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Review of Case Materials
Reviews records, documents, testimony, data, and other relevant materials and consults with counsel regarding technical issues related to the matter.
Provide Expert Analysis
Applies specialized knowledge and experience to evaluate the technical or professional issues involved.
Form Expert Opinions
Develops independent, supportable opinions based on the available evidence and relevant standards.
Prepare Expert Reports
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A suitably qualified farm expert can organize production records, field maps, equipment logs, staffing information, maintenance records, photographs, input records, contracts, and communications into an operational chronology. This can help reconstruct which crops or livestock were present, what activities were underway, how land and facilities were being used, and what changed before the disputed event. USDA's Census of Agriculture similarly collects information on land use, production practices, farm operators, income, and expenditures, illustrating the range of records that can describe a farm operation.
A suitably qualified farm expert can compare production schedules, staffing, equipment use, facility use, contractor activity, deliveries, maintenance, and other operating records to reconstruct how different parts of the farm were functioning together. The analysis may examine whether a change or disruption in one part of the operation corresponded with changes elsewhere while distinguishing whole-farm operational issues from specialized crop, livestock, engineering, veterinary, or financial questions that may require additional expertise.
The expert can compare conditions before and after changes in acreage, crops or livestock, staffing, equipment, facilities, inputs, production methods, or management procedures. Historical production and operating records can help evaluate whether a claimed problem coincided with the change or was already developing. USDA ERS emphasizes that U.S. farms vary considerably in structure, size, ownership, production, contracting, and financial characteristics, so the analysis should remain specific to the operation being evaluated.
Useful materials may include farm and field maps, crop or livestock records, production histories, equipment-use and maintenance logs, employee or contractor records, invoices, input records, leases and operating agreements, irrigation information, photographs and video, facility records, incident reports, financial or sales records, and contemporaneous communications. Records covering periods before and after the disputed event can be particularly useful for reconstructing changes in the operation.
Prepares clear, well-supported expert reports outlining methodology, analysis, findings, and opinions.
Provide Deposition Testimony
Explains findings and opinions under oath and responds to questioning during deposition testimony.
Testify in Court
Presents specialized findings and opinions clearly to judges, juries, arbitrators, or other decision-makers.
