over wet areas on private land under Clean Water Act; Prop 12 - SCOTUS dismisses pork case.
  • 6/8/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (3:40).
    Discusses computation of tax liability for an agricultural cooperative; IRS ruling involving deed language for conservation easement.
  • 6/7/2023 Ag-Today - Listen (10:37)
    Discusses SCOTUS opinion on Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency.
  • 6/1/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (3:34).
    Discusses IRS tax court cases - hobby losses and employer-provided housing.
  • 5/29/2023 Ag-Issues - Listen (18:59).
    Discusses The Sackett v. EPA decision and its implications for agriculture.
  • 5/26/2023 RFD-TV - Cow Guy Close - Watch (6:06).
    Discusses the Sackett decision and its implications for agriculture.
  • 5/25/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (5:13).
    Discusses the Sackett v. EPA decision and its implications for agriculture.
  • 5/24/2023 Ag-Today - Listen (10:38)
    Discusses swampbuster rules and the 1985 Farm Bill.
  • 5/23/2023 Eye on Agriculture - Listen (3:16).
    Discusses dust storm traffic accident in Illinois and farmer liability.
  • 5/22/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (3:36).
    Discusses the decision to not review USDA wetland certification Upheld.
  • 5/16/2023 Eye on Agriculture - Listen (3:53).
    Discusses latest SCOTUS decision on Prop 12.
  • 5/15/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (2:46).
    Discusses the "farm products rule," and the 1985 Farm Bill modification and its application.
  • 5/15/2023 Ag-Issues - Listen (20:08).
    Discusses SCOTUS and the ability of a State to dictate agricultural practices in other states.
  • 5/13/2023 Kansas Ag Report - Listen (begins at 4:57)
    Discusses Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land; Final Rule Defining WOTUS; Common Law Marriage; Marital Deduction and QTIP Trusts.
  • 5/12/2023 RFD-TV - Cow Guy Close - Watch (5:03).
    Discusses SCOTUS dismissal of pork case.
  • 5/10/2023 Ag-Today - Listen (10.40)
    Discusses foreign ownership of agricultural Land, WOTUS and Liability with fires and controlled burns.
  • 5/5/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (3:56).
    Discusses dust storm traffic accident in Illinois and liability.
  • 5/1/2023 Ag-Issues - Listen (19:49).
    Discusses charitable remainder trust; "Farm Products" Rule and the 1985 Farm Bill modification and its application.
  • 5/1/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (2:37).
    Discusses the tax treatment of personal interest and the exception for mortgage interest.
  • 4/26/2023 Ag-Today - Listen (9.31)
    Discusses the marital deduction, QTIP trusts and coordinated estate planning.
  • 4/24/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (2:29).
    Discusses the marital deduction, QTIP trusts and coordinated estate planning.
  • 4/17/2023 Ag-Issues - Listen (20:04).
    Discusses repealing federal estate tax impact on producers; Common law marriage and inheritance rights.
  • 4/17/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (2.57).
    Discusses the federal estate tax perspective being repealed in congress.
  • 4/12/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (3:12).
    Discusses rules involving RMDs from retirement accounts.
  • 4/12/2022 Eye on Agriculture - Listen (2:48).
    Discusses recent cases highlighting the issues that can arise for adjacent property owners when a rail line is abandoned.
  • 4/5/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (3:52).
    Discusses recent cases highlighting the issues that can arise for adjacent property owners when a rail line is abandoned.
  • 4/3/2023 Ag-Issues - Listen (18:44).
    Discusses Double Fractions in Oil and Gas; Abandoned Rail Lines; Common Law Marriage; RMD Rules Have Changed.
  • 3/21/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (3:28).
    Discusses adverse possession and a "fence of convenience".
  • 3/20/2023 Ag-Issues - Listen (17:58).
    Discusses farm lease agreement, fence of convenience, new rule on H-2A minimum pay, USDA wetland certification.
  • 3/15/2023 Ag-Today - Listen (10.00)
    Discusses home equity "theft" and the potential application to farms and ranches.
  • 3/14/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (3:50).
    Discusses recent cases, water drainage, mortgage interest deduction, charitable deduction.
  • 3/11/2023 WOWO News/Talk - Listen (6:33).
    Discusses farm tax law.
  • 3/7/2023 Eye on Agriculture - Listen (3:14).
    Discusses home equity "theft" and the potential application to farms and ranches.
  • 3/6/2023 Ag-Issues - Listen (17:46).
    Discusses deductions associated with residual soil fertility; Home equity "theft" and the potential application to farms and ranches.
  • 3/6/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (3:42).
    Discusses home equity "theft" and the potential application to farms and ranches.
  • 3/1/2023 Ag-Today - Listen (9:09)
    Discusses deductions associated with residual soil fertility.
  • 2/27/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (3:19).
    Discusses deductions associated with residual soil fertility.
  • 2/22/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (3:08).
    Discusses foreign ownership of agricultural land.
  • 2/20/2023 Ag-Issues - Listen (19:52).
    Discusses foreign ownership of agricultural land and ag financing and priority rules among competing security interests.
  • 2/15/2023 Ag-Today - Listen (8:42)
    Discusses agricultural financing and priority rules among competing security interests.
  • 2/13/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (3:08).
    Discusses the requirement of filing a Chapter 12 reorganization plan in "good faith".
  • 2/11/2023 Kansas Ag Report - Listen (begins at 4:50)
    Discusses top two agricultural law and tax developments of 2022 - California Proposition 12 and "Major Questions" Doctrine.
  • 2/6/2023 Ag-Issues - Listen (18:14).
    Discusses top ten agricultural law and tax developments of 2022, four to one.
  • 2/1/2023 Ag-Today - Listen (5:31)
    Discusses top ten agricultural law and tax developments of 2022, number two and one.
  • 2/1/2023 Ag-Today - Listen (9:54)
    Discusses top ten agricultural law and tax developments of 2022, number ten to three.
  • 1/31/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (3:00).
    Discusses California Proposition 12 - California imposing its rule on other States.
  • 1/25/2023 Agri-Talk - Listen (8:27).
    Discusses "right to repair" agreement for farmers and ranchers.
  • 1/23/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (3:13).
    Discusses Medicaid asset protection trust.
  • 1/23/2023 Ag-Issues - Listen (18:26).
    Discusses top ten agricultural law and tax developments of 2022, ten to five.
  • 1/18/2023 Ag-Today - Listen (10:40)
    Discusses IRS questioning farming practices using old tractors.
  • 1/12/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (3:19).
    Discusses a case - decision to not review USDA wetland certification upheld.
  • 1/6/2023 RFD-TV - Watch (4:33).
    Discusses EPA final rule defining WOTUS.
  • 1/4/2023 Ag-Today - Listen (10:15)
    Discusses EPA final rule defining Waters of the United States.
  • 1/2/2023 Ag-Issues - Listen (19:19).
    Discusses EPA final rule defining Waters of the United States.

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