Faculty
John C. Becker
Professor of Agricultural Economics and Law
Juris Doctor, The Dickinson School of Law, 1972
Bachelor of Arts, Economics, LaSalle University, 1969
Graduate, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Officer Advanced Course and U.S. Army Command and General Staff Officers Course
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Email address: jcb1@psu.edu Telephone:1-814-863-0575 Fax: 1-814-865-3746 Office address: 207C Armsby Building University Park, PA 16802 |
Research Interests
My research interests involve environmental and economic policy measures that affect agricultural enterprises at the national and international level. Recent work includes research on youth employment, a behavioral theory of law and regulatory compliance that can guide design of law and regulation, the impact of federal estate taxes on landowner attitudes and actions and the design and implementation of effective regulatory measures.
Outreach/Extension Interests
My extension/outreach interests lie in farm and small business succession planning, land use planning at the community and state level, agricultural interactions at the community level, state and federal laws that apply to farm labor and environmental regulations that apply to farm and small business enterprises.
Current/Recent Courses
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AG301W: Introduction to Agricultural Law
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ERM 411: The Legal Aspects of Environmental Resource Management
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CED 409: Land Use Planning and Procedure
Recent Selected Publications
Becker John C., Matthew S. Kaplan and Jon Nussbaum, “Family Farm Succession Planning: Coordinating Professional Responsibility with the Reality of Client Attitudes, Vol. 16 (1) San Joaquin Law Review pps. 1-34 (2007)
Becker, John C. “Kelo v. the City of New London, a Study of Property Rights, States Rights and Farmland Preservation Programs,” Vol. 10 (2) Interdisciplinary Environmental Review, pps. 142-153, 2007.
Becker, J.C. “Waterkeepers Alliance et al v. EPA: Why it is an important case” Vol 36 (7) Environmental Law Reporter, 10566-10575 (2006).
Becker, John C., “Looking Back; Looking Forward” Vol 9, No 1, Drake Journal of Agricultural Law, ppgs 1-8 (2004).
Becker, John C., “Promoting Agricultural Development Through Land Use Planning Limits”, Vol. 36(4), 620-671 (2002) Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal of the American Bar Association, Chicago, IL.
Recent Presentations
Becker, John C. “Australian Water Law Reform: A Case Study for Reform of Water Law Systems” presented as the Kirby Lecture, the University of New England School of Law, Armidale, N.S.W. Australia, July, 2008.
Becker, John C. “Farm Succession and Retirement Planning: Australian and U.S. Perspectives” presented to the Australian Agricultural Economics Association meeting in Armidale, N.S.W. Australia, July, 2008.
Becker, John C. “"Regulatory Reform: Making the Case for Incorporation of Social and Behavioral Science Principles into Law and Regulation." Presented to the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law of the University of New England, Armidale, N.S.W. Australia, May, 2008.
Becker, John C, “Land and Natural Resource Management Strategies: A Historical Analysis” printed in the proceedings of a conference, “Land Resources Management Under Conditions of Market Economy” held in Lviv, Ukraine, in May, 2004 under the supervision of Professor Anatoliy Soknych of the Lviv State Agricultural University.
Recent Awards
Co-winner of the American Agricultural Law Association’s 2007 Professional Writing Award for “Family Farm Succession Planning: Coordinating Professional Responsibility with the Reality of Client Attitudes, appearing in Vol. 16 (1) San Joaquin Law Review pps. 1-34 (2007).
“Promoting Agricultural Development Through Land Use Planning Limits”, Vol. 36(4), 620-671 (2002) Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal of the American Bar Association, Chicago, IL was selected and included in the 2003 Zoning and Planning Law Handbook published by West Group to provide lawyers and planners with practical and insightful analysis of issues related to developments and trends in zoning and land use law.